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Cool Camping Europe, the biggest Cool Camping book yet, uncovers a stunning range of special places to camp from the tip of the Portuguese Algarve to the shady forests of Slovenia. Highlights include an uninhabited island off the Spanish coast, the highest campsite in Europe and a cliff-top hideaway in Greece. There's an eccentric escape in the very heart of Berlin, cool campsites amongst ancient Greek ruins and comfortable yurts and tipis in Andalucia and the Algarve. With trademark Cool Camping wit and wisdom and stunning photos, this book guides you to 80 of the most magical locations to camp across Europe, providing all the practical info you need to discover the best places to visit, to eat and to drink. Forget the credit crunch for a week or two, and let Cool Camping Europe show you the perfect cut-price continental holiday for the whole family. Countries covered: Portugal, Spain, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Sites & Good People,
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This review is from: Cool Camping: Europe (Paperback)
Unlike many of the negative reviews found on this book we found all 5 sites we stayed on to be of a good quality and matching their descriptions. What makes a site good for one set of people and not for another can be very subjective and such factors as who camps close to you, how full the site is and the weather will impact on most people's experience and thus their reviews. So why do I give it 4 stars and not 5 after finding all five sites good ? well the directions could have been more clear in nearly all case (include a local map in the next addition please), and the fact we restricted our camping to Luxembourg, Germany & Switzerland (unlike the negative reviews which were Spanish and French orientated), and our sites were mostly mountainous rather than beachy sites. For us, a family of 4 with teenage kids, the special thing about the sites was the people who ran them: helpful (well worth talking to), friendly and not at all intrusive. The sites normally have table tennis and babminton, small shops (selling good local produce), great views, excellent shower blocks, reasonable pitch sizes and water (streams, rivers, lakes etc) nearby, and cheapish prices.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Research not as good as with Cool Camping England and Wales ...,
By Sinead (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cool Camping: Europe (Paperback)
First of all, I have to say that I'm a big fan of the Cool Camping England and Wales books - I've used both of those and they have directed me to some camp sites that really are excellent :- ones which are off the beaten track, lovely locations, not over-commercialised, as close to wild camping as you can get without actually wild camping!
However this Cool Camping book for Europe is, i feel, far less researched (and i'd have a similar issue with the one for France which i've also used). Having used both, my impression (and i may be wrong), is that for Cool Camping England and Wales, there really was an element of looking for campsites that were not mapped /covered in other books, whereas for Cool Camping Europe (and Cool camping France), well, for the entries covering France and Spain at any rate, i feel they just did what I did: looked for "camping" signs on the Michelin map and just went to those. I don't even feel much effort was made to ensure that the campsites they were recommending were the best in the area or not. For example, when travelling in Spain, we found our Michelin map (which had little "caravan" signs to denote campsites), covered all the ones listed within the book, and many more besides, and, after a few cool camping disappointments, we found ourselves checking out all the marked campsites in the area, not just the cool camping ones, and frequently, we chose the one not mentioned in the cool camping book. I myself would be wary of anyone who gives this book a high rating but who hasn't actually used the book yet - yes, the book is beautifully presented, with some stunning images and yes, it is well written, and yes, looking at it can get you very excited about visiting the various locations, but .. when you actually get there, it's another story. Note - they actually dismiss Belgium in a few sentences, but when we went there, we found several fairly decent campsites - as decent as the ones the book had recommended in France at any rate (for example, along the valley of the Semois river if you are interested!) - yes, they had static caravans, but again, so did many of the sites recommended by Cool Camping Europe in France and Spain. So to summarise - Cool Camping Europe is as beautifully written and presented as the others in the series, but not as well researched as their initial offerings. Use it in planning your trip, but make sure to check out other independent reviews, and to check out the camp sites own websites. Also, if you're planning any sort of longish road trip, you'll need another source, since the campsites covered can be few and far between. I've spend quite a few months camping in France, Belgium and Spain this year so my comments are restricted to those areas.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For Camping wih a Real Edge,
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This review is from: Cool Camping: Europe (Paperback)
This guide is truly different in that it enables one to find a range of alternative camping experiences from tenting in a national park to secluded yurts in secret woodland. Price ranges suit all budgets and clear, concise, accurate reviews make it an invaluable guide regardless of one's camping tastes or experience levels. The indexing is user-friendly and the variety of camping experiences is unique.
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