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| The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Gavin Thomas
Publisher: Rough Guides
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 241696
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 1843536951
Dewey Decimal Number: 915.4930432
EAN: 9781843536956
ASIN: 1843536951
Publication Date: December 4, 2006
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Product Description
The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka is the definitive guide to one of the world’s most beautiful islands. Features include a full-colour section introducing Sri Lanka’s highlights. Detailed accounts of all the sights, from the sedate tea plantations of the highlands to Colombo’s bustling street markets and the great Buddhist monuments of the Cultural Triangle. Candid reviews of all the best places to eat and stay, from laid-back beachside guesthouses to tranquil ayurveda resorts and elegant colonial-era hotels, plus informed coverage of Sri Lanka’s history, culture and religions, plus the lowdown on all the island’s colourful festivals and maps for every region.
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 A good cultural guide October 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are only a few good books on Sri Lanka, the beautiful island, that are readily available in English - this is mostly due to the wretched and ongoing civil war there - which makes it all the more important for the first-time visitor to get a good guidebook before you go. Fortunately, this Rough Guide fills the bill. You won't find many pictures here (if you want good photos, check out the Insight Guide), but the Rough Guide is a reliable cultural guidebook that you can take with you to understand the history, archaeology, and art-historical details of the many sights in the Cultural Triangle (Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Mihintale, Kandy, etc.) that will be the highlights on your itinerary. Take it with you on your trip, and it is likely that you will know more about what you are seeing than even your local guides. And by all means do go there, it is an experience that is still safe as long as you stay out of the conflict zones!
 good guide book January 31, 2007
0 out of 12 found this review helpful
i have glanced through the book as i am going to sri lanka and it seems okay
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