The traveller will want to know something about the people who live in the country he is visiting, their past, and their towns and countryside. He will also want to know about making the most of his time there. The object of these books, in addition to providing lively explanation on all these points, is to show the reader exactly what the country looks like. whether for the visitor to historic towns, palaces and cathedrals, or for the traveller encountering the contemporary scene and its actors. Outstanding colour reproduction has therefore been particularly important in the preparation of this series, and each volume contains 64 pages in full colour as well as 25 illustrations in black and white.