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If you’re planning a trip to Europe this summer, you may want to take a pass on the usual travel guides (Frommer’s, Fodor’s etc.) and opt for the Louis Vuitton City Guide 2008. The editors have just added five cities to their nine-volume boxed set: Bilbao, Luxembourg, Nicosia, Reykjavic, and Turin. Covering 30 European cities in all, the guides highlight little-known attractions as well as the must-see sites. Written by well-known journalists and writers, they provide information on museums, hotels, restaurants, markets and shopping with the seasoned traveler in mind.

Each year, the color of the collection changes to reflect current fashion trends (mais, bien sur!) and this year’s saffron yellow is reminsicent of New York City taxicabs, in homage to what the guides call “the capital of the world.” You may ask yourself why NY is mentioned here as the last time you checked, it was not a European city. Well, that’s because the guides also cover New York in a separate volume. The set would make a great gift not just for the traveler in your life, but for city residents looking for fresh amusements. The European collection is $110 while the New York book is $53.