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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In June of 1963, when Michael Peppiatt first met Francis Bacon, the former was a college boy at Cambridge, the latter already a famous painter, more than thirty years his senior. & yet, Peppiatt was welcomed into the volatile artist`s world; Bacon, considered by many to be ”mad, bad, & dangerous to know, ” proved himself a devoted friend & father figure, even amidst the drinking & gambling. Though Peppiatt would later write perhaps the definitive biography of Bacon, his sharply drawn memoir has a different vigor, revealing the artist at his most intimate & indiscreet, & his London & Paris milieus in all their seediness & splendor. Bacon is felt with immediacy, as Peppiatt draws from contemporary diaries & records of their time together, giving us the story of a friendship, & a new perspective on an artist of enduring fascination. ...

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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Franconia Winelands, map no. 50-7, 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 an area around W ...