Western Europe category: 1822 books

A disputed succession to the Austrian throne led to general war between the leading powers of Europe in 1740, with France, Spain and Prussia on one side, and Britain, Habsburg Austria and the Dutch Republic on the other. While fighting occurred across the globe, the bloodiest battles were fought on...

Malta is a port-of-call on many Mediterranean cruises. The island attracts thousands of tourists annually with the beauty of its beaches and architecture as well as its impressive UNESCO World Heritage sites. The small Maltese archipelago of islands is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea,...

  Enjoy your trip to Germany with the Black Forest Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun.   The Quick Trips to Germany Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend in the exciting destination...

Published in memory of Ivy L. McClelland, a pioneer-scholar of Spain’s eighteenth century, this volume of original essays contains, besides an Introduction to her career and internationally influential writings, three previously unpublished essays by McClelland and nine studies by other scholars,...

  Enjoy your trip to Italy with the Emilia-Romagna Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun.   The Quick Trips to Italy Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend in the exciting destination...

#1 best-selling guide to Devon & Cornwall* Lonely Planet Devon & Cornwall is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover botanical curiosities at Eden Project, roam the bleak heaths of Dartmoor, and add...

  Enjoy your trip to France with the Alsace Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun.   The Quick Trips to France Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend in the exciting destination...

The historic French province of Champagne is located 160 kilometers east of Paris and has a long-standing tradition of viticulture dating from the first century. Indeed, there is no other place in the world to legally name a drink “champagne.” Cavernous chalk tunnels stretch for kilometers under...

Burgundy is the hilly area of eastern France and is known worldwide for its fine wines. One-third of the region’s wine is red (“rouge”) and two-thirds white (“blanc”). The Burgundy region has five villages distinguished as “the prettiest villages of France” as well as three World Heritage...

The French Riviera (Côte d’Azur) is stunningly located on the beautiful coast of southeastern France.  Adjacent to Monaco and bordering the Mediterranean, the French Riviera delights vacationers of all ages. Tourists visit the upscale resort towns as well as special events like the Nice...

A visit to Brittany will leave you feeling like you’re in a Celtic fairytale with many towns retaining their medieval architecture.  Its dramatic windswept coastline changes with the weather from hauntingly, beautiful to utterly sublime – made all the more mysterious when you learn about...

Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet’s Barcelona is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Savour the best of New Catalan cuisine, yell for your team at Camp Nou stadium,...

Galicia is a remote region of Spain, offering a variety of rural and urban landscapes that are just a bit different. From its wild Celtic heritage to its convivial towns serving superb seafood, modern life has brought relatively little change to Galicia’s traditional lifestyle. This Footprint Handbook...

Sample some of Andalucía’s finest seafood, admire an ancient Roman theatre and enjoy a beer in an old-fashioned bar. Málaga is best known for the legions of sun worshippers that visit each year, but there is much more to this cosmopolitan province. Gaze in to the dizzying depths of El Tajo gorge...