Annabel Barber Livres

Completely updated and extended new edition of this beautiful city on the Danube.

Exploring Dubrovnik's fascinating history, this in-depth look at Dubrovnik combines scholarship with entertaining anecdotes about the people who built this ancient merchant state. A history of Dubrovnik and the Ragusan Republic, details on the city’s art and architecture, five short guided walks through the old town and just outside it, and information on destinations elsewhere in the former Ragusan Republic and the islands and towns along the Mediterranean coast are included. With food and wine reviews, practical tips about the town, and short, selective lists of restaurants and hotels, this is the essential handbook for any traveler visiting this spectacular oasis.

Provides details on the city's history, architecture, art and culture, with plenty of human interest and anecdotes. Full-colour throughout with detailed maps and diagrams

This visual travel guide combines rich and detailed text with historical fact, local anecdote, and information about colorful characters who lived in Vienna and made it what it is. Entertainingly written, the guide works for the armchair tourist as for the visitor who wants a brief but in-depth analysis of the city-not an encyclopedia of all the city contains, but a digest of all that is best about Vienna. This guide for the literate and independent traveler includes information about Vienna's world-renowned architecture, unique art museums and galleries, its famous coffeehouses, and excursions to the Vienna Woods, Grinzing and the Heuriger, and Schonbrunn.

The book explores the breathtaking high alpine regions of Trentino and South Tyrol in northern Italy, highlighting their suitability for outdoor activities like trekking and skiing. It delves into the rich history and cultural blend of the area, reflecting its Austro-Hungarian heritage. This fully updated third edition features vibrant color photography, enhancing the exploration of charming alpine towns and villages, making it an essential guide for outdoor enthusiasts and history buffs alike.

An anthology of excerpts, each briefly introduced, from letters, diaries, novels and poetry written in or about Rome.

Third in the Blue Guide new Literary Companion series, an anthology of excerpts from prose and poetry written in or about London, prefaced by brief biographical and contextual notes.

The Eternal City has been a magnet for pilgrims for much of the last two thousand years. This travel monograph acts as a modern-day handbook to Rome and the main holy sites, examining the impulse that makes pilgrims of us all, believers and sceptics alike.

A new addition to the series, following the popularity of the Blue Guide Italy Food Companion.

A new, high quality cultural guidebook series, "Visible Cities" fills the gap between the mainly black and white backpacker guides and the glossy, high-graphic, low content color series. Includes plenty of readable details and anecdotes with diagrams and maps.