Showing results for "Cities of Europe" in Politics & Social Sciences

Turkey's greatest living novelist guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets, and waterways of Istanbul - the city of his birth and the home of his imagination.

Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War—some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the stories they tell about places, peoples, and nations are selective. They are never the whole story. Exploring seven old towns, from Frankfurt and Prague to Vilnius in Lithuania, Marek Kohn examines how they have been used since the Second World War to conceal political tensions and reinforce certain versions of history.

Throughout the Second World War, Lisbon was at the very center of the world’s attention and was the only European city in which both the Allies and the Axis powers openly operated. Portugal was frantically trying to hold on to its self-proclaimed wartime neutrality but in reality was increasingly caught in the middle of the economic, and naval, wars between the Allies and the Nazis. The story is not, however, a conventional tale of World War II in that barely a shot was fired or a bomb dropped. Instead, it is a gripping tale of intrigue, betrayal, opportunism, and double-dealing....

Lyt til podcasts på dine rejser rundt i Europa. Velkommen til en rejsepodcastserie, der primært fokuserer på at levere inspiration, så du får lyst til at udforske dele af Europa på egen hånd. Dette kan være i form af weekendture, storbyferier og ferier. Hvis du leder efter perfekte ideer til en forfriskende forandring fra det velkendte landskab, så tag med os på denne rejse gennem Europas lande til spændende hovedstæder og til mange fascinerende storbyer og forskellige destinationer. Med andre ord fører den aktuelle rejsepodcast til steder med deres egen spændende historie at ...

Listening to podcasts on your trips around Europe. Welcome to this travel podcast series that primarily focuses on inspiring you to want to explore parts of Europe on your own. This can be in the form of City Breaks, weekend getaways, and holidays. If you are looking for perfect ideas for a refreshing change from the familiar landscape, join us on this journey through the countries of Europe to exciting capitals and many fascinating cities and different destinations. In other words, the current travel podcast leads to places with their own compelling stories to share and experiences. ...

When Ben Coates injures his leg and needs to rebuild his strength by walking, he finds himself presented with an exciting opportunity: to rediscover the city he has been working in for over a decade, at a slower pace. He devises ten walks, each demonstrating a different chapter of Amsterdam's history, from its humble beginnings in the early 1200s as a small fishing community through two Golden Ages, fueled by the growth of the Dutch colonial empire, two world wars, and countless reinventions.

London. A city apart. Inimitable. Or so it once seemed. Spiralling from the outer limits of the Overground to the pinnacle of the Shard, Iain Sinclair encounters a metropolis stretched beyond recognition. The vestiges of secret tunnels, the ghosts of saints and lost poets lie buried by developments, the cycling revolution and Brexit. An electrifying final odyssey, The Last London is an unforgettable vision of the Big Smoke before it disappears into the air of memory.