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This new, thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt's Lebanon remains the only English-language guide dedicated to the smallest country on the Asian continent. Comprehensively updated throughout to reflect recent economic, political and social changes, it includes revised and new listings for hotels, restaurants, and what to see and do, catering for all types of travellers and budgets. Although only half the size of Wales, Lebanon offers extraordinary diversity.

Some of the world's oldest human settlements, including the Phoenician ports of Tyre and Byblos - two of Lebanon's five World Heritage sites - sit alongside modern Beirut. The absorbing capital is popular for its world-renowned cuisine, eclectic nightlife, mosaic of peoples and kaleidoscope of religions. In Lebanon's second city, Tripoli, busy medieval souks are watched over by a vast Crusader castle.

Nearby, snow-capped mountains and the lush Qadisha Valley with its snaking river and waterfalls provide entertainment for skiers and hikers (the latter also well served by the Lebanon Mountain Trail, which runs virtually the length of the country). Three hundred days of sunshine per year makes Lebanon a 'go anytime' destination, with the Mediterranean coastline particularly drawing sun-seekers and water-sports enthusiasts. Wildlife-lovers can enjoy Shouf Biosphere Reserve (with its famed cedar trees, the national emblem) and the Aammiq Wetlands, while Lebanon has become a major destination for religious tourism, and vinophiles can visit numerous Bekaa Valley wineries of international repute.

• Forfatter: Paul Doyle
• Publisert: April 2023
• Utgave: 3. utgave
• Antall sider: 376
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781784776985

This Silk Road guidebook is ideal for travellers seeking inspirational guides and planning a more extended trip. It provides interesting facts about the Silk Road's people, history and culture and detailed coverage of the best places to see. This Silk Road travel book has the style of an illustrated magazine to inspire you and give a taste of the Silk Road.

The book is printed on paper from responsible sources, and verified to meet FSC's strict environmental and social standards.

This Silk Road guidebook covers: China (Shaanxi, Ginsu, Xinjiang), Central Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan), Western Asia (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey).

In this Silk Road travel guidebook, you will find:

• Unique essays - country history and culture, and modern-day life, people and politics
• Silk Road highlights - Mingsha Shan and Crescent Moon Lake; Heavenly Lake Tianchi; Flaming Mountains near Turpan, China; Lake Karakul; Tajikistan's Pamir Highway; Hunza Valley, Pakistan; Tehran Bazaar; Sunday Market Kashgar; Peshawar, Pakistan; Isfahan architecture; Xi'an city; Samarkand; Istanbul
• Practical travel information - getting there and around, budgeting, eating out, shopping, public holidays, information for LGBTQ+ travellers and more
• When to go to the Silk Road - high season, low season, climate information and festivals
• Insider recommendations - tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots
• Main attractions & curated places - narrative descriptions of where to go and what to see, covered geographically
• Tips and facts - interesting facts about the Silk Road and useful insider tips
   
• Publisert: Juli 2024
  
• Utgave: 4. utgave
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781839054280

Lebanon at 1:200,000, plus a street plan of Beirut, on an indexed, waterproof and tear-resistant road map with topographic and tourist information. The map, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project is double-sided and has a road map of Lebanon on one side, with half of the reverse side covered by the street plan of Beirut and the remainder containing an index for the road map.

Clear topographic base has altitude colouring with contours, spot heights, and names of mountain ranges. Seasonal rivers and lakes, springs and hot springs are marked. Protected areas and cedar forests are highlighted. Road network includes selected local tracks, gives driving distances on many secondary routes, and shows locations of border crossings. Railway lines, local airfields and oil or gas pipelines are also marked. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces. Names of main towns are also shown in Arabic, with all other place names only in Latin alphabet.

Symbols highlight various places of interest, including UNESCO world heritage sites, archaeological remains, churches, castles, etc. Campsites and locations with hotel accommodations are indicated. The map has a grid with latitude and longitude at intervals of 10’, and an extensive index of localities. Coverage includes Damascus and the northern part of the Golan Heights (pre-1967 boundaries but with the UNDOF Zone). Map legend includes English.

Half of the reverse side is taken by a clear, easy-to-read street plan of Beirut, annotated with various facilities and places of interest, including selected hotels, banks, embassies, etc. The plan is not indexed.

• Publisert: 2019
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:200 000

ITM har kart over hele verden og de spesialiserer seg på land litt utenfor allfarvei. Beliggenheten til landets nasjonalparker, historiske monumenter, de viktigste veiene o.L. Finner du inkludert i kartene. Samtlige landkart har ofte et bykart over hovedstaden.

Fra ITM: Lebanon has had a rather troubled political history over the past fifty years, but is a lovely country to visit. Tripoli, for example, is fascinating to explore The Crusader citadel (circa 1100AD) can be toured, and the Great Mosque is well worth a visit. Baalbek used to be known as Heliopolis, two thousand years ago, when it was the most important Greek, then Roman, city in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is still the most complete Roman city in the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Byblos has been occupied for 7,000 years. The Cedars of God are over 1,500 years old. Tyre dates back to 3,000BC. Sidon is a former Silk Road trading post. Beirut is one of the oldest cities in the world. This is why people want to visit Lebanon. Our map shows the country on one side, with ample text blocks to entice the reader, and Beirut on the other side. Truly an amazing country!

Publisert år: 2019
Innbinding: falset
Material: papir
Målestokk: 1:190,000 / Beirut: 1:8,300