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This guide outlines 13 walks around Glasgow city centre, west end and south side, providing a detailed and knowledgeable look at the city's finest buildings and points of interest. Chapters cover: graveyards; museums and galleries; and Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Alexander "Greek" Thomson.
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For many years I have had an interest in Glasgow's buildings and this was encouraged by the city's 'Doors Open' days when numerous buildings had their doors opened to anyone who wanted to view their architectural treasures. Read the first page
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a great guide to Glasgow by foot,
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This review is from: The Glasgow Guide (Paperback)
This book is perfect for anyone in Glasgow who likes walking. It's a great way for the tourist to see the sites, but even Glaswegians probably don't know the city as well as they think. The book includes excellent details on 13 walks which cover wide sections of the city. Some routes are circular and some linear, and they are designed to pass Glasgow's interesting points, such as museums, parks, historical buildings, cemeteries, and of course the necessary pubs and restaurants. The author includes all the information you need for each walk: distance and terrain type, public transportation (train and underground stations) to and from the starting and finishing points, availability of refreshments, safety issues, and of course the main places of interest. Each walk has a chapter devoted to it, where the author gives full information on every leg of the walk and a little bit of history on each of the places of interest he recommends. The walks are detailed almost step-by-step: the author tells you which direction to go at each street and approximately how far you'll have to walk, so it's impossible to get lost. There are a variety of lengths and locales available for the walks, so the book will be useful for walkers of all levels. Many of them are short enough that two could easily be completed in a day, while others are probably full-day excursions, especially if the route includes museums and other time-consuming visits. There is also more good information at the end of the book. The author talks about several places worthy of notice that aren't included in the walks, and he includes a chapter on Glasgow's graveyards and another three on the city's architecture and architects.
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The Glasgow Guide,
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In preparation for a New Year visit to Glasgow, I was looking for a comprehensive tourist guide to the city, its history and notable sights - especially walks in and around the city.
I found reference to "The Glasgow Guide" by David Wiliams The Glasgow Guide on the Internet. Unfortunately, no local bookseller had a copy, so I ordered one from Amazon ... but too late for my trip. It was waiting for me on my return. For anyone who wants to know more about Glasgow, and especially to explore it on foot, there could hardly be anything better. There are 13 itineraries covering the central areas and suburbs, each accompanied by excellent and very clear street maps and crammed with fascinating detail about points of interest, parks, buildings, art and architecture, public figures and historical background. There are 440 printed pages (paperback) with maps and photos on very good quality paper - all in black and white. The lack of colour images is no detriment to its content. The only bad news is that it is seemingly out of print at the time of writing. If that is the case, I would strongly advise any potential purchaser to seek out a secondhand copy - they are unlikely to regret it. For my part, it has increased my interest in Glasgow to the degree that I want to make an early return visit with this Guide in my pocket. Glasgow is a great Victorian city with much to offer the visitor (including some excellent restaurants) and this Guide does it justice. ANTHONY O'NEIL
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We have just returned from Glasgow (8/1/02) and used this guide extensively. Our favorite series is published by Cadogan and if you know the style and approach of Caodgan you will know the style of this as well: literate; enough information but not too much; fascinating detail; and, plenty of opinion and humor. The matrix which show the major attractions (museums, churches, etc.) by walk should be a mandatory part of every walk oriented guide.We enjoyed Glasgow in ways never anticipated and this excellent guide was the reason. |
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