Europe category: 12800 books
Bulgaria - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Bulgaria, situated in southeastern Europe on the Black Sea, is one of Europe's best-hidden secrets. A haven for nature and history buffs, this beautiful sunny country welcomes the traveler with bread and salt, a red rose, and ? wooden vessel full of sparkling wine. These three emblems of ancient treasures,...
by Norman Renouf
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2012
When most people think about Gibraltar, the images that come to mind are of the Rock itself, the Barbary apes, and quaint British customs. While these things are all an integral part of the Crown Colony, they are only a small portion of what makes up the wonders of Gibraltar. It has a uniquely strategic...
Travel eGuide: Prague & its region
Discover the pearl of the Czech Republic and Central Europe!
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Would you like to discover a gorgeous cuty full of palaces, castles, churches and architectural jewelry?
So… Welcome to Prague & its region!
Want to discover the history, be dazzled by the beauty of a harmonious blend of architectural styles and taste a varied gastronomy with...
by Richard Cottrell
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2012
The attack on Libya laid bare the iron fist within the velvet glove of slogans such as “humanitarian intervention." Like the destruction of Yugoslavia and the rape of Afghanistan, the reduction of Libya to a virtual slave colony was performed under the banner of NATO. And what exactly is NATO? Richard...
Sacred Places Europe
108 Destinations
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
Combining current trends, academic theories, and historical insights, this travel guide brings both lesser-known and famous European spiritual locales into perspective by explaining the significance of each sacred site. The cultural relevance, history, and spirituality of each site-including Stonehenge,...
Transregional versus National Perspectives on Contemporary Central European History
Studies on the Building of Nation-States and Their Cooperation in the 20th and 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
This volume compares different regional perspectives on the national and democracy-building aims of individual states. It confronts discourses about national states to regional perspectives on the past as well as the current political and social landscape. Why are we observing calls for national identity...
The Essential Guide to Being Hungarian
50 Facts & Facets of Nationhood
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
An instant backlist evergreen, this title is a great gift or a vehicle of self discovery for anyone with a Hungarian background, marrying into a Hungarian family, planning a trip to Hungary or just plain curious.
This humorous, knowing volume has proven its sales appeal with 4,000+ copies sold...
The Danube
A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
The magnificent Danube both cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, and Germany. Travelling its full length from east to west, against the river’s flow, Nick Thorpe embarks...
by Lynn Michelsohn, Larry Michelsohn
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
London! Vienna! Bratislava?
Follow two retired Baby Boomers as they set out to See the World—well, parts of Europe, anyway—with only their Carry-on Suitcases, their Airbnb Reservations, and their Lighthearted Sense of Adventure.
Enjoy a Slow Travel summer through Eastern Europe (Vienna,...
Let's Go Berlin, Prague & Budapest
The Student Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Welcome to Europe’s new capitals of cool - Berlin, Prague, and Budapest. These central European cities are constantly in flux, so whether traveling for a week or a semester, prepare for a brush with the edgiest of avant-garde art, film, music, and student life. Let's Go has picked out the most comfortable,...
by Nathan Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Vienna, Austria. Vienna is the capital of the Republic of Austria. It is by far the largest city in Austria (with a population of 1.7m), as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre. As the former home of the Habsburg court and its various...
by Lonely Planet, Andy Symington
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet Pocket Algarve is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Admire the views from Silves' Castelo, visit Europe's southwesternmost point at Cabo...
by Steve Davis
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the historic European city of Bruges.
Bruges is a town in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. Relatively cosmopolitan and bourgeois given its compact size, it is one of the best preserved pre-motorised cities in Europe and...
The Thing About Prague ...
How I gave it all up for a new life in Europe's most eccentric city
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
'I'd like to say that my decision to move to Prague permanently was based on something grand and noble - a desire to trace my roots, a sense of adventure, my literary heart yearning to burst into flower in the sweet soil of Old Europe - but I can't. The truth is that I had nothing better to do.'
When...