In “ Francesco’s Kitchen”, Francesco Da Mosto invites you into his family`s kitchen in his 16th-century Palazzo in the heart of the city where he acts as the perfect guide to the unique culinary character of traditional Venetian cooking. Francesco shows you how to prepare 150 classic Venetian recipes ranging from Antipasti, sauces, soups & fish, to meats, pasta & puddings. He demonstrates how Venetian food is a fabulous fusion of ingredients brought together over centuries as merchants & traders travelled the Mediterranean. The ancient broeto (stock) & mollusc soups testify to this, as does the richness & variety of dishes based on fish, roasts, grills, tasty deep fried delicacies & sauces. Each chapter is beautifully illsutrated will full colour photography, an introduction with the history & origins of the recipes & throughout there are personal reminiscences by Francesco of his first encounters with his favourite dishes. ...

In “ Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage”, the celebrated & much-loved tevelvision presenter & author Francesco da Mosto takes a trip into the rich history of the Mediterranean. In the wake of his ancestor, the explorer Alvise da Mosto, Francesco sets sail on the Black Swan, a late nineteenth-century schooner, to experience the Mediterranean
- setting off from Venice, his birthplace & home, across the Adriatic, Ionian & Aegean seas to discover the cities & islands where Western civilisation was born, surveying the places & stories of over 500 years of Venetian history in the region & visiting places that have more recently undergone major changes like the new states of the former Yugoslavia. His journey takes in spectacular ancient Greek & Roman ruins; the breathtakingly beautiful islands of Corfu & Santorini; sacred sites like the monasteries of Meteora & Patmos as well as stunning Ottoman mosques. Francesco also describes the artistic & architectural treasures of the places he visits & brings to life their flavours, customs & histories. & by introducing us to the societies he encounters along the way he also reminds us of the threats they have so recently had to suffer as countries that still bear the scars of a region ravaged by conflict. Beautifully illustrated with photographs by John Parker, this sumptuous book is a personal invitation to join Francesco to savour & celebrate the majesty & might of the Mediterranean. It is a fabulous fusion of history, culture & travel that will delight fans of Francesco everywhere.
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Francesco`s Venice, now available in paperback, is the extraordinary story of the life of this intriguing city, told by a descendant of an old & distinguished Venetian family. Francesco explores Venice`s remarkable history, from the fifth century when the first settlers retreated to the safety of the lagoon & began to create their homes on its tiny islands, through its glorious years as a successful maritime nation, adept at trade, exploration, diplomacy & protecting its independence, to the fragile city of the twenty-first century. He vividly brings to life the places, events & people, including a colourful array of his own ancestors, that have sculpted this living theatre through the ages. Beautifully illustrated with stunning images by John Parker, Francesco`s Venice celebrates the mesmerizing beauty & surprising strength of this unique city. ...

Franche-Comté
- Jura Guide Vert *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with all the regions available
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French region of Franche-Comté including the Jura Mountains at 1:200, 000 in a series of double-sided touring maps from Michelin. The map

Includes:: a city centre street plan of Besançon indicating principal traffic arteries, one way streets & places of interest, with selected streets named & listed in the accompanying index. Maps in the Michelin’s REGIONAL series are designed to cover a large area in each title & offer a more convenient touring alternative to the publishers’ LOCAL coverage of France at 1:150, 000. The maps present the road network in great detail, indicating width & the number of lanes, motorway services & rest areas, dangerous or restricted entry roads, steep gradients, height & weight restrictions, etc. Scenic sections are highlighted. The maps also show selected cycle paths & nature trails. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports are marked. Satellite-derived base with colouring for the forested areas & boundaries of national or regional parks shows the topography. In the mountainous regions the maps have bold, very effective relief shading, with a large number of names of peaks, passes, & other topographic features. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 10’ intervals & are indexed. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see the list of all the regional titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Franconia Cycle Tour, two adjoining cycle tours between the Main & the Tauber west of Würzburg combining to 388kms, presented by the Verlag Esterbauer in a guide with maps at 1:75, 000 showing the route & its variants. 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.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING
- ALL THE TEXT IN THIS TITLE IS GERMAN ONLY. MAP LEGEND

Includes:: ENGLISH (please see our sample image) & the information provided on the maps is sufficient to use this title without any knowledge of German.ABOUT THE BIKELINE SERIES: all the titles have been meticulously researched & are highly regarded in their native Germany. Most titles, as indicated in their individual descriptions, also include a separate section listing selected accommodation, from hotels to campsites, youth hostels & rooms in private houses, all with addresses, telephone numbers & price range. Information on towns along each route

Includes:: a list of places of interest, with opening hours, etc. Several of the guides also have street plans. To see the list of other titles in the Bikeline series please click on the series link.





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Franconia Lake District, map no. 50-22, in a series of special GPS compatible recreational editions of the German topographic survey at 1:50, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. The map covers the Franconia Lake District/ Fr ...

Franconia Lake District, map no. 50-22, in a series of special GPS compatible recreational editions of the German topographic survey at 1:50, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. The map covers the Franconia Lake District/ Fr ...

Franconia Lake District, map no. 50-22 covering an area around Altmühlsee, Rothsee, Bronbachsee, Ingelsbachsee, Hahnenkamm & Dennenloher See, in a series of special contoured & GP-compatible recreational maps from the Bavarian state survey organization, with cartography of the German topographic survey at 1:50, 000 & extensive additional tourist overprint highlighting waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Maps in this series have cartography identical to the standard topographic survey of Germany. Topography is vividly presented by contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by bold shading & graphic relief, plus colouring and/or graphics to show forests & other types of vegetation. Extensive tourist overprint highlights local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes
- including King Ludwig Way, different variants of the Way of St James, etc
- indicating, where appropriate, their waymarking designation. Symbols show various types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, places of interest, ski & cable car lift, etc. The maps have UTM grid lines at 1-km UTM intervals. Map legend &, where included, additional text, are in German only. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Map No. 740, White Mountains National Forest: Franconia Notch
- North Conway, NH, in an extensive series of GPS compatible,
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