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This introduction to Israel presents the young nation s complex history, unique cultures, and stirring landscape. Photographs convey the incongruous juxtapositions that exist throughout Israel: the ancient city of Hebron and the modern skyline of Tel Aviv, the mosques and the Wailing Wall, and many others."
Travel to Spain, and discover its unique contrasts of heritage and history, culture and architecture, land and sea. The glorious towns and cities where Europe meets Moorish, ancient meets modern. This full colour book is a record of a cultural tour of Spain, witnessing the traditional sports and customs, the street carnivals and dancing, the people at work and at play. It is also a geographical record of Spain's imposing landscape: the mountains, coastlines and islands. * The legacy of history * The passionate people * Land of contrasts * * The Countries of the World series brings together top travel writing and beautiful photographs from the four corners of the Earth. Each volume is a snapshot of the country, its landscape, its culture, its people, its architecture and heritage: a wide angle view from a window on ancient customs and modern street life, the unexpected weave of landscape and legends.
Beautiful, elegant Italy is the land of design and fashion, a very special tourist destination, emulating the Grand Tour of the 19th century. The spectacular ruins of Roman and Greek civilisation, the sumptuous artistic splendours of the renaissance palaces and baroque churches, the impressive mountain scenery of the Alps, the reflections on the Mediterranean beaches, are all to be enjoyed. Italy is a mixture of modern cities and stunning rural landscapes, avant-garde technology and rich, genuine folklore, the heir to traditions handed down through centuries of culture.