Description
| Product ID: | 9781426218439 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | HK |
| Title: | Timeless Journeys: Travels to the World's Legendary Places |
| Authors: | Author: National Geographic |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Photographs: collections, Photographs: collections, Travel writing, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, Travel writing, Places & peoples: general & pictorial works |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From Machu Picchu to the Pyramids of Giza and beyond, this travel-lover's delight takes readers on a breathtaking visual journey to the world's most historic wonderlands. Pack your bags for an extraordinary adventure with National Geographic to the places that have captivated our imaginations for centuries. In this visually stunning volume, the world's leading authority on cultural travel and history showcases fifty bucket-list-ready destinations on every continent, from Easter Island's haunting stone moai to Kyoto's breathtaking temples. Vintage photographs from the National Geographic archives tell the backstory of the discovery and earliest visitors to places like Machu Picchu, Pompeii, Egypt's Great Pyramids, and more, while showstopping contemporary photographs bring them to life in exquisite detail. Full-spread features on lesser known and less visited sites, such as Pompeii's better-preserved sister city Herculaneum, offer readers extraordinary opportunities to deepen their travel experience and discover places where the past can truly come to life. |
| Imprint Name: | National Geographic Society |
| Publisher Name: | National Geographic Society |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-10-24 |
