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Immerse yourself in San Miguel's baroque architecture, thriving art scene, and local flavors with Moon San Miguel de Allende. Inside you'll find: Flexible, strategic itineraries, from a week covering the best of San Miguel to three days exploring the art and architecture of the city The top sights...

Baroque palaces and energetic streets, old-school taquerías and contemporary art: experience this beguiling metropolis with Moon Mexico City. Explore the City: Navigate by neighborhood or by activity with color-coded maps or follow a self-guided walk through Mexico City's most interesting neighborhoods See...

2014 Edition. This sleek guide to the City of Light and beyond will help you locate landmarks, arts and entertainment venues, restaurants, cafés, hotels, chic shops, and after-dark stops, with extra coverage of Top Picks attractions. Author Vesna Neskow lived in Europe for 13 years. She speaks...

**Stroll breathtaking coastlines, explore Roman ruins, and soak up the sun: with Rick Steves on your side, Provence and the French Riviera can be yours! Inside Rick Steves Provence & the French Riviera you'll find:** Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Provence...

An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to Normandy, packed with insider tips and ideas, color maps, and top 10 lists--all designed to help you see the very best of Normandy. Explore Rouen Cathedral, spend time at the seaside resort of Étretat, visit the island commune of Mont-Saint-Michel, see...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Birmingham. Birmingham was at the heart of the UK's industrial revolution, and its wealth was built upon the multitude of trades that were spawned. This led to a massive canal network, with more miles of canals than Venice or Amsterdam. ...

Terrifying tales of the ghosts that roam the marshes, swamps, and waterways of the nine counties on Maryland’s eastern shore. They walk beside the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay, linger among the fetid swamps and roam the manor halls. These are the tormented souls who refuse to leave...

In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved...

- Get off the National Mall and enjoy nine walking and driving tours of Washington, D.C."s historic neighborhoods.- Discover the hidden history of the nation's capital with tales of political intrigue, scandal, romance and tragedy.- Experience the overlooked architectural and cultural treasures...

The Black Sea, hostile and hospitable by turns, a land of towering mountain peaks, green tea plantations and thick forests, has attracted civilization to its shores since the dawn of time. Hittites, Greeks, Romans, Seljuk and Ottoman Turks, Georgians and Armenians, Genoese and Venetians, have all...

Smart Guide Italy: Milan & Lombardy is packed with advice and tips that will help newcomers and veteran travelers get the most from their visit to Italy's trendiest region. Along with background information to all of Milan's major monuments readers will discover great places to eat, sleep and...

Travel guide updated in february 2019. The Canal du Midi, completed during the reign of Louis XIV, is extraordinary in its scope, representing one of the major works of civil engineering. Its conception, the ingenuity required by Pierre Paul Riquet to feed water to the canal and the creation...

Encompassing the gentle hills of Provence and the sparkling coastline of the French Riviera, the South of France is a dream destination for many. This insider's guide lets you in on the secrets and charm of one of the most delightful parts of the Mediterranean - its sun-filled landscapes, seductive...

At midcentury, two federal urban renewal projects in the gritty, blue-collar navy town of Portsmouth decimated two neighborhoods. But in the 1970s and '80s--thanks to an influx of artisans, chefs and entrepreneurs--the Port City emerged as a beacon of arts, culinary excellence and preservation. Iconoclast...