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Let Secret Prague guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Prague guide book and let local expert Martin Stejskal, share these well-hidden treasures of an amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.

The places included in this guide are unusual and unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track. Inside Secret Prague: A totally overlooked Art Nouveau masterpiece, secrets of the castle alchemists, the message in the hidden palindrome on Charles Bridge, the Kabbalistic mysteries of the Jewish ghetto, a thief 's shrivelled forearm hanging in a church, a statue revealing its intestines, the largest wind tunnel in the Czech Republic, a fragment of the Great Pyramid of Cheops in a pet cemetery, a clock that runs backwards, a house/museum painted blue to meet the needs of the partially blind musician owner ... Unmissable for lovers of architecture, from Baroque to Art Nouveau via Cubism, and the European capital of alchemy and esotericism in the 17th century, Prague offers a myriad of little-known marvels.

forfattere: M. Stejskal
Publisert måned: Okt.
Publisert år: 2023
Utgave: 3.Utg
Sider nr: 256

Let Secret Tokyo guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. A building that acts as a giant firewall, a secret city centre canyon, a statue that cures warts, ultra-modern designer toilets, an extraordinary tree that helps you quit smoking, an electronic sunflower, a spectacular modern temple hidden in the heart of Shinjuku, a street that gives Tokyo taxi drivers nightmares, a massive building that looks like a warship, forgotten rivers.

Far from the crowds and the usual cliches, Tokyo swings between modernity and tradition, preservation of its heritage, sophisticated aestheticism and eccentricity, offering countless off beat experiences. The Japanese capital is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track.

• Publisert: Oktober 2023
• Antall sider: 304
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9782361954185

A guide to Amsterdam - exceptional experiences, passionate authors, a new approach to the art of travelling. Sneak into the Westerpark community gardens, taste the best appeltaart in the Jordaan district, sleep amid the canals, eat herring at the water's edge, go bargain hunting at Europe's largest flea market, enjoy craft beer in the shadow of a windmill, take a dip in the Amstel, or put down your bags in a green oasis ... Soul of Amsterdam was written by journalist and trendspotter Benoit Zante, who explored his adopted city at length to discover the multiple facets of this capital at the heart of Europe that is capable of reinventing itself and surprising us.

You've seen the Rijksmuseum and explored the canals, what next? If we really want to experience the true essence of Amsterdam today, where do we go? Soul of Amsterdam is your guide to the best of what this city really is right now - and how it's evolving. Celebrating both the old and the new, we'll meet the guardians of the city's authentic heritage and talk with the bright young things who are building its future, we'll eat at hidden restaurants and explore the city's long-forgotten corners. Join us as we experience the soul of Amsterdam together.

Each guide in the "Soul of" collection includes: - the 30 best experiences a city has to offer - interviews with those who give the city its spirit- original illustrations that capture the city's soulDon't miss - Hidden inside these guides, you will always find a very secret location, carefully selected, waiting to be discovered. Are you up for a challenge?

Publisert år: 2023
Utgave: 1.utg
Sider nr: 128

A guide to Athens - exceptional experiences, passionate authors, a new approach to the art of travelling. Cinema under the stars, the secrets of contemporary Greek cuisine, Athens’ most agreeable goats, a chemistry set that produces the finest wine in Greece, fish that will send you to heaven, outlaw folk music amongst the chickens, dining, and a show on the legendary Orient Express, ancient but chic Greek sandals, a charmingly chaotic community art center, the most idyllic island escapes, an urban oasis for artists and skaters, a decadent Nouvelle Vague drinking hole, the finest Greek art collection that most Athenians have never seen…Soul of Athens was written by Alex King, who explored his adopted city at length to discover the multiple facets of this capital at the heart of Europe that is capable of reinventing itself and surprising us. If we really want to experience the true essence of Athens today, where do we go? Soul of Athens is your guide to the best of what this city really is right now – and how it’s evolving. Celebrating both the old and the new, we’ll meet the guardians of the city’s authentic heritage and talk with the bright young things who are building its future, we’ll eat at hidden restaurants and explore the city’s long-forgotten corners.

• Publisert: Nov. 2024
• Antall sider: 128
• Språk: Engelsk
• Innbinding: Heftet
• ISBN: 9782361958428

A guide to Barcelona - exceptional experiences, passionate authors, a new approach to the art of travelling. Groove to jazz on Gaudi’s rooftops, taste tapas prepared by a grandmother who is inspiring all the young Spanish chefs, discover how to get to secret beach, sink your teeth into the ultimate churros, take a hot bath at a spa beneath the city…

Soul of Barcelona is written by Vincent Moustache and Fany Péchiodat, founder of My Little Paris, the influential newsletter-cum-lifestyle brand. You've seen Gaudi's cathedral and strolled along Las Ramblas so what's next? If you really want to experience the true essence of Barcelona today, where do you go? Soul of Barcelona is your guide to the best of what this city really is right now – and how it’s evolving. Celebrating both the old and the new, we’ll meet the guardians of the city’s authentic heritage and talk with the bright young things who are building its future, we’ll eat at hidden restaurants and explore the city’s long-forgotten corners.

• Publisert: 2024
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9782361957322

A guide to Lisbon - exceptional experiences, passionate authors, a new approach to the art of travelling. Drink a cocktail that takes you back in time, slip into a pocket-sized bookstore, unlock the secrets of bacalhau, run with the clouds, make a stopover in the tropics, track down the restaurant whose address we won’t tell you, clink glasses with an old-timer, awaken your inner ceramics-maker, scuffle with a spider crab, infiltrate the secret hide-away of the city’s fado singers, bite into an elephant-ear cookie made to linger in your memory forever …Soul of Lisbon is written by Lauriane Gepner, journalist and traveller, and Fany Péchiodat, founder of My Little Paris, the influential newsletter-cum-lifestyle brand. You've seen Castelo de Sao Jorge, wandered through the medieval streets and ridden a tram, what next? If we really want to experience the true essence of Lisbon today, where do we go? Soul of Lisbon is your guide to the best of what this city really is right now – and how it’s evolving. Celebrating both the old and the new, we’ll meet the guardians of the city’s authentic heritage and talk with the bright young things who are building its future, we’ll eat at hidden restaurants and explore the city’s long-forgotten corners.

Publisert måned: Jun
Publisert år: 2024
Utgave: 2.utg
Sider nr: 128

Soul of Marrakesh guide is a new approach to the art of travelling that consists of vagabonding around, chance encounters, and unforgettable experiences. Yves St Laurent’s private library, the best orange juice in the legendary Jamaa el-Fna square, the most beautiful riads and the best restaurants far from the tourist crowds, the search of the perfect carpet, a night in a tent in the desert, a secret museum where everything is for sale …?Soul of Marrakesh guide will unlock the hidden doors of this fascinating city, capture its essence and delve into every last nook and cranny to uncover its soul. Don’t miss - Hidden inside these guides, you will always find a very secret location, carefully selected, waiting to be discovered.

• Publisert: Oktober 2022
• Antall sider: 128
• Språk: Engelsk
• Innbinding: Heftet
• ISBN: 9782361954659

"We tried 1,000 places. And included only the 30 best. 30 unforgettable experiences that capture the soul of New York."

Every guide in the "Soul of" collection includes:

• The 30 best experiences a city has to offer
• Interviews with those who give the city its spirit
• Illustrations that capture the city's soul

• Publisert: Oktober 2021
• Antall sider: 144
• Språk: Engelsk
• Innbinding: Heftet
• ISBN: 9782361953911

Discover the finest unusual hotels from around the world in this exceptional photographic guide. Have you ever slept in the cockpit of an old plane or in a train stationed on a bridge? How about spending the night in a see-through capsule stuck on the edge of a cliff, in a secret contemporary work of art, in an old church, or in a house sitting atop a water tower? Would you like to treat yourself to a night in an igloo, in a circus, in a futuristic tree house, in an underwater bedroom or at an open-air suite?

Sometimes, hotels can be destinations in their own right. We took an immense pleasure in discovering and testing more than 50 unique hotels in some 30 different countries around the world, so that you can enjoy holidays that truly stand out of the ordinary.

• Publisert: Oktober 2023
• Antall sider: 190
  
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Språk: Engelsk
  
• ISBN: 9782361956745