Let Secret Brighton guide you around the unusual & unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Brighton guide book & let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants & curious visitors alike. Wander through a hidden city orchard, hang out with a 19th-century circus troupe, find a forgotten railway line in the sea, discover Brighton`s only waterfall, visit a hidden pet cemetery, borrow books from the secret library in a fridge, unearth a long-forgotten mural, browse a museum in a back-street chip shop, tap the nose of a gargoyle & make a wish, enter an Earthship, step inside a secret walled garden & play glow-in-the-dark miniature golf with dinosaurs. Away from the cliched seaside sights, Brighton is a city full of hidden treasures revealed to residents & travellers who like to wander off the beaten path. Secret Brighton An Unusual Travel Guide is the perfect companion for those ready to discover the unusual & underground & see the city through new eyes. ...

” Secret Britain” is an exploration of the fascinating & beautiful, yet more obscure & less-visited, corners of the country. Landscapes & heritage sites that receive little coverage in more conventional guides are revealed here in all their glory, & there is a diverse range of locations to suit every mood. Travel from the rugged beaches of Cornwall to the ancient burial sites of the Orkney Islands, & in between encounter a colourful mix of museums, stately homes, pubs, abbeys, monuments, nature reserves, & the many other gems that add to the rich tapestry of this unique & exciting country. Tom Quinn brings the fascinating architecture, eccentricities of local culture, breathtaking landscapes & mystical heritage of Britain to life with his lively commentary. Each chapter is accompanied by a full-colour map & Chris Coe`s beautiful photography, which captures the unique character of each site. ...

Some of our most intriguing history is missing. Perhaps there has been a conspiracy, a cover-up? Or maybe some stories have been lost, forgotten or were just too embarrassing to talk about at the time? But now they are back, revealed in all their glory: secret passages, events, societies, loves, identities & even dark secrets of the grave. After much sleuthing, Justin Pollard takes us into undisclosed historical waters to discover why the city of Burlington isn`t on the map; how ` Agent Pickle` saved the lost treasure of Bonnie Prince Charlie; what Sir Thomas Overbury knew in 1613 that got him murdered with a poisoned enema & how Virginia Woolf sweet-talked her way aboard HMS Dreadnought dressed as Abyssinian Prince. Secret Britain will also reveal the tragic love story behind the Rolls Royce mascot; how agent Garbo managed to get an MBE & an Iron Cross; the sinister properties of the Hand of Glory; the lost smuggling ship Peggy; the Mystery Runner of Nos Galan; the extraordinary history of the Fairy Flag of Dunvegan; London`s only Nazi war memorial & the secrets of the WWII Monopoly board. ...

Far from the crowds & the usual cliches, Jonglez Secrets Guides reveal a number of hidden treasures for those who know how to wander off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew a destination well, or who would like to discover the hidden face of a city. ...

Secret Brussels in the Jonglez series of guides; profiling a range of European cities as well as thematic titles & designed to explore the undiscovered & hidden attractions usually hidden from tourists. The ‘ Secret’ titles present a range of sites
- including gardens, museums, squares, churches, parks & distinctive architecture
- that are often not covered by other guides. Double page spreads have a description of the site & a glossy full length photograph opposite. Addresses, opening times, contact details & relevant transport information is also provided. Jonglez also publish a range of “ Unusual…” titles, with an emphasis on thematic experiences, including hotels & shopping, to a range of destinations. Each guide has a similar format to the ‘ Secret’ series, with individual recommendations & suggestions accompanied by colour photographs throughout the text.

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A marble plaque that weeps twice a year, exceptional scuba diving among the mosaics & temples of an ancient Roman city, a magnificent amphitheatre full of stone spectators, forgotten pagan traditions, the world`s largest censer, a sublime secret library hidden in a monastery, traces of the beating wings of the Archangel Michael, flagellation in a remarkable penitential rite, pitchers from the Wedding at Cana in an obscure sanctuary, stunning little-known frescoes.. . The Campania region, far from the crowds & clich s, has one of the richest cultural heritages in Italy. Whether on the Amalfi Coast, at Pompeii, in the Cilento, at Benevento, or Caserta, or just in the area around Naples, its hidden treasures are revealed only to locals & to travellers who know how to leave the beaten path far behind. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Campania well or who would like to discover other facets of this fascinating region. ...

People have been disappearing in what the explorer Stanley called the black heart of Africa
- the impenetrable forests of northern
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The US military built a secret city under the ice sheet of Icel&, during the Cold War; in the Scotland of the 1800s Burke & Hare lurked in the Edinburgh Vaults; in Turkey the subterranean tunnels of Cappadocia housed up to 20, 000 people; the salt mine town of Wieliczka in Poland was built in the 13th century; & the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, was lost for centuries from the late 8th century. Packed with intriguing & haunting photographs this new book charts the many hidden sites of our world, from China, Russia & Poland to the mysterious underground dwellings in the cities of Canada & the USA. ...

Twelve-year-old Scarlett is the star & victim of her mum`s popular blog
- the butt of school jokes, she`s eager to stay firmly
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Let Secret Copenhagen guide you around the unusual & unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Copenhagen guide book & let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants & curious visitors alike. A riding school in a former airship hangar, giant whale bones in a parking lot, a bunker under a school, an elevator that never stops, a vast network of tunnels in the bowels of a hospital, superb secret museums, little-known architectural wonders, hidden gardens... Whether you are living in Copenhagen or just visiting, the city offers a surprising wealth of sights away from the popular tourist tracks & all the cliches. This guide book is a must for those who think they Copenhagen & for those who just wanted to explore the city from a different perspective. ...