This brand new edition Insight Guide to Scandinavia features a wealth of inspiring full-colour photography, including outstanding double page spreads of Scandinavia's superb scenery. The top attractions are identified to help you plan your trip priorities and a 'Best of' section highlights the most unique experiences Scandinavia has to offer, along with personal recommendations on what to see and do whilst there. An in-depth Places section covers the entire country, region by region, with all the principal sites cross-referenced by number to the accompanying full-colour maps. Additional maps inside the front and back covers enable instant orientation and easy navigation around Scandinavia. Colour-coded sections explore Scandinavia's history and also interesting features on everything from Religion and Art to the people who live there. A comprehensive Travel Tips section details transport, accommodation for all budgets, eating out, activities, and an A-Z of other practical information, including useful contact numbers, to ensure your trip goes smoothly. The unique combination of insightful exploration alongside practical advice means that this guide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit. With this guide you also receive a FREE HotelClub loyalty card, offering GBP10 off your first hotel booking plus great savings of up to 60% on over 30,000 hotels across 120 countries.

Table of Contents

Maps: Scandinavia; Denmark; Copenhagen; Zealand; Bornholm; Funen; Jutland; Greenland; Faroe Islands; Norway; Oslo; Oslo Fjord; South and Central Norway; Bergen; Norway's Northwest Coast; Norway's Far North; Sweden; Stockholm; Around Stockholm; Southern Sweden; Sweden's West Coast; Goteborg; Sweden's Grat Lakes; Dalarna; Central Sweden; Northern Sweden; Finland; Helsinki; Lakes and South Finland; Turku; Tampere; Finland's West Coast; Karelia and Kuusamo; Lapland. Introduction: Best of Scandinavia; Northerly Neighbours. History: Decisive Dates; Beginnings; War and Peace; The Modern Age. Features: Art and Culture; Food and Drink; Great Outdoors. People: The Danes; The Norwegians; The Swedes; The Finns. Insight on: The Vikings; Danish Design; Hurtigruten; The Stockholm Archipelago; Finnish Saunas. Information Panels: Royal Families; Cool Looks; Life in Lapland; Christiania; Andersen and Nielsen; Heroes of Telemark; Stiklestad; Drottningholm Palace; Gotland; Sweden by Canal; On the Trail of Jugendstil; Aland Islands; Canoeing. Places: Denmark: Introduction; Copenhagen; Zealand; Bornholm; Funen; Jutland; Greenland; The Faroe Islands. Norway: Introduction; Oslo and its Fjord; Southern Norway; Bergen; The Heart of Norway; The Northwest Coast; Norway's Far North. Sweden: Introduction; Stockholm; Southern Sweden; Sweden's West Coast; Sweden's Great Lakes; Dalarna; Central Sweden; Northern Sweden. Finland: Introduction; Helsinki; Southern Finland; Turku; Finland's Lakeland; Finland's West Coast; Karelia and Kuusamo; Finnish Lapland. Travel Tips: Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Finland.