Full Description
Discover the destinations that have inspired the world's greatest art, cinema, food, novels and music.
Pure armchair travel, this book is for anyone with a sense of wanderlust and curiosity: immerse yourself in 100 places that have inspired a remarkable cultural environment.
In Paris, visit the labyrinth streets of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables and the charming streets of Montmartre, the backdrop of Amélie; in New York visit Brooklyn, home of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and Jean-Michel Basquiat's stomping ground round the East Village.
Split by continent, and with fascinating text and charming hand-drawn illustrations for each entry, this is the ultimate atlas of 100 cultural places every armchair traveler needs to know about.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: EUROPE
ST IVES, ENGLAND - ARTISTIC
ROME, ITALY - CINEMATIC
MARSEILLE, FRANCE - FOODIE
DUBLIN, IRELAND - LITERARY
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MUSICAL
CASCAIS & ESTORIL, PORTUGAL - ARTISTIC
VENICE, ITALY - FOODIE
ELBE SANDSTONE MOUNTAINS, GERMANY - ARTISTIC
OOSTDUINKERKE, BELGIUM - FOODIE
CATALONIA, SPAIN - ARTISTIC
GÖRLITZ, GERMANY - CINEMATIC
LYON, FRANCE - FOODIE
LA MANCHA, SPAIN - LITERARY
REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND - MUSICAL
DELFT, NETHERLANDS - ARTISTIC
BOLOGNA, ITALY - FOODIE
BATH, ENGLAND - LITERARY
GUERNICA, SPAIN - ARTISTIC
NORDLAND, NORWAY - LITERARY
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - FOODIE
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - LITERARY
LAKE ATTERSEE, AUSTRIA - ARTISTIC
BELCHITE & THE SIERRA DE GUADARRAMA,,SPAIN - CINEMATIC
PARIS, FRANCE - LITERARY
NUREMBERG, GERMANY - FOODIE
LONDON, ENGLAND - CINEMATIC
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - ARTISTIC
GALWAY, IRELAND - MUSICAL
FÅRÖ, SWEDEN - CINEMATIC
VENICE, ITALY - ARTISTIC
YORKSHIRE MOORS, ENGLAND - LITERARY
LISBON, PORTUGAL - FOODIE
BERN, SWITZERLAND - ARTISTIC
SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - CINEMATIC
BERLIN, GERMANY - LITERARY
WELLS, ENGLAND - CINEMATIC
VIENNA, AUSTRIA - MUSICAL
TUSHETI, GEORGIA - FOODIE
OSLO, NORWAY - ARTISTIC
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - LITERARY
LAKE MÄLAREN, SWEDEN - ARTISTIC
KRAKÓW, POLAND - FOODIE
ANDALUCÍA, SPAIN - MUSICAL
LONDON, ENGLAND - LITERARY
ARLES, FRANCE - ARTISTIC
MONTMARTE, FRANCE - CINEMATIC
LONDON, ENGLAND - ARTISTIC
NAPLES, ITALY - LITERARY
VALENCIA, SPAIN - FOODIE
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY, SCOTLAND - CINEMATIC
GIVERNY, FRANCE - ARTISTIC
BRUGES, BELGIUM - CINEMATIC
FLORENCE, ITALY - ARTISTIC
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - FOODIE
EAST BERGHOLT, ENGLAND - ARTISTIC
PART TWO: NORTH AMERICA
MONTEREY, USA - LITERARY
JAMAICA - CINEMATIC
BROOKLYN, USA - CINEMATIC
NEW MEXICO, USA - ARTISTIC
MONTRÉAL, CANADA - FOODIE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER, USA - LITERARY
NEW YORK, USA - ARTISTIC
CUBA - MUSICAL
PHILADELPHIA, USA - CINEMATIC
NEW ORLEANS, USA - FOODIE
NEW YORK, USA - LITERARY
ALBERTA, CANADA - CINEMATIC
MONROEVILLE, USA - LITERARY
DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK, USA - CINEMATIC
COYOACÁN, MEXICO - ARTISTIC
MEMPHIS, USA - MUSICAL
PART THREE: SOUTH AMERICA
CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA - LITERARY
LIMA, PERU - FOODIE
SALVADOR, BRAZIL - MUSICAL
LA PAMPA, ARGENTINA - FOODIE
CHILE - LITERARY
CUSCO & MACHU PICCHU, PERU - CINEMATIC
PART FOUR: ASIA
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - LITERARY
JEONJU, SOUTH KOREA - FOODIE
TOKYO, JAPAN - CINEMATIC
KERALA, INDIA - LITERARY
SICHUAN, CHINA - FOODIE
MOUNT FUJI, JAPAN - ARTISTIC
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MUSICAL
HONG KONG, CHINA - CINEMATIC
UDUPI, INDIA - FOODIE
SAIGON (HO CHI MINH CITY), VIETNAM - LITERARY
OSAKA, JAPAN - FOODIE
MUMBAI, INDIA - CINEMATIC
PART FIVE: AUSTRALASIA
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FOODIE
KAREKARE BEACH, NEW ZEALAND - CINEMATIC
TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA - ARTISTIC
HANGING ROCK, AUSTRALIA - LITERARY
OUTBACK, AUSTRALIA - CINEMATIC
PART SIX: AFRICA
TANGIER, MOROCCO - ARTISTIC
SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - LITERARY
MATMATA & TOZEUR, TUNISIA - CINEMATIC
DAKAR, SENEGAL - MUSICAL
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO - FOODIE
PART SEVEN: MIDDLE EAST
CAIRO, EGYPT - LITERARY
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - FOODIE
WADI RUM, JORDAN - CINEMATIC
INDEX
AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR BIOGRAPHIES
