Knopf MapGuide: Prague

In some ways, Prague is best approached without a map. The main sector is fairly small, and landmarks like the castle, the river, and the Charles Bridge are easy to find from anywhere, so you can never really get lost. It is easier to find cool things when you don't care where you are going.Still, if you are in full tourist mode, you want to get where you are going, and finding your way through the tangled web of Prague streets can be a real challenge. Unfolding a huge map not only looks stupid, it is awkward as well. Try walking a crowded street with one open; you only need to do it once before you pitch the big map in the nearest receptacle.Big maps are bad, but small maps are useless for a city where streets are either a few blocks long, or at least change names every few hundred meters. The Knopf Guide has it both ways. It is small enough to fit into an inner pocket of a blazer. It breaks this fairly small city down into a half-dozen sectors, and covers each with a fold-out map on heavy paper. We used the previous edition for years (the changes are minor, so you'll do fine to buy either edition), and all of the maps are still in great shape.

I love this series - small, light, excellent for walking around cities. It organizes information by geographic area and has large, readable maps that make getting around really easy. I use these as a subsitute for a map.If I'm spending enough time to see a city in depth (as I did in Prague), I bring a "real" guidebook too - in this case, Time Out - but this series will always have a place in my suitcase.For someone who travels really light, that is the biggest compliment I can bestow!

These are the best guides for anyone who is actually trying to find stuff in a city. Every street in every tourist district is included in a clear, easy-to-follow format. I now order one for every city I visit!

Much less bulk than usual travel book. Sort of a combo map-travel log deal. Love the size and format. Gives a good sense of what is where.

The book has a map dividing the city into different sectors, and each sector has a decription and list of places/attractions to see and restaurants and clubs. Best guidebook I have used, and we have purchased this same book for Paris, Berlin and London.

I have not taken my trip yet, but after using Knopf Mapguides in all the other cities I have been to, I know this will work also. I really would not want to travel with the Mapguide book.

I'm a huge fan of the Knopf maps. I get one for all of my global trips. Highly recommend.

Great book in excellent condition. This is a perfect guide for traveling in Moscow. Pocket size with fold out maps.