——古老的传奇 对历史学家而言，希腊无疑是富有魅力的国度，哲学、政治、历史、语言、戏剧、体育……几乎西方文明的所有要素都可以在这里找到它们的根。深厚的历史积淀和文化传统是希腊人引以为傲的，也是他们愿意和来访者分享的。 对旅行者来说，希腊更是一个神奇的地方。不管你选择什么交通工具，一踏上希腊的土地，你都会立刻陶醉在地中海灿烂的阳光里。从那一刻起，你就成了风景的一部分。蓝天在上，白沙在下，震撼人心的文明遗迹，风味独特的美酒佳肴，热情好客的希腊人民……所有这一切都让会让你不可抗拒地爱上这个美丽的国家。 在你踏上这片神奇的土地，开始一段摄人心魄的旅程之前，本书将是一个精彩的预演。

Want more bang for your baht? This city won't disappoint. Forget the tourist-brochure Bangkok of sedate floating markets and sterile shopping malls - you're in for a wild ride. Bangkok is bursting at the seams with cosmopolitan cool and cultural prosperity: think uber-hip bars, scrumptious Thai cuisine, international fashion houses and stunning wats. This insider's guide is your ticket to the best that Bangkok has to offer. LET THE EXPERTS DO THE WORK, with tips on the best shopping deals, hotels, and guesthouses and city tours. BE TEMPTED by the world's tastiest food; we show you Bangkok's finest eating, from streetside stalls to top-class restaurants. BEAT YOUR OWN PATH using our detailed maps and walking tours. GET OUT OF TOWN and explore nearby beaches, a Unesco World Heritage site and glorious national parks. SPEAK UP using our handy language guide, packed with useful phrases.

A brand new series from "Insight" brings you the "Smart Guide" for smart travelers. The unique and innovative A-Z format of "Smart Guides" allows you to plan your trip according to your own personal taste. Themed headings cover over 400 amazing things to see and do from architecture, bars, cafes, churches, fashion, history, hotels, museums, nightlife, restaurants, shopping, theater and much more for a truly tailor-made, individual travel experience.Area overviews conveniently highlight the best each district has to offer helping you to set priorities for your trip and the front-cover flap highlights all the top sights of the destination. The guide also contains a street atlas with full index and detailed mapping which is cross-referenced to the main text for ease of use and transport maps are provided to help you get around and explore. The back-cover flap provides useful phrases to help you get by, along with other useful contact information.

This new edition Insight Guide to Japan features illuminating text written by expert, local writers alongside inspiring full-colour photography, including over 250 brand new photographs that will bring Japan's people and places to life, at the turn of a page. The top attractions are highlighted to help you plan your trip priorities and a brand new 'Best of' section features recommendations on many exclusive experiences. An in-depth 'Places' section covers the entire country, region by region, with all the principal sites cross-referenced by number to accompanying full-colour maps throughout the guide. Additional maps inside the front and back covers enable instant orientation and easy navigation at a glance. Attractive colour-coded sections contain fascinating features that explore Japan's history and culture. A comprehensive 'Travel Tips' section provides essential practical information, covering transport, visas and passports, accommodation for all budgets, climate, the arts, shopping, language and much mor

This essential guide steers you along Britain’s best cyclingroutes, to great pubs and attractions and the coziest places tostay and eat. Find a tour to suit you – a leisurely day trip, aweek-long tour or the epic 20-day Land’s End to John o’Groatsride. 120 days of Britain’s best cycling where to eat – from pubs to cafes, curry-houses andrestaurants where to stay – from camping to B Bs and luxury hotels on-the-road maintenance tips and recommended bike shops what to see and do, in and out of the saddle how to pack and transport your bike --This text refers to an out ofprint or unavailable edition of this title.

What Will Your Dubai Encounter Be? Try Skiing on the world'sfirst indoor black run, commissioning a special gold ring at amarket price, or spend hours doing nothing at a Jumeirah beachresort. Kickback with a beer, a sea breeze and a view of the Gulfat sunset, or recline on cushions and smoke sheesha. Clear yourhead in the Arabian desert. Discover twice the city in half thetime. Navigate Dubai easily with a fully indexed street map plusdetailed neighborhood maps. Our discerning author recommends thevery best in shopping, dining, clubbing and relaxing. Take thehassle out of daily planning with unique thematic itineraries andgo straight to the source: this guide includes cultural highlightsfrom the founder of the Al Bastakiya Art Fair, shopping hints froman antique gallery owner.

Cuba is a continuing education. Just when you think you vefigured it out, it confounds you with another brow-beating riddle.That essentially is its underlying attraction. Brendan Sainsbury,Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planetauthors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. Wenever accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on usto tell it like we see it.

Part of the "Fast Talk" series, this title includes useful keyphrases for short trips, and features sightseeing, shopping andfood vocabulary. It also contains easy pronunciation tips and minidictionary.

No highway in the world is as laden with romance and adventure as the Silk Road. As recently as the 1930s, travellers on the first stretch from Xi’an to Lanzhou would have to journey by pony, the original ‘slow travel’. Although modes of transport have improved since then, only now do we see the introduction of the first ever full-colour guide to the entire 5,000-mile trading route, from China to the Mediterranean. Chris Bradley, one of the main contributors to the newly published Insight Guides’ The Silk Road, takes you on a journey through the landscapes, history and cultures of the Road, as it traverses some 13 countries, highlighting everything from the domes of Samarkand to the bazaars of Aleppo, the oasis of Turpan to the sands of the Taklamakan, and the walls of Khiva to the ruins of Palmyra.

This brand new title covers Northern France in detail, withbreathtaking full-colour photography alongside illuminating texts,bringing the region to life. An in-depth 'Places' section coversthe entire region, with all the principal sites cross-referenced bynumber to accompanying full-colour maps for easy navigation at aglance. Attractive colour-coded sections make the guide extremelyeasy to use, whether you want to read the full narrative, or simplydip in and out. A comprehensive 'Travel Tips' section provides awealth of practical information, covering transport, accommodationfor all budgets, climate, shopping, nightlife, festivals, healthand much more, including an A-Z section of essential tips anduseful contact telephone numbers. The unique combination ofinsightful exploration alongside practical advice means that thisguide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after yourvisit. This title also features comprehensive travel tips coveringaccommodation, top attractions, A-Z of practical informat

A brand new series from "Insight" brings you the "Smart Guide"for smart travelers. The unique and innovative A-Z format of "SmartGuides" allows you to plan your trip according to your own personaltaste. Themed headings cover over 400 amazing things to see and doin Barcelona, from architecture, bars, cafes, churches, fashion,history, hotels, museums, nightlife, restaurants, shopping, theatreand much more for a truly tailor-made, individual travelexperience. Area overviews conveniently highlight the best eachdistrict has to offer helping you to set priorities for your tripand the front-cover flap highlights all the top sights Barcelona.The guide also contains a street atlas with full index and detailedmapping which is cross-referenced to the main text for ease of useand transport maps are provided to help you get around and explore.The back-cover flap provides useful phrases to help you get by,along with other useful contact information.

Wallpaper* City Guides are an exciting, stylish new concept in travel guides published by Phaidon Press and Wallpaper* magazine. Glamorous, global and affordable, the new travel guides can be acquired for only $8.95 and feature the world's greatest cities, from Barcelona to Buenos Aires, Istanbul to Sydney, London to Los Angeles. Aimed at the design conscious traveller, the guides offer just the right amount of insider knowledge on the world's most popular cities, from where to stay and what to visit, to where you should eat, shop and be seen. Ideal for a weekend break or business travel, their discreet, pocket sized format tells you everything you need to know, giving you the inside track on what can not be found anywhere else. The guides have been compiled by Wallpaper* magazine's international editors and travel writers who have lived in the featured cities. They provide up-to-the-minute information and authoritative advice on the hottest of venues in the coolest of cities. Each guide will be updated annua

Bathed by the waters of two oceans, Thailand'svaried diving environments are home to colorful coral reefs and animpressive diversity of marine life. Live-aboard ships explore theoffshore islands with their beautiful white-sand beaches and lushvegetation, and go beyond the Thai border to newly pioneered divesites in Myanmar. A rich culture and well-developed infrastructuremake this the most popular diving region in SoutheastAsia.

Discover twice the city in half the time as our resident authorlists Copenhagen's best neighbourhoods, sights, restaurants, shopsand entertainment. Locals divulge Copenhagen's secrets: awell-known singer reveals the best spot for live jazz and a topjeweller tells us where to shop for bling. Features uniqueitineraries and highlights help you make the most of a short trip,plus full-colour pull-out neighbourhood maps for easynavigation. In-the-know guide to one of the world's top food-lover'sdestinations

How will you see Norway? From behind a sled pulled by huskies?From the top of a glacier? Over an aquavit at Ibsen's old table inOslo's Grand Cafe? The exquisitely clear air of Lofoten Islands,colourful wooden houses, remote Svalbard...so much to see. And somany ways to see it. This guidebook has been fully updated! * Intuitive layout and new text styles make it easier to read,scan and find information at a glance * New visual design and structure improves navigation withoutsacrificing depth or quality * Expanded planning section helps travellers plan by time,season, interest or region * New map design improves map legibilty for easy navigation

A brand new edition of Insight's Step by Step Marrakesh. Thisitinerary-based guide details 14 of Marrakesh's best walks andtours, written by a local expert, for that personal touch andinsider information. All itineraries are arranged by theme for atruly tailor-made travel experience, so whether you want tonavigate through the hustle and bustle of the souks, enjoy themellow ambience of the coastal towns or relax amongst the unspoiltmountain scenery of Imlil and Mount Toubkal, then there is a tourto suit all. From entertainment, architecture, shopping, parks andgardens and more, this guide covers the best of Marrakesh to makeyour trip truly unforgettable. For those wanting to enjoy the fulltravel experience, this is an ideal way to link the top attractionswith places to eat, drink and rest along the way, along withopening times and admission prices. All itineraries are marked onfull-colour detailed maps alongside the text and also on aseparate, fully indexed pull-out map that can be used inconjunction wi

A brand new edition of our Insight Step by Step Guide toParis. This itinerary-based guide details 20 of the City's bestwalks and tours, written by a local expert, for that personal touchand insider information. All itineraries are arranged by theme fora truly tailor-made travel experience, so whether you are an artenthusiast, gourmet, historian, shopaholic, architecture buff, orsimply want to escape the crowds; there is a tour to suit. Thisedition includes more detailed information on popular sites such asthe fashionable Bastille area and cultural attractions in LaDefense, and has revised and updated coverage for Disneyland Paris,including the expansion of the Disney Studios area and the new ToyStory Playland. For those wanting to enjoy the full Parisianexperience, this is an ideal way to link the top attractions withplaces to eat, drink and rest along the way, along with openingtimes and admission prices. All itineraries are marked onfull-colour detailed maps alongside the text and also on aseparate,

In 1912, six months after Robert Falcon Scott and four of hismen came to grief in Antarctica, a thirty-two-year-old Russiannavigator named Valerian Albanov embarked on an expedition thatwould prove even more disastrous. In search of new Arctic huntinggrounds, Albanov's ship, the Saint Anna, was frozen fast in thepack ice of the treacherous Kara Sea-a misfortune grievouslycompounded by an incompetent commander, the absence of crucialnautical charts, insufficient fuel, and inadequate provisions thatleft the crew weak and debilitated by scurvy. For nearly a year and a half, the twenty-five men and onewoman aboard the Saint Anna endured terrible hardships and dangeras the icebound ship drifted helplessly north. Convinced that theSaint Anna would never free herself from the ice, Albanov andthirteen crewmen left the ship in January 1914, hauling makeshiftsledges and kayaks behind them across the frozen sea, hoping toreach the distant coast of Franz Josef Land. With only a shockinglyinaccurate map to g

Tuck into oysters at Cork, discover the vibrant atmosphere ofDublin, surround yourself with the wild beauty of Killary Harbor.This completely updated Green Guide hand-picks the best Ireland hasto offer. Clearly set out by region with color photos, maps andillustrations, this resourceful guide suggests what to do and whereand offers vacation itineraries and in-depth features on art andculture. The address book gives the best places to stay andrestaurants to feast in. Green Guide Ireland is the only guide onIreland you'll need.

Wallpaper* City Guides are an exciting, stylish new concept in travel guides published by Phaidon Press and Wallpaper* magazine. Glamorous, global and affordable, the new travel guides can be acquired for only $8.95 and feature the world's greatest cities, from Barcelona to Buenos Aires, Istanbul to Sydney, London to Los Angeles. Aimed at the design conscious traveller, the guides offer just the right amount of insider knowledge on the world's most popular cities, from where to stay and what to visit, to where you should eat, shop and be seen. Ideal for a weekend break or business travel, their discreet, pocket sized format tells you everything you need to know, giving you the inside track on what can not be found anywhere else. The guides have been compiled by Wallpaper* magazine's international editors and travel writers who have lived in the featured cities. They provide up-to-the-minute information and authoritative advice on the hottest of venues in the coolest of cities. Each guide will be updated annua

Stepping out onto the Barkhor circuit, you're sweptalong by a sea of chanting pilgrims. You go with the flow as theprocession winds its way clockwise. You peer beyond the swirlingprayer flags - is that the Jamkhang you can see? This pocketcompanion is full of phrases to help you out in any situation - notjust discovering Buddhist temples. You'll be talking your wayaround Tibet in now time.Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensivemix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture - aguaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.