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In Rome, bestselling author and Vatican expert Andreas Englisch, who has lived in the Eternal City for three decades, invites readers on a journey of discovery. He offers fresh perspectives on seemingly well-known sights, looks backward and forward through Roman history, and reveals surprising secrets about the famous landmarks of the Tiber city.

The Mediterranean is one of the great wellsprings of human civilization. Central to the region’s history are the splendorous cities that flowered around the region—bases of power that saw innovation, commerce, expansion, and the building of great empires. Many of these cities have become icons of the ancient world, and exemplars of the cultures, conquests, and ways of life that have built western civilization.

Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city’s remote and forgotten...

Empezando en la Catedral de San Pablo, visite las obras de dos arquitectos, Sir Christopher Wren del siglo XVII y Sir Norman Foster del siglo XXI.Visite el recientemente restaurado Temple Bar, los monumentos del jardín de la iglesia de San Pablo, la iglesia de Santa María Le Bow, la romana Watling Street y el Templo de Mithras. Visite el Banco de Inglaterra y su museo, el Royal Exchange, la torre de Swiss Re y el interior del edificio Lloyd's de Londres.

“One lifetime is not enough for Rome,” the famous saying goes, and anyone who’s ever been there knows these words to be true. In City of the Soul, William Murray begins to show us why. Growing up in Rome and spending much of his life in the city, William Murray is an expert guide as he...

“One lifetime is not enough for Rome,” the famous saying goes, and anyone who’s ever been there knows these words to be true. In City of the Soul, William Murray begins to show us why. Growing up in Rome and spending much of his life in the city, William Murray is an expert guide as he...

Empezando en la Catedral de San Pablo, visite las obras de dos arquitectos, Sir Christopher Wren del siglo XVII y Sir Norman Foster del siglo XXI. Visite el recientemente restaurado Temple Bar, los monumentos del jardín de la iglesia de San Pablo, la iglesia de Santa María Le Bow, la romana Watling Street y el Templo de Mithras. Visite también el Banco de Inglaterra y su museo, el Royal Exchange, la torre de Swiss Re y el interior del edificio Lloyd's de Londres.

Any travel guide to Rome will urge visitors to go the Colosseum, but none answers a simple question: Why is it called the Colosseum? The History of Rome in 12 Buildings: A Travel Companion to the Hidden Secrets of the Eternal City is compelling, concise, and fun, and takes you behind the iconic buildings to reveal the hidden stories of the people that forged the Roman Empire.

Este Audiotour te entrega el mismo servicio de un guía de turismo pero en formato audio, narrándote historias fascinantes sobre la ciudad, sus lugares y sus personajes. Pone Play en tu reproductor y disfruta mientras caminas. El aspecto urbano de Hamburgo está marcado por las torres de sus iglesias, y puedes descubrir la historia de la ciudad, en cada una de ellas. O también puedes conocer el lado sofisticado y elegante, en Jungfernstieg, a orillas del Alster.

There are many ways to visit a city, and Florence, owing to its artistic richness, can be visited in many alternative tours. But surely one of the most interesting is represented by a stroll which, following Dante’s steps, leads us to see those religious and civic buildings, those private and public houses that form his city - the Florence that he so much loved and hated. What could be more fascinating than strolling in the ancient streets following the steps of its most famous citizen?

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind audio experience: discover Venice through intimate, guided audio walking tours of the city's most historic and enchanting quarters. There are four guided tours for you to listen to as you walk through Venice, plus essential Italian words and phrases that every traveler wants to know.

In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Lawrence Keefe talks us through over 100 amazing facts about the sovereign state, covering subjects such as the Sistine Chapel, other well-known landmarks, the Swiss Guards and much more - including information about some rather interesting individuals who have held the exalted position of Pope. So whether you’re looking to visit or are just interested to learn more about this amazing enclave, this is the perfect audiobook for you.

Dos ciudades en una, o al menos lo fueron durante siglos: la boscosa Buda, que desde su castillo sobre las colinas atesora las mejores vistas de, al otro lado del Danubio, el aún más monumental barrio de Pest. Algo de dual tiene también su espíritu. En Navidad, a su porte imperial se suman los mercadillos pero también las fiestas de luces láser en alguno de sus balnearios centenarios.

Las Palmas De Gran Canaria - the metropolis of the Canary Archipelago. A city with several faces, in the middle of the Atlantic. With a romantic old town, a harbor district and an endless beach with a promenade. The pulsating life of Las Palmas contrasts with the quiet and rural island. Plaza Santa Ana, lined with palm trees, is the focal point of Vegueta, where spiritual and secular power has lived since the Conquista. The square dominates the Santa Ana Cathedral, named after the patron saint of the Spanish conquistadors, an imposing magnificent building made of brown natural stone.

Islas Canarias, the islands of the dragon tree and happiness on the edge of the world, washed by the Atlantic. Lanzarote is the fourth largest island. A bitter beauty, born of fire and water, a paradise on the volcano. At the southern end is Playa Blanca, once a fishing village, now a port for ferries and yachts. Fuerteventura is the second largest island in the Canary Archipelago. In the far north is the island of Corralejo, which developed into a ferry port and within a few decades into a lively resort.