Julius Mertens

192 pages

170 x 255 mm

app. 200 images 2c

The Baltic ports are increasingly becoming one of the top cruise liner destinations. Take shore leave with eminent writers and enjoy their descriptions and the captivating photographs of the region.

»Ports of the Baltic Sea« takes us to the region’s 25 most important ports and recounts their history from the times of the Hanseatic League to the present day. But this is no ordinary travel guide. This diverse book also includes insider accounts from writers who have lived in these places or written about them. Journey to Helsingör with Shakespeare and John Irving, stroll around Stockholm with Strindberg and join Klaus Mann on the quay in Helsinki. Distinguished guides and fascinating stories are waiting for you in every port.

»Ports of the Baltic Sea« is for travellers who want to make the most of their visit and for readers back home eager to take an armchair trip to one of Europe’s most exciting regions.

SOLD IN GERMANY

DUMMY AVAILABLE