This edition of the Bradt guide to Bishkek by expert author Laurence Mitchell combines what to see and do with maps, walking tours, historical and cultural perspectives and suggestions for hotels, restaurants, cafés and bars as well as detailed information on city transport, shopping, activities and out-of-town ideas. It is written in an engaging and colourful style that sets out to entertain as well as inform and is drawn from the Bradt country guide to Kyrgyzstan, Third Edition.