Switzerland / Adriana Czupryn, Malgorzata Omilanowska, Ulrich Schwendimann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Czupryn, Adriana.

Contributor:

Omilanowska, Małgorzata.

Schwendimann, Ulrich.

Nick Malgieri Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Eyewitness travel guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Switzerland--Guidebooks.

Switzerland.

Local Subjects:

Switzerland--Guidebooks.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Penn Provenance:

Malgieri, Nick (donor) (inscription) (Malgieri Collection copy)

Raymond, Carl (autograph) (Malgieri Collection copy)

Physical Description:

324 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

[First American edition].

Manufacture:

China : Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd.

Other Title:

Switzerland : alpine villages, mountains, restaurants, skiing, lakes, churches

Place of Publication:

[London] : [Dorling Kindersley] ; [New York]: [DK Publishing, Inc.], [2005.]

Summary:

This winter wonderland offers everything from magnificent mountain scenery, alpine villages, and ski resorts, to chocolate and cuckoo clocks. Whether travelers prefer to hurtle down the Cresta Run on a tearaway luge or rest and reenergize themselves at a luxury spa, this is the only guide they will need.

Contents:

Introducing Switzerland: Putting Switzerland on the map; A portrait of Switzerland; Switzerland through the year; The history of Switzerland

Switzerland Region by Region: Switzerland at a glance; Bern; Mittelland, Bernese Oberland and Valais; Geneva; Western Switzerland; Northern Switzerland; Zürich; Eastern Switzerland and Graubünden; Central Switzerland and Ticino

Traveller's Needs: Where to stay; Where to eat; Sport and outdoor activities

Survival Guide: Practical information; Travel information.

Notes:

"Cartographers: Magdalena Polak, Olaf Rodowald ... Translator Magda Hannay."

"Over 900 photographs, illustrations, and maps. Cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights. 3-D aerial views of Switzerland's most fascinating cities. Where to eat, where to stay, and how to get around."--Back cover.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Nick Malgieri Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Nick Malgieri.

Malgieri Collection copy has inscribed card (Hi Nick - Great to see you yesterday! As promised, here is a copy of EW Switzerland. All best) from Carl Raymond of DK Publishing laid in.

ISBN:

0756605296

9780756605292

1405302925

9781405302920

OCLC:

57361923