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04/12/2008The Europe Book

The Europe Book This new Lonely Planet publication, with its exhaustive coverage, plentiful data, graphics and beautiful photographs is a journey through every country on the continent of Europe.

The Europe Book begins with a short introductory history of Europe followed by a timeline of the history, a map of Europe and statistical in formation about the continent. 

The overview of the continent closes with a section on great journeys which you can make across the continent – should you have the whim, time and means.
 
A few examples of the journeys listed are  Pilgrims’ Progress, Nostalgia on the Orient Express, Float the Adriatic, Aegean and Black Seas. 

Europe is a continent of great diversity, which boasts both the smallest and the largest countries in the world. All the countries have been grouped according to their geographical position, which is helpful for route-planning.
 
Country by country, the glossy guide offers exhaustive yet comprehensive data on landscape, history, people, the market place, trademarks, the urban scene, natural beauty, traditions, cuisine, myths and legends, top festivals and essential experiences.  Living up to its coffee-table status, this data is accompanied by atmospheric photographs. 

Following the sections on every European country are themed essays, beginning with the outrageous landmarks of Europe and moving onto Europe’s unrecognised nations. The section on New Europe presents the European Union with data and commentary on its growing pains. The six revolutionary ideas that changed the history of Europe are an enlightening bonus. 

If you want to know about Europe in all its aspects – the geography, history and politics of it – then this is the book for you. Attention! You could get lost among the pages as the countries are not listed alphabetically but according to their position on the map of Europe. The contents page and detailed index will keep you right.

The price, at EUR 33.95, seems right for the pleasure you’ll get out of this book; whether planning your next holiday, regenerating fond memories of past holidays or simply passing an afternoon updating your knowledge or learning something new about the geography and history of Europe and the Europeans.


The Europe book, published as part of the Lonely Planet’s Continent Series in September 2008, follows on the heels of the Africa/ Asia Book.  Imported to the Netherlands and Belgium by Nilsson & Lamm, The Europe Book is available in bookshops and travel agencies across both countries.
 
 
Photo credit: Lonely Planet; Akk Rus  


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