Berlin & Environs Cycling Atlas from Verlag Esterbauer with 129 tours totaling nearly 1100 kilometres, presented on mapping at 1:20, 000, 1:50, 000 or 1:75.000. The shortest trip is 11km, the longest 120km. Extensive information is conveyed by symbols, indicating road surface, campsites & other accommodation, repair workshops, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. A list of various types of accommodation facilities is included. Cycling atlases from Verlag Esterbauer have a map legend which

Includes:: English &, although ALL THE TEXT IN THESE GUIDES IS IN GERMAN ONLY, information provided on the maps is sufficient to use them without any knowledge of German, particularly in the absence of similar products in English from other publishers. Please click on our sample image to see an extract from the map legend. Each atlas

Includes:: a selection of local cycling routes & tours, presented on clear, easy to follow maps. The overprint highlighting the routes indicates road surface & density of motorized traffic. Gradients, intermediate distances, danger points, & roads closed to cyclists are marked & route profiles show the degree of difficulty for each cycle path. A wide range of symbols indicate everything from covered & lockable bicycle stands, repair workshops & bike rentals to viewpoints, nature parks, leisure & sport centres, local shopping facilities, emergency services, etc. The guides also give opening hours of museums & other local places of interest. A separate section at the end of each guide list accommodation addresses with phone numbers. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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” Each volume of the Art & Architecture series is opulently illustrated. The highly readable texts provide concentrated information on accessing well-known & less-known sites in the world of art. An image of every piece of art that is described is included, allowing readers to easily recognize the original in situ. Insets on cultural & historical topics & illustrated glossaries, summaries & timelines supplement the body text
- leaving a deeper, more lasting impression of the works discussed.”
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About this series: The Art/ Shop/ Eat guides, from the makers of the popular Blue Guides, are compact city guides with a focus on museums, art galleries & cultural activities, as well as food, drink & entertainment. Each guide is divided into several district sections, & three city-wide sections covering entertainment, trip-planning & an art glossary. District sections each begin with high-scale street maps of the district. Museum & Gallery descriptions form the bulk of each district section, with very detailed entries for the area’s major museums, galleries, churches & historical sites. Entries include practical visitor information, notable holdings, tips for getting the most out of each venue, & background information on both the holdings & the venue itself. Many major entries include floor plans & photographs. The sections are completed with listings of other smaller museums, galleries & sights in the area, commercial galleries & auction houses, selected restaurants & cafés to suit most budgets. Shopping listings cover selected shops for clothes, antiques, books, food & wine, music, art, craftwork & jewellery. The Entertainment listings cover venues for classical music, opera, dance & theatre, as well as music venues, nightclubs & bars & pubs. The trip-planning section

Includes:: general travel information such as flights, transport, formalities & practicalities, & contains selected accommodation listings for most budgets, divided by district. The art glossary lists major artists, sculptors & artistic movements associated with the city, cross-referenced to the museum & gallery listings.

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Berlin was the nerve-centre of Hitler`s Germany
- the backdrop for the most lavish ceremonies, it was also the venue for Albert
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Berlin was the nerve-centre of Hitler's Germany. It was the backdrop for the most lavish of Nazi ceremonies, the venue for Albert Speer's grandiose plans to forge a new 'world metropolis', & the scene of the final climactic battle to defeat Nazism. Berlin was the stage upon which the rise & fall of the Third Reich was most visibly played out. Yet while our understanding of the Holocaust is well developed, we know little about the wider challenges posed to the German people by living under a dictatorship in wartime, the compromises demanded & the hardships endured. As a result our understanding of everyday life in Nazi Germany is profoundly imbalanced: we know in intimate detail how a minority died under Nazism, but we understand precious little about how the majority lived. In this vivid & important study, Roger Moorhouse seeks to portray the German experience of the Second World War, not through an examination of grand politics, but rather from the viewpoint of the capital's streets & homes
- a ' Berlin-eye view' that makes use of published & unpublished memoirs, diaries & interviews. As well as giving a flavour of everyday life in the German capital, Berlin at War also raises issues about consent & dissent, morality & authority, which go to the heart of the experience of war & dictatorship. Above all, it charts the violent humbling of a once-proud metropolis
- the fear, the cruelty, the petty heroism & the individual tragedy.

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`A city that has lost one of its limbs & is receiving a miraculous gift, a little bump under the flesh, where the limb is just beginning to grow back`. Thus does the American girl in Jeffrey Lewis` remarkable polyphonic novel describe Berlin & the `remnant Jews, secret GDR Jews... Soviet Jews... Jews who`d fled & come back with the victors, Jews who were lost mandarins now, Jews who`d believed in the universality of man & maybe still did` whom she finds at a Day of Atonement gathering in the eastern part of the city in a year soon after the Wall fell. ” Berlin Cantata” deploys thirteen voices to tell a story not only of atonement, but of discovery, loss, identity, intrigue, mystery, insanity, sadomasochism & lies. At its centre is a country house owned successively by Jews, Nazis & Communists. In the country house, the American girl seeks her hidden past. In the girl, a local reporter seeks redemption. In the reporter, a false hero of the past seeks exposure. In the false hero, the American girl seeks a guide. & so it goes, a round of conspiracy & desire. Even as he describes his native city, the false hero describes the characters of ” Berlin Cantata”: ` We dined on wreckage. We were not afraid to beg. We continued our long tradition of believing either in nothing or too much`. ...

Double-sided tourist map of Berlin printed on strong waterproof paper folding up in a simple concertina format (10x 24cm). The street plan (1:24, 000), spreading over both sides of the map, shows public transports, tourist information points, car parks, museums, youth hostels, campings, parks & other tourist facilities. The main buildings are illustrated with drawings. Also included is a plan of Berlin's transport system (trains & underground). On the reverse there is also a road map of the city's surroundings, & a clear plan of the road access & car parks in the Berlin-Tegel airport. Finally, the entire length of Kurfurstendamm, the city's main shopping area, is shown with shop & restaurant names & colour-coded for easy reference. On the whole map small insets indicate emergency phone numbers, international dialling codes & other useful local information. The index lists only a selection of streets & the map legend is in four languages including English. Printed on strong laminated paper. ...

The Flip Pad is a tried & tested format for notes in all walks of life. Thanks to these new City Flip Pads travellers will find their way around any metropolis as they have a fold out inner city map as well as plenty of space for your notes. All city Flip Pads are bound at the top with a hard cover that flips up to open & folds back for easy note taking. This portable, pocket-sized notepad features a sturdy construction & an elastic fastener to protect sheets on your travels.
- 160 lightly ruled pages
- Portable pocket-size is great for trips
- Personal data page
- Sewn binding
- Elastic band closure
- Fold out city map
- Perforated pages
- Shrink-wrapped







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Berlin in the City Guide Series from Lonely Planet, profiling in comprehensive detail the history, major sights, best places to eat, nightlife, accommodation & shopping possibilities of an extensive range of cities worldwide. Frank & informal in style, the guides are renowned for their appeal to independent travellers & are written & researched by local authors. Each guide is divided into 11 main sections
- Getting Started, Background, Neighbourhoods, Shopping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, The Arts, Sports & Activities, Gay & Lesbian, Sleeping & Day Trips & Excursions. The Background section details the history, arts, architecture, environment, media, fashion & government & politics of the city. An
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Berlin in the City Guide Series from Lonely Planet, profiling in comprehensive detail the history, major sights, best places to eat, nightlife, accommodation & shopping possibilities of an extensive range of cities worldwide. Frank & informal in style, the guides are renowned for their appeal to independent travellers & are written & researched by local authors. Each guide is divided into 11 main sections
- Getting Started, Background, Neighbourhoods, Shopping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, The Arts, Sports & Activities, Gay & Lesbian, Sleeping & Day Trips & Excursions. The Background section details the history, arts, architecture, environment, media, fashion & government & politics of the city. An
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