How to Find Guidebooks for a Specific Destination on Lonely Planet's Shop

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Start with the Destination Guides menu on shop.lonelyplanet.com. It organizes destinations by region — Europe, Asia, The Americas, Australia & Oceania, Africa & The Middle East, and The Caribbean — and each region expands into popular picks, countries, and cities. If you already know your destination, that menu is the fastest route. If you don't, the site's curated lists (such as its Best in Travel picks) are the intended starting point.

Step-by-step: finding a guidebook for one destination

  1. Open the Destination Guides menu. You'll see the six regional groupings listed above, each with its own "Explore" entry.
  2. Pick the region your destination falls under. For example, Italy sits under Europe; Japan under Asia; Peru under The Americas; Morocco under Africa & The Middle East; Puerto Rico under The Caribbean.
  3. Choose the level that matches how specific you are.
    • Popular entries are quick picks the site surfaces first (e.g., Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre, Tuscany under Europe).
    • Countries lists the full country set for that region (e.g., Croatia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain).
    • Cities lists city-level destinations (e.g., Barcelona, London, Madrid, Paris, Porto, Rome, Santorini).
  4. Open the destination page. From there you reach the guidebooks, maps, and other products tied to that place.
  5. Confirm you have the right product type. Guidebooks, travel maps, gift books, and kids' books are all sold on the same shop, so check the item you're adding is the format you actually want.

If you don't have a destination yet

Use the site's inspiration layer instead of the country/city lists:

  • Best in Travel — the shop points to destinations chosen in that year's list when you're "not sure where to start."
  • Seasonal roundups — the homepage groups picks under headings like "Where to go this spring" (Alaska, Bali, The Azores, Ireland, Los Angeles, New York City, Mexico) and "Where to go this summer" (Albania, Bermuda, Croatia, Greece, Morocco, Scotland, Tanzania).
  • Themed Caribbean lists — that region is split by interest rather than geography: For beaches (Anguilla, Aruba, Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, St Lucia), For adventure (Cayman Islands, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos, St Martin, St Vincent & The Grenadines, US Virgin Islands), and For food & culture (Barbados, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Havana, Jamaica, San Juan, Trinidad & Tobago).

Matching the destination to the right product

Your situation Where to look
You know the country Region → Countries → your country
You know only the city Region → Cities → your city
You want a broad multi-country trip Region-level "Explore" page, then country guides
You're undecided Best in Travel or the spring/summer roundups
You want a map rather than a book Same destination page — maps are sold alongside guidebooks

Common snags

  • A destination appears in more than one place. Puerto Rico is listed under The Caribbean and under the adventure grouping; Sicily and Sardinia appear under Europe's popular picks. If you don't see your destination under Countries, check the Popular and Cities lists for that region before assuming it's missing.
  • Region names don't match how you'd sort the world. Oceania and the South Pacific sit together with Australia; Jordan and Egypt are grouped with Africa & The Middle East. Pick the region the site uses, not the one you'd expect.
  • Popular picks are a shortcut, not the full catalog. Amalfi Coast, Puglia, and Tuscany are surfaced ahead of the full Italy list — if your destination isn't in the popular row, go to Countries or Cities.

The shop's stated purpose is to sell Lonely Planet's official guidebooks, travel maps, gift books, and kids' books in print and digital, so once you've landed on a destination page, the relevant titles for that place are what you're choosing between.