Przewodnik turystyczny
ISBN: 9781784770365
Autor: Mark Rowe
Ilość stron: 256
Format: 13.5 x 21.5 cm
Oprawa: miękka
Język: angielski
Wydanie: 2017
Opis:
Bradt's new guide to the Outer Hebrides: The Western Isles of Scotland, from Lewis to Barra, by experienced writer and journalist Mark Rowe is the only full-size guide to focus solely on the islands of Lewis, Harris, St Kilda, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Barra and Vatersay. Masses of background information is included, from geography and geology to art and architecture, with significant coverage of wildlife, too, as well as all the practical details you could need: when to visit, suggested itineraries, public holidays and festivals, local culture, plus accommodation and where to eat and drink. Walkers, bird-watchers, wildlife photographers, beach lovers and genealogists are all catered for, and this is an ideal guide for those who travel simply with curious minds to discover far-flung places of great cultural, historical and wildlife interest.
The Outer Hebrides is an
archipelago of 15 inhabited islands and more than 50 others that are free of
human footprint. Huge variations in landscape are found across the islands, from
Lewisian gneiss, which dates back almost three billion years, to rugged Harris
with its magnificent sands running down its western flanks and the windswept,
undulating flatness and jagged sea lochs of the Uists. This is a land where
Gaelic is increasingly spoken and ancient monuments abound, where stunning
seabird colonies and birds of prey can be watched, and where the grassy coastal
zones known as the machair are transformed into glorious carpets of wildfllowers
in late spring and summer.
Whether visiting the Standing
Stones of Callanish, the Uig peninsula, Barra's Castle Bay, or historic St
Kilda, or if you just want to experience the romance of the Sound of Harris, one
of the most beautiful ferry journeys in the world, Bradt's Outer Hebrides: The
Western Isles of Scotland, from Lewis to Barra has all the information you need.
Wydawnictwo: | Bradt |
Rodzaj: | przewodnik turystyczny |
ISBN: | 9781784770365 |
Autor: | Mark Rowe |
Format: | 13.5 x 21.5 cm |
Ilość stron: | 256 |
Język: | angielski |
Oprawa: | miękka |
Wydanie: | 2017 |