The Italian Dream
For more than three years, Aline Coquelle, the well-known globe-trotting photographer, and Count Gelasio Gaetani d'Aragona Lovatelli, a member of one of the oldest aristocratic Italian families, have followed the map of Italy's best wines. Guided by Gelasio, readers are introduced to a tribe of artistic and wine-loving amici who share their passion for their country's heritage and bounty. The Italian Dream: Wine, Heritage, Soul is an escape into the effortlessly elegant Italian lifestyle, savoring wine behind the private gates of family castles and vineyards, from the foothills of the Alps to the hill towns of Tuscany to the relaxed southern seasides.
Frommer's Dublin Day by Day
The city that was home to James Joyce, Maeve Binchy, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats and scores of other brilliant men and women, is as rich, intellectually heady and welcoming a place to visit today as it ever was. The trick is how to make the most of your precious vacation time while in Dublin -- not an easy task. This book will help. It was created for independent travelers and boasts a practical, colourful format with useful, clear maps and expertly designed tours. The guide highlights the must-see places and offers knowledgeable opinion on where to stay, eat and shop. - Includes special interest tours: Dublin's Heroes; Dublin with Kids; Georgian Dublin; Vikings & Medieval Dublin, Trinity College and the Book of Kells- Details great neighbourhood walking tours- Opinionated reviews of the best nightlife, shopping and dining the city has to offer.- Helpful tips and all you need to know to make the most of your trip in the Savvy Traveler chapter.- Exact pricing so there's never any guessing- Maps to accompany every tour as well as a fold-out regional map in plastic case.
Insight Guide Experience Rome
With incomparable architecture, lively and generous people and world-beating coffee and gelato, Rome is truly one of Europe's great cities. Be inspired to visit by the new Insight Guide Experience Rome, a beautifully-packaged full-colour guide to this rich and varied city.Inside Insight Guide Experience Rome: A brand-new series covering all the very best experiences on offer.Stunning, colourful photography brings this beautiful city and its people to life. Local expert authors guide you to authentic Roman experiences and fresh discoveries.A dip-in "In the mood for..." section suggests the best places to go for fine dining, ancient history, romance and family fun, amongst others.The neighbourhoods sections contain our selection what to see and do from an insider's perspective, from the historic centre to picturesque Trastevere and the Vatican City to upmarket Via Veneto and Villa Borghese.Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and our Essentials A-Z section give you all the practical information you need for planning a memorable trip.About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine
Of Swedish Ways
Here is a book filled with the sights and sounds of a people steeped in a background of fine old traditions. It is a charming account of Swedish customs that goes beyond their democratic monarchy, their progressive social-welfare programs, their avant-garde movies, and their excellence of design.For Swedish-Americans this book will have special meaning: the joy of reminiscing about those traditions (some possibly forgotten) that enriched and helped shape their lives. For their children it is a journey to a world they may not know of first hand. And for the tourist it affords a unique behind-the-scenes look not to be found in travel books, and is certain to enhance the pleasure of their visit.
Lost in Milan
A flamingo garden, slow food markets, a secret bar, traditional trattorias, hidden masterpieces of Italian design... Get lost in the ice-cool northern city. LOST iN Milan is-- 68 technicolour pages filled with tips on: Eating Drinking Shopping Partying Outdoor activities & wellness - Includes 5 long-form interviews with celebrated locals on their relationship with Milan and their absolute favourite spots in town - A selection of the hottest places to visit in two of the city's most charismatic neighbourhoods - A selection of our top picks for the entire city - An in-depth story on the city's rich design heritage - A surreally quotidian photo showcase - An original piece of fiction - Shopping guide - Recommended books, films & music to get you in the Milan state of mind
The 500 Hidden Secrets of Barcelona
- A practical guide to discovering the very best of the little-known attractions to be found in Barcelona- Continuing the hugely successful 500 Hidden Secrets seriesWhere's the best place to go out on a Saturday night in Barcelona? What off-beat museums can be discovered after Sunday brunch (and where to have that)? Which locations offer the best viewpoints of the Catalan capital? What Gaud穩 buildings are essential? Where does Barcelona's modernism reach its zenith? Where to take the children? What's the best place to buy wine? And where do the locals hang out?The 500 Hidden Secrets of Barcelona reveals hundreds of good-to-know addresses (where to go for tapas, or vegetarian food, or cocktails?), avoiding the touristy places and pointing out the urban details you are likely to miss. Barcelona is an incredibly rich city. Just the amount of restaurants is overwhelming: this is the home of the universally praised "Mediterranean" diet, after all. It would be a shame to just hang around Plaza Catalunya, where the airport bus drops off the visitors. Mark Cloostermans, a Belgian journalist living in Barcelona, unlocks the various districts, pointing out historical details in the sinewy streets of the old town, taking you from green Montju簿c hill to the beach and back up. The best bars in Paris-like Gracia neighborhood, all Bar癟a-related places and the various festivals you can plan your visit around The 500 Hidden Secrets of Barcelona has it all.
Spain - Culture Smart!
Culture Smart! - Spain provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in Spain, ensuring that you arrive aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. This concise guide tells you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your Spanish hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.
I Never Knew That About Ireland
A fascinating journey through the lesser known details of Irish history Packed full of myths, legends, inventions, and adventures, I Never Knew That About Ireland visit's each of the island's four provinces, unearthing hidden gems of history. Discover where ideas were born, where dreams were inspired, and where unforgettable figures from Ireland's past now slumber. Did you know... - That the holy mountain Croagh Patrick is where St Patrick is said to have driven all the snakes in Ireland into the sea?- That the burial chamber at Newgrange is the oldest solar observatory in the world?- That there is a bathroom in Lismore Castle dedicated to Fred Astaire? - That Coca Cola began its path toward success on the Emerald Isle? - That the designs for the White House, the Sydney opera house, and the Louvre Pyramid sprang from the minds of Irishmen? Famous for their culture, the Irish are full of facts and stories you never knew. This compendium sheds light on those little-known historical gems, giving captivating insight into Ireland, its people, and its past. A perfect companion for an Irish vacation, for reminiscing on past visits, or for those whose hearts have never left, this book will have you exclaiming again and again: "Well, I never knew that!"
National Geographic Walking Milan
See the best of Milan with this streamlined walking guide, complete with step-by-step itineraries and maps to help you explore the city like a pro and navigate like a local. Created in a handy, take-along format, this guide is written by a seasoned travel writer to help conjure the spirit of the place enhanced by stunning photography. More than just a guidebook, Walking Milan is full of information about the city and its people.
National Geographic Traveler Sicily
This is the definitive guidebook to the enchanting island that bears the legacy of many Mediterranean cultures from centuries of trade and occupation. Written by expert Italy travel writer and National Geographic Expeditions guide Tim Jepson, this guidebook contains everything you need to make your visit to Sicily an enriching, engaged, and unforgettable experience. Beginning with an in-depth history of the island and an informative look at Sicily today, the guidebook takes you through the popular entry port of Palermo, followed by Syracuse and the Southeast, and around the island to popular and historic destinations, including ancient Greek temples, volcanic Mount Etna, and the olive gardens of Mount Iblei. Features highlight every activity under the Sicilian sun: sampling cannoli and gelato; swimming in volcanic pools; and running a mountain marathon. Readers are guided on a walking tour through Northern Palermo and a rail trip around Mount Etna, and taken off the beaten path to places such as Ragusa's cheese farms and the fishing island of Favignana. Gorgeous National Geographic photography and useful maps help you navigate your way around Sicily and its surrounding islands. This handy edition is designed to be perfectly portable and quickly accessible. It offers a wealth of reliable information on activities, excursions, and local sites, along with a useful listing of hotels and restaurants. The book also includes a detailed section of practical information, including how to get around the island. However you travel around Sicily, Jepson's local knowledge and National Geographic's travel expertise will prove indispensible.
Lonely Planet Spain & Portugal's Best Trips
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover the freedom of open roads while touring Spain and Portugal with Lonely Planet Spain and Portugal's Best Trips, your passport to up-to-date advice on uniquely encountering Spain and Portugal via el auto. Featuring 32 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can explore the route of Don Quixote and journey through the Duoro Valley Vineyards, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to Spain and Portugal, rent a car and hit the road! Inside Lonely Planet Spain and Portugal's Best Trips: Lavish colour and gorgeous photography throughout Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interests Get around easily - over 100 easy-to-read, full-colour route maps, detailed directions Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Useful features - including Driving Problem Buster, Detours, and Link Your Trip Covers Madrid, Basque Country, Barcelona, Andalucia, Portugal and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Spain and Portugal's Best Trips is perfect for exploring Spain and Portugal via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car. Planning a Spanish or Portuguese trip sans a car? The Lonely Planet Spain guide or Portugal guide, our most comprehensive guides to Spain and Portugal, are perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems, or check out Discover Spain, a photo-rich guide to the country's most popular attractions. Looking for a guide focused on a specific Spanish or Portuguese city? Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Porto? Check out our Lonely Planet Madrid guide and Barcelona guide for a comprehensive look at all these cities have to offer, or Pocket Lisbon and Pocket Porto, handy-sized guides focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip. There's More in Store for You: See more of Europe's picturesque country sides and have a richer, more authentic experience by exploring Europe by car with Lonely Planet's European Best Trips guides to Italy, France, Ireland and Germany, Austria and Switzerland. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves
The Almost Nearly Perfect People
The Christian Science Monitor's #1 Best Book of the Year A witty, informative, and popular travelogue about the Scandinavian countries and how they may not be as happy or as perfect as we assume, "The Almost Nearly Perfect People offers up the ideal mixture of intriguing and revealing facts" (Laura Miller, Salon). Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the Western media. In this timely book he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their success, and, most intriguing of all, what they think of one another. Why are the Danes so happy, despite having the highest taxes? Do the Finns really have the best education system? Are the Icelanders as feral as they sometimes appear? How are the Norwegians spending their fantastic oil wealth? And why do all of them hate the Swedes? In The Almost Nearly Perfect People Michael Booth explains who the Scandinavians are, how they differ and why, and what their quirks and foibles are, and he explores why these societies have become so successful and models for the world. Along the way a more nuanced, often darker picture emerges of a region plagued by taboos, characterized by suffocating parochialism, and populated by extremists of various shades. They may very well be almost nearly perfect, but it isn't easy being Scandinavian.
Citix60 Vienna
Long the glittering jewel and cultural heart of Europe, todays Vienna has much to offer the modern traveler, from the stark minimalism of Haus Wittgenstein to the sprawling galleries of the Kunsthistoriches Museum. Stop by Heuer for amazing organic fare after a day spent shopping the secondhand stores of Westbahnstrasse. End your day with experimental performance art at the schauspielhaus or a hardcore show at the slaughterhouse turned music venue, Arena.
Insight Guides Pocket Barcelona
Insight Guides: Inspiring your next adventure A vibrant, dynamic city, Barcelona offers everything from Gothic treasures to trendy bars, great food and innovative architecture. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Insight Pocket Guide Barcelona, a concise, full-color guide to one of Europe's most attractive cities with vivid photography to highlight the best that Barcelona has to offer. Inside Insight Pocket Guide Barcelona Where To Go details all the key sights in the city, from its Gothic Cathedral to its modernist buildings and world-class art galleries, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text. Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip, including the Fundaci籀 Joan Mir籀 and the awe-inspiring Sagrada Familia. Perfect Day provides an itinerary for one day in the city. What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from sampling the delights of the Boqueria food market to strolling through the weird and wonderful Park G羹ell. Essential information on Barcelona's culture, including a brief history of the city. Eating Out covers the city's best cuisine. Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. A-Z of all the practical information you'll need. About Insight Guides Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-color print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travelers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine
Insight Guides Pocket Madrid
Insight Guides: Inspiring your next adventure Spain's capital is a city that never sleeps, known for its gracious architecture, charming old quarters, and superb art collections, all under blue skies and exquisite sierra light. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Insight Pocket Guide Madrid, a concise, full-color guide to this elegant city that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that Madrid has to offer. Inside Insight Pocket Guide Madrid Where To Go details all the key sights in the city, from the bustling caf矇s of Plaza Mayor to the world-famous art collection of the Prado museum, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text. Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip, including the royal palaces of El Escorial and Palacio Real, and the green space of Parque del Buen Retiro. Perfect Day provides an itinerary for one day in the city. What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, including arts, shopping, and the best tapas and flamenco bars in town. Essential information on Madrid's culture, including a brief history of the city. Eating Out covers the city's best cuisine. Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. A-Z of all the practical information you'll need. About Insight Guides Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine
Now and at the Hour of Our Death
A nurse sleeps at the bedside of his dying patients; a wife deceives her husband by never telling him he has cancer; a bedridden man has to be hidden from his demented and amorous eighty-year-old wife. In her poignant and genre-busting debut, Susana Moreira Marques confronts us with our own mortality and inspires us to think about what is important.Accompanying a palliative care team, Moreira Marques travels to Tr獺s-os-Montes, a forgotten corner of northern Portugal, a rural area abandoned by the young. Crossing great distances where eagles circle over the roads, she visits villages where rural ways of life are disappearing. She listens to families facing death and gives us their stories in their words as well as through her own meditations.Brilliantly blending the immediacy of oral history with the sensibility of philosophical reportage, Moreira Marques's book speaks about death in a fresh way.
Midnight in Siberia
Far away from the trendy caf矇s, designer boutiques, and political protests and crackdowns in Moscow, the real Russia exists. Midnight in Siberia chronicles David Greene's journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway, a 6,000-mile cross-country trip from Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok. In quadruple-bunked cabins and stopover towns sprinkled across the country's snowy landscape, Greene speaks with ordinary Russians about how their lives have changed in the post-Soviet years.These travels offer a glimpse of the new Russia--a nation that boasts open elections and newfound prosperity but continues to endure oppression, corruption, a dwindling population, and stark inequality.We follow Greene as he finds opportunity and hardship embodied in his fellow train travelers and in conversations with residents of towns throughout Siberia.We meet Nadezhda, an entrepreneur who runs a small hotel in Ishim, fighting through corrupt layers of bureaucracy every day. Greene spends a joyous evening with a group of babushkas who made international headlines as runners-up at the Eurovision singing competition. They sing Beatles covers, alongside their traditional songs, finding that music and companionship can heal wounds from the past. In Novosibirsk, Greene has tea with Alexei, who runs the carpet company his mother began after the Soviet collapse and has mixed feelings about a government in which his family has done quite well. And in Chelyabinsk, a hunt for space debris after a meteorite landing leads Greene to a young man orphaned as a teenager, forced into military service, and now figuring out if any of his dreams are possible. Midnight in Siberia is a lively travel narrative filled with humor, adventure, and insight. It opens a window onto that country's complicated relationship with democracy and offers a rare look into the soul of twenty-first-century Russia.
Milan
A fascinating tour of the architecture, masterpieces, and hidden corners of the fashion capital of the worldA fascinating tour among the countless modern and traditional facets of Italy's "big city." An art city and a fashion, business, and nightlife capital, as well as a testing ground for urban planning with the 2015 Expo: with over one hundred photographs, Milan Highlights offers a fascinating tour of the architecture, masterpieces, and hidden corners of Milan. The volume provides an all-around view of the city by taking into account those aspects which make it unique: art, fashion, nightlife, design, historic districts, trivia, the San Siro stadium--a veritable football temple--and La Scala theater, a temple to opera. This large-format volume presents both unusual glimpses and more conventional pictures of one of the world's most fascinating cities. The most evocative features of an ever-evolving city are encapsulated in a not-to-be-missed volume.
Algarve Travel Guide
One of the largest tour guides for the Algarve (Southern Portugal) covering 54 Cities/Towns/Villages. Find hidden gems and beach hideaways you never knew existed. Money saving tips before booking your holiday. Festivals, fairs, events for the each month, market and flea market dates, golfing courses, camping sites, attractions, zoos and waterparks. Packed full of useful and helpful advice on almost any subject, easy food translation guide including eating out and other useful phrases, conversion charts, driving information with distance chart to help plan your days out. Airport information as well as clock change times. Interesting facts that will leave you amazed, a brief history of how the Algarve was formed. At last, a guide book you won't want to put down.
The Bible on Location
In this innovative guidebook Julie Baretz takes readers to twenty-one off-the-beaten-path locations in Israel where Bible stories are said to have happened. At each site she sets the scene by relating the historical context of the event, then follows with the biblical text itself and her own lively commentary. Captivating and complex Bible characters bring the locations to life as they face social, ethical, and spiritual dilemmas not unlike our own today. Baretz's narratives draw on history, archaeology, academic scholarship, and rabbinic literature for interpretations that enhance the meaning of the biblical events. Each story is told in the voice of Baretz as the tour guide--knowledgeable yet informal and friendly. The Bible on Location traces the chronology and narrative arc of the historical books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, Ezra, and Nehemiah. The book begins with the Israelites' arrival in the land of Israel (following the exodus from Egypt and the forty years of wandering) and continues over more than six hundred years, until the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon to their homeland. Baretz's descriptions are accompanied by colorful maps and photographs that put actual and armchair visitors in the middle of the action. Each location reveals a new episode in the biblical narrative and provides inspiration and commentary that will enhance visits to the various sites.
Our Like Will Not Be There Again
Award-winning travel writer Lawrence Millman tromps through western Ireland's rugged countryside to record the oral history of its people before their hard-earned traditions are permanently stifled by industrialization and development.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem: The Temple Mount is the first modern guide to the Temple Mount for visitors of all religions. This authoritative Temple Mount guide contains priceless information and is richly documented with detailed maps, plans and reconstructive illustrations. This guide to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount is 5 1/2" x 8", which fits tourists' backpacks perfectly.
Carta’s Israel Super Touring Map
Carta's Israel Super Touring Map is perfect for those planning a trip to Israel and Jerusalem. One side is a map of Israel, while the other is a close-up map of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv's city centers. The map of Israel, map of Jerusalem, and map of Tel Aviv show important historical and archaeological sites, beaches, and more. Carta's map of Israel is perfect for tourists walking on foot.This map of Israel, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv is the convenient size of 24 x 35 1/2 in. and folds to 5 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. Scale 1:265,000Carta's Super Touring Map includes maps of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as well as smaller details like: Cities, towns, villagesBuilt-up areasPhysical featuresArchaeological and historical sitesRoad classifications & numbersRoad No. 6 (Toll road)Israel Trail (Shvil Yisrael)Bathing beachesAirports, ports, railway stationsBorder crossingsRivers, streams, wadisReservoirs, fish ponds, wellsMain highways and numbersInterchangesDetailed index
