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Text © 2018 by Rick Steves’ Europe, Inc. All rights reserved.
Maps © 2018 by Rick Steves’ Europe, Inc. All rights reserved.
Photos are used by permission and are the property of the original copyright owners.
First printing January 2018.
eISBN: 978-1-63121-689-3
ISBN 978-1-63121-669-5
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Rick Steves’ Europe
Managing Editor: Jennifer Madison Davis
Special Publications Manager: Risa Laib
Assistant Managing Editor: Cathy Lu
Editors: Glenn Eriksen, Julie Fanselow, Tom Griffin, Katherine Gustafson, Mary Keils, Suzanne Kotz, Rosie Leutzinger, Carrie Shepherd
Editorial & Production Assistant: Jessica Shaw
Editorial Intern: Claire Connor
Researchers: Cynthia Ballard, Trish Feaster, Cameron Hewitt, Amanda Zurita
Contributor: Gene Openshaw
Graphic Content Director: Sandra Hundacker
Maps & Graphics: David C. Hoerlein, Lauren Mills, Mary Rostad
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Editor: Jamie Andrade
Associate Editor: Sierra Machado
Copy Editor: Maggie Ryan
Proofreader: Kelly Lydick
Indexer: Stephen Callahan
Production & Typesetting: Krista Anderson, Lisi Baldwin, Rue Flaherty, Jane Musser
Cover Design: Kimberly Glyder Design
Maps & Graphics: Kat Bennett, Mike Morgenfeld
Photo Credits
Front Cover: Marienberg Fortress, Wurzburg © SIME/eStock Photo
Back Cover: Neuschwanstein Castle © Naumenkoaleksandr | Dreamstime, Mosel vineyards © Patricia Hofmeester | Dreamstime, Berlin © Sean Pavone | Dreamstime
Title Page: Pedicab and Sightseeing Bus, Berlin © Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli
Additional Photography: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Lee Evans, Trish Feaster, Tim Frakes, Lisa Friend, Cameron Hewitt, David C. Hoerlein, Sandra Hundacker, Andrea Johnson, Gene Openshaw, Carrie Shepherd, Rick Steves, Gretchen Strauch, Karoline Vass, Ian Watson, Matt Yglesias, Wikimedia Commons—PD-Art/PD-US. Photos are used by permission and are the property of the original copyright owners.
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