Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania Eyewitness travel guide from Dorling Kindersley is a lavishly illustrated book concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the country & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...

Indexed road map of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania at 1:700, 000. Major road networks are shown, with distances marked in kilometres & European road numbers used. Ferry & shipping routes are also shown, as are railway lines & airports. Topography is indicated only by spot heights. International boundaries are clearly marked, with points of interest such as camping sites & viewpoints shown. The reverse of the map is a comprehensive index sub-divided by country. ...

With only 1.3 million inhabitants, Estonia is one of Europe`s least populous nations -- yet it boasts one of the continent`s fastest growing economies. In the first serious English-language history of this small Baltic state, Neil Taylor charts Estonia`s long, arduous journey to its present-day prosperity, through a thousand years of occupation by Danes, Swedes, Germans & Russians. In the wake of the First World War, out of the heat of a national awakening & the collapse of the Russian & German empires, Estonia was recognised as an independent nation in 1920. This was not to last -- the country was tossed between the Soviets & Nazis during the Second World War, then fully integrated into the USSR, bringing on more than half a century of renewed occupation & misery. But hopes of true independence never dimmed &, in 1991, the Republic of Estonia was restored. This unflinching history

Includes:: charming moments of colour & levity, from ambassadorial reports on nude bathing & a presidential press conference deliberately held beside a dirty toilet, to the story of a blind pianist, the first foreigner allowed to visit the city of Tartu in the Soviet era.

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Estonia’ s rich heritage of over 670 historic manor houses of the Baltic-German nobility highlighted on a road map of the country at 1:425, 000 from the Tallinn-based Regio. Symbols showing their locations indicate the state of preservation, from complexes still in their original form to locations where only the outbuildings have survived or sites which have been significantly reconstructed. Other symbols how manor parks & churches, & the map indicates which locations are listed on the reverse with more information, including their GPS coordinates. Map legend & historical notes include English; the text on the reverse is in Estonia only. Given the enormous contribution by the Baltic Germans to the development of Russia in the 18th & 19th centuries, the map will also be useful to anyone particularly interested in the history of that country. ...

Estonia on five regional maps at 1:275, 000 from the Tallinn-based Regio, with prominent highlighting of protected areas & places of interest including 15 recommended top sights, plus on the reverse city maps of the region’s main towns. Road network is presented on a clear base which highlights protected areas. Locations of petrol stations are shown but driving distances are not marked. A wide range of symbols indicates various places of interest including historical sites, interesting buildings or trees, beaches, scenic views, etc, with 15 recommended locations cross-referenced to the list of their names on the reverse. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 20’ & 30’ respectively. On the reverse street plans, also annotated with sights & facilities, show principal traffic arteries & main streets in the region’s larger towns. Map legend

Includes:: English; the list of the 15 top sights gives their English names but the descriptions are in Estonian only.

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The Estonian sea area stretches as far North as 60 degrees latitude. Even for a seasoned blue-water sailors this is very close to the North Pole & can seem rather extreme & daunting. This book was published to show that, despite the high latitude, Estonian waters can offer at least five months of good sailing conditions every year, & even relaxing sea swimming in midsummer! Most of you will find uncrowded, sometimes even very lonely small harbours, ininhabited small islands, but in contrast the buzz of harbour towns too. The Baltic storm can be as challenging as rounding & famous capes, but at the same time you will still be so close to the friendly & sometimes shy coastal Estonians. ...

Set in a luxurious grand hotel just outside Lisbon, at the height of the Second World War, Estoril is a delightful & poignant ...

Set in a luxurious grand hotel just outside Lisbon, at the height of the Second World War, Estoril is a delightful & poignant ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico do Exército, the country’s military survey organisation. The maps have contours at 20m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of terrain or vegetation (s&, terraces, rocks, woodlands, vineyards, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5 miles approx). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude coordinates for the map corners. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series date from 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...