地中海（英文原版，Mediterranean Europe,Lonely Planet系列）

　　Features colour highlights sections, easy-to-use grid-referenced maps and insightful history, culture, food and environment chapters by specialised contributors. These guides are the country guides for independent travellers.

　　Travel and Leisure
　　"Down to earth accurate information for every budget, enthusiastically written."

　　Who can resist the lure of the Mediterranean? The brilliant hues of sun, sea and sand in the Ionians, sangria sipped under the stars in Barcelona or the gastronomic delights of the C?te d’Azur. Sample the Mediterranean lifestyle with this inspirational guide to southern Europe.
　　Covers: France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey and Morocco.

　　1.PLAN YOUR ROUTE – compelling highlights, itineraries and over 120 easy-to-use maps
　　2.WINE & DINE – the best places to eat and drink from trendy tapas bars in Madrid to tavernas in Athens
　　3.LIVE IT UP – dominate the dance floor or secure tickets to an outdoor opera with detailed listings of entertainment options from clubs to high culture
　　4.BREAK THE ICE – our Language chapter helps you to mingle with the locals
　　5.GET OUT THERE – whether you want to wander the walled cities of Croatia or explore Roman ruins in Cyprus, our comprehensive coverage has it covered

　　Mediterranean Europe
　　Mediterranean Europe, also Southern Europe, is a region of the European continent. There is no clear definition of the term which can vary depending on whether geographic, cultural, linguistic or historical factors are taken into account. It is generally agreed that Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece and more generally the Mediterranean countries of the European continent are part of Southern Europe. Southern France is also included in most definitions of the term.

　　Mediterranean
　　The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Several important ancient civilizations flourished in the region, which was dominated for millennia by Phoenicia, Carthage, Greece, Sicily, and Rome.

　　Mediterranean Sea
　　An inland sea surrounded by Europe, Asia, Asia Minor, the Near East, and Africa. It connects with the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar; with the Black Sea through the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus; and with the Red Sea through the Suez Canal.

　　Duncan Garwood
　　It was a classic backpacking trip around the Greek islands that first introduced Duncan to the delights of the Mediterranean. Several years later a chance encounter in a London pub led him to give up the sleepy Berkshire countryside and head off to Bari on the Adriatic coast. It was a move for which a history degree from York University and three years in corporate journalism was grossly inadequate preparation.
　　Duncan's writing career has so far taken him from the joys of east London's largest sewage works to St Mark's Square in Venice, from subzero temperatures in the Alps to one of Rome's hottest ever summers. And through no great design he's become something of an Italian expert, having covered the entire peninsula for Lonely Planet.