Editions Insight Guides - Guide touristique et culturel (en anglais) - The silk road (la route de la soie)
| Destination | Asie / Moyen-Orient |
|---|---|
| Pays / Région | Afghanistan, Chine, Irak, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Liban, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Turkménistan, Turquie |
| Date de publication | 1 juil. 2024 |
| Edition, collection | Insight Guides |
Un guide très plaisant à lire - en anglais - sur le patrimoine, la culture, le tourisme sur les routes de la soie. Il convient bien pour se faire une première idée des destinaitons et pour faire des choix pour un prochain voyage. Autrefois, Gallimard traduisait ces guides pour sa collection "Bibliothèque du voyageur"
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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
High-quality maps of the Silk Road – must-see places cross-referenced to colourful maps for quick orientation
Colour-coded chapters – each place chapter has its own colour assigned to aid easy navigation of this Silk Road travel guide
Striking pictures – rich, inspirational colour photography on all pages, capturing attractions, nature, people and historical features
(Source : Insight guides)
