Proud towers, picturesque market squares with magnificent town halls, dreamy tranquil canals and bridges - Flanders owes everything to the sea and trade. With its cities like Bruges, Antwerp, and Ghent, Flanders has been one of the most important centres of Western art and culture since the Middle Ages. Covering the coastline and seaside resorts, Brussels sprouts, Hop Town Popinge, almshouses, the railway station "cathedral", diamonds, windmills, chocolate and crafts, churches and ornamentation, Art Nouveau facades, colourful houses. The traces of Flemish masters such as Rubens (painter and diplomat) or Van Eyck (the Ghent polyptych altarpiece is pictured) and Klimt are as much a part of Flanders as the desire for pleasure and good food. It is no wonder then that the creative Flemings also draw comics, brew 100 different beers like Westvieteren as begun by Trappist monks, invent chocolates, cook masterfully, and of course make the best French fries. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 480pp.

Guatemala is considered the land of eternal spring. Tropical rain forests, mountainous highlands, bubbling volcanoes, black lava sand beaches, fresh fruits and strange smells - this illustrated book shows the fascinatingly colourful facets of the country and gives insights into another world. Meaning 'Land of Trees' in Toltec, the country evokes associations with tropical rainforests, mountainous highlands, bubbling volcanoes, black lava sandy beaches, the Caribbean, palm roofs, fresh fruits and strange smells, colourful self-woven textiles, indigenous people in colourful traditional costumes, lively markets, baroque colonial buildings and the enigmatic, legendary high culture of the Maya. The book covers the Western Highlands, Pacific Lowlands, Central Highlands, Izabal and El Petén. See the pastel coloured façades in Antigua around the Fuego Volcano, here pictured erupting, beautiful lakes, Iximche ruins, waterfalls, the importance of coffee and not forgetting the brightly plumed birds like the ocellated turkey. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 180pp.

Iceland's spectacular landscape is characterized by volcanism and abundance of water. Volcanoes, geysers, thermal springs, and lava fields are typical for the Nordic island state. This illustrated book shows over 350 images of glaciers, rugged peaks, weathered coastline, and Icelandic fjords. Reykjavik, the South West, South East, the Highlands, Icelandic horses, the Northern Lights Aurora Borealis, the fjords of the West and Western Iceland and of course the wildlife like puffins, horses and the extraordinary dried fish, curious churches, stunning glaciers, flowery fields, stone formations and page after page of mountains and lakes and glaciers reflected in calm waters, winding roads and green fields and the amazing molten lava of Holuhraun volcano and hot springs. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 504pp.

Snow-capped Himalayan mountains, palm-fringed sandy beaches, impenetrable tropical jungles and majestic tigers, wild elephants and brilliant birds are just some of the attractions India has to offer in over 400 photographs in this splendid volume. Covers Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with narrow roads and mountain passes at 5000m height, Himachel Pradesh, Pujab and Harana, Rajasthan, the grewt exciting city of Delhi, Agra and the Taj Mahal, Uttar Prdesh, Sikkin, Kolkata, West Bengal, Gujarat, Mumbai, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands plus culinary delights, stalls and goods, holy festivals with colourful clothing and painted faces, and street life. Besides the scenic beauty, the cultural aspects and the people make this country very special and not forgetting the Indian rat snake and holy cows and birds and wildlife. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 504pp.

Mexico stands for barren landscapes and cacti, pyramids and palm beaches, indigenous cultures and scorching sun. The country impresses with its imposing scenery, fascinating archaeological sites and picturesque colonial towns. This volume shows the variety and beauty of Mexico in over 500 stunning photographs. Highlights include Baja California, Gulf islands, Copper Canyon, Monterrey, day of the dead, Mexico City and state, Puebla and Tiaxcala, Veracruz, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Palenque and Agua Azul, plus of course Mayan culture, deserts, music, cuisine, Colonial and Modern architecture, Tequila, cars, folklore, magic villages, handicrafts and sisal. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 504pp.

Morocco, situated between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, is culturally, culinarily, and architecturally influenced by Berbers, Arabs, and Europeans. The country's diversity is reflected in the landscape of Mediterranean coastal regions in the north and west, the high mountains in the interior, and the Sahara. In over 500 photographs, this volume shows the multi-faceted landscape and oriental culture of Morocco. Covers Tanger and Tetouan, Rif Mountains and Med coast, Fes, Meknes and Middle Atlas, El Jadida and Essaouia, Rabat and Casablanca, Marrakesh, Draa, Dades and Todra Valleys, Agadir and Sous, plus Oriental style, souks, riads, Argan oil, High and Anti-Atlas. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 460pp.

Includes Braga, Vila Real, Braganca, Porto, Aveiro, Viseu, Guarda, Coimbra, Leira, Santarem, Portalegre, Lisbon, Azulejos, Setubal, Evora, Beja, Algarve, Azores and Madeira. And underwater delight to behold, port wine to imbibe and understand, traditions and gastronomy. Portugal has developed a special cultural landscape due to its location between the Atlantic Ocean and neighbouring Spain. North African, Moorish influences have shaped a special cultural landscape that combines with a multi-faceted landscape. In Portugal you will find impressive mountain ranges, dry plains, gentle hills, and rocky cliffs, blue seas and skies, beautiful beaches and coves, temples, windmills and lighthouses, rice fields at Sado river, high peaks, blue lakes, the cork oak, grand plazas and buildings and the Lusitano horse. In over 450 pictures, this volume shows Portugal's extraordinary diversity. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 468pp.

In South Africa, at the southern tip of the African continent, one finds extreme deserts in the Kalahari at the border to Namibia, subtropical forests in the southeast, but also mountain ranges like the Drakensberg parallel to the Indian Ocean. Beaches, lush vineyards, and rugged cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope mark the diversity of the country. The Kruger National Park is home to large game in the interior. Namibia, located in southwestern Africa, is characterized by the Namib Desert along the Atlantic coast. To the north is the Etosha National Park, whose salt pan attracts numerous wild animals such as rhinos and giraffes. The landscape of Botswana, a landlocked country in South Africa, is desert on the one hand and a huge river delta with seasonal flooding on the other hand, a habitat for lush vegetation and many animals. This volume presents these three states in over 500 pictures including also Skeleton Coast, Damaraland, Walvis Bay, Fish River Canyon, Okavango Delta, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Johannesburg and Pretoria, Golden Gate, Durban, Overberg, the Garden Route and vineyards of the Cape Winelands. Natural spectacles and animal world could not be more contrasting in these atmospheric images. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 504pp.

When you think of South Sea, you think of paradise. The natural beauties of Oceania's island world, scattered far across the South Pacific and divided into the cultural areas of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, are overwhelming. But besides lonely palm islands, ever-warm lagoons, and colourful coral reefs, there are also more rugged beauties such as the volcanic-islands of Marquesas, where beaches are exquisite. Includes also a volcano in Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap, Guam, Saipan, Palau, Rock Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Society Islands, Marquesas, Rarotonga and the Cook Islands, American Samoa, Tonga, Easter Island and more. Plus underwater miracles of nature, Oceanic Art, beautiful rare birds, indigenous peoples and beautiful flowers. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 468pp.

This volume illustrates the fascinating diversity and beauty of Sweden, a symbol of Scandinavian idyll, which inspires with its faun-red wooden houses surrounded by dense forests, with its quiet bays, long sandy beaches, lighthouses and windmills, colourful boathouses, the glittering sea between archipelagos, the infinite number of lakes, the lonely and wide snow landscapes, dog sleds, reindeer, and moose. And not forgetting its cuisine, birds and animals plants and the fascinating Northern Lights, Swedish Lapland, Smaland, Gotland and Oland, Stockholm and Dalarna and Samí, its castles and windmills, cathedrals, forests and ferries. Maps, stunning full page colour photos. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 456pp.