Diese mehrsprachige Stadtreiseführer-Ausgabe in Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch mit 12 Bänden im Schuber bietet aktuelle Informationen zu den vier Weltstädten Paris, London, Berlin und New York - und zwar in je drei Bänden zu den Bereichen a) Hotels, b) Restaurants, Cafés und Bars und c) Shops. Stylisch aufgemacht bieten die schmalen und damit reisetauglichen Bäne kurze Texte und viele Fotos über jedes Ziel incl. einer Liste nützlicher Infos wie Öffnungszeiten und Preise. Wer also viel in diesen Metropolen unterwegs ist oder sie sich erstmals erkunden will und sich auf den neuesten Stand "hipper", angesagter oder "kultiger" Locations bringen will, der/die ist mit dieser Stadtreiseführer-Kollektion bestens versorgt.

Oliver Neumann, lehrerbibliothek.de

12 Bände im Schuber
Reisewissen im Taschenformat: Die handlichen Style-Guides für New York, Paris, Berlin und London

Reisewissen im Taschenformat:
Die handlichen Style-Guides für New York, Paris, Berlin und London

Nach dem durchschlagenden Erfolg unserer Stadtreiseführer-Reihe veröffentlicht TASCHEN jetzt die gesamte Kollektion in einem Schuber mit 12 Bänden. Jede Stadt – Paris, New York, London und Berlin – wird in drei separaten Bänden zu Hotels, Restaurants und Shops vorgestellt. Diese Bücher sind genauso stylish wie die Originale, passen aber noch leichter in die Tasche, während Sie die Stadt erkunden!

London: Number Sixteen, ein schickes Hotel in einem wunderschönen viktorianischen Townhouse mit romantischem Garten in South Kensington; Fifteen, das soziale Restaurantprojekt von Starkoch Jamie Oliver, wo Teenager das Essen kochen; Dover Street Market, der 2004 von Comme des Garcons eröffnete mehrstöckige Concept Store.
New York: Das Hotel Maritime, früher Seemannsabsteige, jetzt Chelseas coolstes Hotel; das Waverly Inn, das exklusive Restaurant von Vanity-Fair-Chefredakteur Graydon Carter, wo Manhattans Sternchen verkehren und es New Yorks besten Cheesecake gibt.
Paris: Das Ladurée, wo es die besten Makronen der Stadt gibt; das ultraluxuriöse Ritz-Hotel an der eleganten Place Vendôme; der Concept Store Colette.
Berlin: Die hippe Cocktailbar Green Door; orientialische Genüsse bei Edd's, dem besten Thai-Restaurant Berlins (und vielleicht Deutschlands); Bless, ein experimenteller store, der "künstlerische Werte durch Produkte" propagiert.

Berlin, London, New York und Paris, jede Stadt in drei Bänden: Hotels, Restaurants und Shops
handgezeichnete Karten mit den ausgewählten Orten
kurze Texte über jedes Ziel, mit einer Liste nützlicher Infos wie Öffnungszeiten und Preisen

Die Herausgeberin und Autorin:
Angelika Taschen studierte Kunstgeschichte und Germanistik in Heidelberg, wo sie 1986 promovierte. Von 1987 bis 2010 war sie für TASCHEN tätig und hat in dieser Zeit zahlreiche Titel zu den Themen Kunst, Architektur, Fotografie, Design, Reise und Lifestyle veröffentlicht.

Rezensionen:

"Finally, some guides you'll relish whipping out on a city corner. German publisher TASCHEN has created easy-to-tote version of its stylish coffee-table travel guides for London, Paris, Berlin and New York. The boxed TASCHEN 4 Cities contains 12 volumes, each packed with food, lodging or shopping picks for a destination. The maps are colorful and hand-drawn; descriptions are in English, German and French."
Wall Street Journal, New York
USA
“Taschen 4 Cities – 12 Vol. in Box covering New York, London, Paris, and Berlin, each city separated into guides for ”hotels”, “restaurants”, and “shops”. Love that they’ve taken the design-oriented (and coffee-table sized) TASCHEN guide book concept and translated it into pocket-sized companions.”
Simple-pretty.com
„Nun ist die komplette Kollektion in einem hübsch gestalteten Schuber mit insgesamt zwölf Bänden erhältlich, die einzeln zudem praktischerweise in jede Tasche passen und sich so auch als informative Reisebegleiter eignen.“
Kreiszeitung Wesermarsch, Nordenham
Deutschland
“Berlim, Londres, Nova Iorque e Paris. São estas as quatro cidades escolhidas pelareconhecida editora alemã TASCHEN para figurarem na versão de bolso da sua colecção de luxuosos guias. A caixa da Taschen 4 Cities inclui 12 volumes - três para cada destino, com foco na gastronomia, alojamento e compras. Os mapas incluídos não dispensam cor e, sublinhe-se, são desenhados à mão.”
Fugas, Público, Lisbon
Portugal
“A editora germânica TASCHEN preparou uma coleção de guias de viagem em formato de bolso das cidades de Paris, Londres, Berlim e Nova Iorque. Custam 40 euros, e têm mapas desenhados à mão.”
Alma de Viajante, Lisbon
Portugal
“Whenever we take a family city trip, I search the NY Times archives for a possible 36 Hours article on the place we’re visiting. Love the focus, the format, the concise descriptions of places which are usually spot on. So it was all too natural that they would compile some of their best weekly columns in a book, published by TASCHEN.”
Bozaround.com
“TASCHEN make beautiful, strokeable books (seriously, try it) and this latest travel compendium is no exception…Ok, so you might not be going to the States for a weekend but for extensive tips about where to eat, stay, drink and what to do in between, at 150 North American location can be just as useful on a longer roadtrip. If you’re more of a shorthaul typo, the European version is due next year. If you’re a diehard homebody, just enjoy the beautiful illustrated and designed pages from you coffee table.”
Esquire website, London
Großbritannien
“Taschen 4 Cities Travel Guides: Travelers can navigate NYC, London, Paris and Berlin like insiders with this collection of pocket-sized guides to the cities’ top hotels, restaurants and shops.”
USA Network, New York
USA
“Sin secretos. El estuche alberga 12 volúmenes, tres por cada urbe, que propone una selección de los mejores hoteles, restaurantes y tiendas.”
Fuera de Serie, Expansión, Madrid
Spanien
"Parigi, Berlino, Londra e New York: i fondamentali ci sono tutti, divisi per hotel, ristoranti bar e caffè, negozi. Divisi per davvero: un mini-manuale per "specialità", che moltiplicato per le quattro città forse più visitate al mondo fa 12 mini-volumi. La bellezza grafica del cofanetto che TASCHEN manda in libreria in questi giorni è ammaliante. Olaf Hajek, tedesco prestato ai marchi e alle case editrici più blasonate a livello internazionale, è forse uno degli illustratori più bravi oggi, ed è riuscito a rivestire copertine e cartonato con un collage, allo stesso tempo vintage e postmoderno, di simboli cult, mentre i colori dominanti del layout - un lilla, un verde, un turchese lucidissimi eppure riposanti - ne esaltano la grazia e l'eleganza."
La Repubblica, Roma
Italien

“Far too beautiful to stuff in a suitcase, TASCHEN’s new city-guide compendium, 4 Cities, includes three drool-inducing tomes on each of Berlin, London, Paris and New York. Featuring whimsically-illustrated maps and stunning photographs of their hippest hotels, restaurants and shops, this gorgeous box is guaranteed to have you reaching for your laptop and booking a jaunt.”
Sunday Times travel magazine, London
Großbritannien
“A few years ago, TASCHEN, the world’s most successful publisher of coffee-table books, face-lifted the concept of travel guidebooks by designing lushly printed surveys of the major cities. This year, the company released TASCHEN 4 Cities, a box set of edited, pocket-sized editions of its guides for Paris, New York, London and Berlin. Each city is covered in three separate volumes, focusing on hotels, restaurants and shop. All written by Berlin based Angelika Taschen, the dozen books feature luscious photographs and well-curated recommendations. As a bonus, these slim paperbacks have subtly illustrated covers that won’t scream “tourist” when you whip them out in public.”
BBC Travel website, London
Großbritannien
“Being the travel-loving people that we are, we like to know the ins and outs of a destination before we get there, but we don’t just want a dull travel guide that tells us the basics. We’re intrepid explorers, born to seek out the coolest stuff wherever we go (that’s what I like to think, anyway) and we want to know where to find the most delicious restaurants, the best shops, the newest up-and-coming areas. Though many guide books are - to be frank - a bit rubbish, a few great ones exist that are just as interesting and inspiring to look at as they are to read. We already told you about the illustrated city guides by Herb Lester Associates and here is another personal favourite; the series of TASCHEN city guides. The books (so far) only cover four cities - London, New York, Berlin and Paris but they’re excellent references for hotels, shopping and eating in those cities. They’re full of gorgeous illustrations and holiday-porn photography, there’s even a handy folding map that clearly pinpoints all of the places mentioned in the book. The best thing about the TASCHEN guides? You don’t even have to be going anywhere to enjoy them - they’re so visually delicious that they’ll make great additions to your coffee table book collection and will serve armchair travelers well.“
Secret Escapes members website, London
Großbritannien
“The publishing house TASCHEN is noted for lavish art books for all budgets, from four-figure limited editions to affordable pocket-sized editions…Four Cities is a curious hybrid, a slipcased set of 12 modest softcover books full of travel tips for the well-heeled traveller bound for New York, London, Paris, and Berlin. Separate guides for hotels, restaurants, and shops are provided for each city, and multilingual descriptions are provided for French and German speakers. I have travelled to three of the showcased cities but was hard pressed to find more than a handful of hotels in the entire series I could afford to even consider. Yet there are a few relatively inexpensive surprises among the haute couture houses and four-star hotels, and the handsome presentation, from illustration to photography, makes this one of the more attractive options for the armchair traveler.”
Blogcritics.org
"Parigi, Berlino, Londra e New York: quattro destinazioni in 12 volumi perchè ogni città è divisa in hotel, ristoranti e negozi. In italiano, spagnolo e portoghese, ogni indirizzo è illustrato con molte foto, una descrizione e tutte le indicazioni pratiche necessarie."
Bell'Europa, Milano
Italien
“TASCHEN’s new cute set of guidebooks come in a light and handy-sized package, and are split into the bits of the city you need; London by hotels, London by restaurants, cafes and bars, London by shops and so on. Cities covered so far are Berlin, Paris and New York as well as London. With plenty of photographs so you can see what to expect. Jetsetters will want to snap up the entire boxed set.”
Quantas In-flight Magazine, Sydney
Australien
“La prestigiosa editorial TASCHEN publica ahora la colección completa de todas sus guías (París, Nueva York, Londres y Berlín) en una edición especial con 12 volúmenes. El sello de la editorial asegura las mejores fotografías para que le acompañen en la exploración. El estuche con 12 volúmenes cuesta 40 euros.”
Expansión, Madrid
Spanien
“TASCHEN have just released 4 Cities, the entire collection of their travel guides. Compiling12 books and focusing on, you guessed it, 4 cities, which are London, New York, Paris and Berlin…Some tips might be a little obvious, but it’s always nice to have a list of things to visit when in a new city. Especially when you inevitably end up not seeing half of them.”
Selectism.com
„Was die 4 Cities von TASCHEN von den anderen Reisebildbänden unterscheidet ist ganz klar: Hier drin sind die wichtigsten, besten und stylischsten Shops, Bars, Restaurants, Hotels und Boutiquen enthalten, die man einmal in seinem Leben gesehen haben muss. Sie kennen doch das Gefühl beim Abreisen, nur einen Bruchteil der wichtigen Dinge einer Stadt gesehen zu haben? Mit 4 Cities von TASCHEN wird Ihnen das garantiert nicht mehr passieren.“
spylista.com, München
Deutschland
“Natal e tempo de boa comida e de viagens. Para nao perder o rumo en Nova Iorque, Paris, Berlim e Londres, a TASCHEN acaba de lançar uma colecçao de guías que lhe revelam os segredos destas capitales.”
Vogue, Lisbon
Portugal
“TASCHEN 4 Cities is a 12 Vol. Boxed set of wonderful books covering New York, London, Paris, and Berlin. Each city separated into 3 guides for ”hotels”, “restaurants”, and “shops”…We love that they’ve taken the design-oriented (and coffee-table sized) TASCHEN guide book concept and translated it into pocket-sized companions. Wonderful for gift giving and a great keepsake from these wonderful cities! Great photos and the text give you interesting and useful information, as well as addresses, phone numbers and website addresses.”
Newgaytravelguide.com
“TASCHEN lança colecçao de viagem em formato bolso. Berlim, Nova Iorque , Londra e Paris. Sao estas cuatro cidades escolhidas pela TASCHEN. A caixa da 4 cidades inclui 12 volumes tres para cada destino, com o foco en gastronomia, alojamiento e compras.”
Público, Lisbon
Portugal
„Unheimlich stylisch: jeder Band eignet sich für Handtasche oder Rucksack und auch für zu Hause zum immer-wieder-ansehen.“
www.susannestrobach.at, Wien
Österreich

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