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The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress. Exploring galleries, basements, rooftops, and gardens, Sciolino demystifies the Louvre, introducing us to her favorite artworks, both legendary and overlooked, and to the people who are the museum's lifeblood.

For more than half a century, a shared love of canals and narrowboats has been inseparable from the marriage of Timothy West and Prunella Scales. The two iconic actors have spent many of the happiest days of their life together enjoying the calming pleasures of watching land and nature unfold before them at four miles an hour.

In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become theater, plating has become art and ubiquitous Instagram content. It explores the meaning we find in good food and warm hospitality. It shows why the restaurant offers unique opportunities to change the quality of our engagement with others and to create shared meaning across the table.

Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art: a salty coil of rocks, 400 stainless steel poles, a gash in a mesa, four concrete tubes, and military sheds filled with cubes. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, disorientation, and heat exhaustion. Spiral Jetta is a chronicle of this journey.

Accompany us on an audio journey through Greece, the home of the ancient gods, the birthplace of democracy and great philosophers with its many islands in the deep blue sea. Athens looks back on 3,500 years of history. The lively city in the midst of historical surroundings has numerous ancient treasures and excavations to offer in addition to the Acropolis. Small islands on which time only plays a subordinate role, culture, history and lots of sunshine - a varied audio journey.

An unforgettable journey through the grandiose natural landscape of the Rocky Mountains, across Canada from the Atlantic east coast to the Pacific beach. You will experience the mighty water masses of Niagara Falls, the luxury train "The Canadian" and multicultural cities. Halifax, Ville de Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Niagara Falls, The Canadian, Canadian Rockies and Vancouver.

A journey through the unique land of the Maya and Aztecs. Accompanied by a speaker, begin your journey in Mexico City. The vibrant metropolis with numerous monuments, such as the Templo Mayor, is the starting point of the 7-day trip. Mexico City, Xochimilco, Acapulco, Palenque, Agua Azul, Uxmal, Merida, Chichén Itzá, Tulum, Cancun, Chapala, Tonala, Tequilla and Copper Canyon.

Along the coast via Albufeira and Lagos, the journey goes inland to Al Jezur. In Lisbon, explore the narrow streets of the city with the 'Electricos' and visit the "Torre De Belem". The Portuguese kings spent the summers in Sintra, in their residences surrounded by gardens full of flowers. The Mosteiro de Batalha and the Convento de Christo, the castle of the Knights Templar are on your route north, the "cradle of the country". The old town of Porto is a World Heritage Site.

Romantic port cities, old treasures and legends and Greek hospitality: What could be better? Crete is an island of light, the 'cradle of Zeus', with sun-kissed beaches, pretty villages and majestic mountains. No wonder even the gods felt particularly comfortable in this corner of Greece.

The image of the rolling hills is inextricably linked to Tuscany. Join us on a journey of discovery, charming cities invite you to take a stroll through history. Florence, Prato, Montecatini, Collodi, Lucca, Pisa, San Miniato, Vinci, Certaldo, Siena, Pienza and Montepulciano.

Armenia lies between Asia Minor and the Caucasus. A small country surrounded by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran. The first country in the world to adopt primitive Christianity in 301. Armenia has been inhabited for thousands of years and historical sites are evidence of high culture. The "Land of the Cross Stones" and the Armenian Church, the fascinating culture between Europe and Asia and between Christianity and Islam.

La storia della Contessa Matilde e del suo territorio: La Storia, I Canossa (le origini, la famiglia, i possedimenti), I personaggi, Matilde di Canossa, Enrico IV, Gregorio VII, I castelli, Il sistema fortificato canossano, Le Pievi, La direttrice matildica, Il Circuito dei Castelli matildici e delle corti reggiane, L'attualità di Canossa, L'artigianato artistico: l'ars canusina, I prodotti enogastronomici e Le strade dei vini e dei sapori.

If you would like to hear about the extremely rich history of Venice, and you find it hard to imagine the influence Venice underwent and absorbed for centuries, you can just listen to our audioguide, about the magnificent Saint Mark's Basilica - the symbol of the people and culture. The audioguide describes the unique history of Saint Mark's Basilica, made evident by the architecture and decorations, with elements of different styles. The audioguide has been made by professionals in the field of history and art.

The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the cathedral. The island of Torcello, populated since Roman times, sheltered the population from the mainland, during the Gothic invasion period. The basilica of Santa Maria Assunta was built in 639. The fulcro of the cathedral are the magnificent mosaics, executed by local and Byzantine workers. The audioguide has been made by professionals in the field of history and art.

The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the cathedral. The island of Torcello, populated since Roman times, sheltered the population from the mainland, during the Gothic invasion period. The basilica of Santa Maria Assunta was built in 639. The fulcro of the cathedral are the magnificent mosaics, executed by local and Byzantine workers.

Consigned to history, thanks to the famous defeat Emperor Otto II's troops suffered, at the hands of the Arabs, in 982 the city of Stilo, whose name derives from the Greek "stulos", has its origins in Caulonia, an ancient Greek colony. The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the Cattolica di Stilo, a unique historic place in the city. It is believed its design and construction took place prior to 1071.

Consigned to history, thanks to the famous defeat Emperor Otto II's troops suffered, at the hands of the Arabs, in 982 the city of Stilo, whose name derives from the Greek "stulos", has its origins in Caulonia, an ancient Greek colony. The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the Cattolica di Stilo, a unique historic place in the city. It is believed its design and construction took place prior to 1071.

The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the triumphal arch of Constantine, in Rome, between the Colosseum and the Palatine, and was made by the founder of Constantinople. The three-hole arc was built in the years 312-315 to celebrate Constantine's victory over Massenzio, in the battle fought at Milvio bridge.

The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the triumphal arch of Constantine, in Rome, between the Colosseum and the Palatine, and was made by the founder of Constantinople. The three-hole arc was built in the years 312-315 to celebrate Constantine's victory over Massenzio, in the battle fought at Milvio bridge.

The first mention of the name Lison is from 996. Lison is a small fraction of the town of Portogruaro, in the province of Venice. The church was built in 1566. It was consecrated on June 24, 1565. There are invaluable historical artifacts: three marble arches with Greek epigraphs. The arches were made in Constantinople, between the 5th and the 6th centuries. The audio guide was made by experts in the field of history and art.