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| Corsica (Lonely Planet Country Guide) | 
 enlarge | Authors: David Atkinson, Oda O'carrol, Nicola Williams
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book
List Price: £11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 253274
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3Rev Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1740593766
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781740593762
ASIN: 1740593766
Publication Date: April 1, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: ex library 2004 paper back as illustrated, clean, unmarked text, library have removed title page and so the book begins at the Introduction page.
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| Customer Reviews:
Lonely Planet Corsica June 3, 2005
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
Most disapponting. Subsequently bought the Rough Guide and found it much more illuminating - not to mention 200 pages longer! The Lonely Planet was perfunctory by comparison and merely skimmed the surface. It contained far fewer recommended walks, for instance, and completely failed to mention what is apparently the most spectacular approach to the island's highest mountain Monte Cinto or day walks in the remote Niolo and Asco valleys. The authors are also contradictory in their assessments. In one section, St Florent is described as a delightful resort worth visiting but another suggested readers get out of town as quickly as possible to avoid the well-heeled yachting fraternity. And the Rough Guide tone was much more appealing. It appeared to have been written by someone who genuinely enjoyed the island but didn't pull any punches when pointing out its drawbacks (crowds in July & August, asbestos on the beach at Nonza, etc). It apeared the Lonely Planet author, on the other hand, couldn't wait to get the first plane home.
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