A celebration of one of the most rich and varied landscapes in Europe, here are thirty-six villages and towns from all over Tuscany chosen both for their intrinsic beauty and for the part they have played in Tuscan history.
Exploring the deep bond between cooking and the land, this series of unique cookbooks highlights the relationship between food, culture, and nature. Each volume offers a blend of recipes and stories that celebrate regional ingredients and traditional practices, inviting readers to appreciate the culinary arts through a lens of sustainability and heritage. These works not only provide delicious dishes but also foster a greater understanding of the environment and the importance of local food systems.
Described as a spirited, sometimes quirky, narrative of the ups and downs of simple travel in the Greek islands.. in the late nineteenth century', this book is a personal account of two tours made by J Theodore Bent and his wife around the Greek islands between 1882 and 1884.
The sequel to The Most Beautiful Villages of Tuscany returns to Italy to explore the art and architecture, landscapes, gastronomic delights, principal landmarks, hotels and restaurants, and other features of Tuscany's country towns.
Short descriptions accompany photographs of buildings and gardens in English villages
A striking visual tour of one of Europe's most unique landscapes focuses on the Brittany coast of France, moving through the region's small villages to find Gothic architecture, castles, and a living fishing tradition scattered along the rocky shoreline and amid the fertile plains. BOMC.
More than 250 full-color illustrations, a map, and a traveler's guide take readers on a tour of the architecture, waterways, villages, churches, vineyards, and pastures of Burgundy and celebrate its present-day devotion to the good life. 15,000 first printing.
"The writing is superb... each (Nelles) guide is delightfully comprehensive, a solid source of reliable information for the traveller... All travel guides claim to be comprehensive, but we found Nelles Guides superior". -- Arizona Senior World "(The Nelles Guides are) . . . beautifully photographed . . . the maps are better than Insight's, and practical information is integrated with the text, not relegated to the end". -- National Geographic Traveller -- Quality writing, often by native writers -- Detailed sections on the history, culture, special features and festivals -- Accommodations, restaurant guides, sights to see, places to shop, how to get around
This book is a comprehensive guide to Western Germany, rewritten and considerably expanded for this new edition. It contains detailed descriptions of the region's great wealth of architecture, its spectacular museums, picturesque towns and villages, and delightful landscape plus up-to-date information, maps and town plans.
A best-selling series of colorful and compact guidebooks, which provide an excellent all-round insight to many of the world's destinations.