Bøger om North Atlantic islands

BOGEN DÆKKER samtlige ni øer i den portugisiske øgruppe i Atlanterhavet. Vi giver indblik i hverdagen på Azorerne og stiller i en række artikler skarpt på øernes spændende historie, kunst og kultur, særlige madtraditioner og den exceptionelle, meget forskelligartede natur, som man kan opleve her. Der er desuden inspiration og forslag til vandreture på øerne samt anbefalinger af spisesteder og steder at shoppe. Bogen er rigt illustreret med fotos og kort.

Oplev Madeira & Porto Santo med TUREN GÅR TIL Vandreture i bjergene til lyden af rislende vand. Frokost i mimosernes skygge – hvidløgsbrød og eksotiske frugter fra det store marked. Langt nede kravler Funchals haver og hvide huse ud mod vandet. Engang piraternes og søfarernes havn. I dag yachternes ogkrydstogtskibenes. Pladserne, sidegaderne eller den travle marina. Man er aldrig langt fraen café og det brusende hav. Turen Går Til Madeira & Porto Santo dækker hele øen med Funchal, kysterne og bjergenesamt nabo-øen Porto Santo. Fold omslagets flapper ud og se alle bogens områder.

Detaljerede folde ud-kort. Skarpt og inspirerende udvalg af attraktioner, spisesteder, butikker, steder at gå ud og steder at bo. Præcise beskrivelser. Praktiske oplysninger og praktisk format. Gør Madeira til en større oplevelse. Kort og godt.

Cet ouvrage à plusieurs voix vise à mettre en lumière l¿intemporalité et le caractère international du surréalisme, non seulement en tant que mouvement artistique, mais aussi comme défenseur de cette essence humaine qui nous pousse à aller au-delà des réalités apparentes. Le surréalisme ne chercherait donc pas tant à comprendre le monde mais à le vivre dans toutes ses dimensions insoupçonnées. Pour démontrer cela, ce livre adopte une approche comparatiste illustrant le dialogue permanent entre le mouvement surréaliste et le monde qui l¿entoure, mais aussi entre les artistes d¿un pays à l¿autre, en Europe et aux Canaries. Il se propose ainsi de mesurer la profondeur et la portée de ce surréalisme qui a su conquérir tant de c¿urs, et sa quête éperdue d¿une beauté qui, pour reprendre les mots d¿Annie Le Brun, « ouvre l¿horizon et permet d¿échapper à ce qui est ». Este libro polifacético pretende destacar la intemporalidad y el carácter internacional del Surrealismo, no sólo como movimiento artístico, sino también como defensor de esa esencia humana que nos impulsa a ir más allá de las realidades aparentes. El surrealismo no buscaría tanto comprender el mundo como experimentarlo en todas sus insospechadas dimensiones. Para demostrarlo, este libro adopta un enfoque comparativo que ilustra el diálogo permanente entre el movimiento surrealista y el mundo que lo rodea, pero también entre artistas de un país a otro, en Europa y en Canarias. Propone así medir la profundidad y el alcance de este surrealismo que ha conquistado tantos corazones, y su frenética búsqueda de una belleza que, en palabras de Annie Le Brun, "abre el horizonte y permite escapar de lo que es".

The definitive work on the European Storm-petrel and its relatives, by one of the world's leading experts on the species.Imagine a bird as small as a sparrow, which lives most of its life on the open ocean yet can survive for decades. It walks on the water, and migrates half way around the world, returning to remote islands to breed underground, often in exactly the same rock crevice each year. To attract a mate it sings like a fairy and smells aromatic, but it vomits oil onto its enemies. It visits its nest by night, lays a single enormous egg, and feeds its chick until the nestling weighs more than both its parents put together. It seems to have little fear of humans, but was itself sometimes feared by ancient seafarers. This might sound like the stuff of legend but is actually the description of a real creature; the European Storm-petrel; walker on water, global wanderer, climate sentinel and open-ocean survivor, and a member of a group of around twenty species that form the Hydrobatidae family. The latest in the Poyser series, with comprehensive text and beautiful illustrations throughout, this follows the remarkable life of the storm-petrel. Focusing on the European species, it tracks their lives from the remote North Atlantic islands, where they breed via the coasts of Africa, to the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean, where they spend the northern winter. There is also some discussion on other members of the storm-petrel family. We learn about their evolution, behaviour, ecology and adaptations to a life in the harsh and unpredictable environment of the open ocean, and discover what these enigmatic seabirds reveal about what humans are doing to our planet.

The Canary Islands are an idyllic cruising ground, either as a destination in their own right or for those on their way through the Atlantic. Winter charter is a popular option for Northern European sailors. This authoritative pilot guide offers the sailor a perfect handbook to the nine main islands, all 40 ports and 26 anchorages in this amazing archipelago. Packed with comprehensive pilotage and nautical information as well as suggestions of where to eat and what to do ashore, it is designed to help you make the most of your visit to this fabulous area. It is enhanced with colour charts and detailed photography, including spectacular aerial shots of ports, harbours and anchorages.The Canary Islands are an idyllic cruising ground, either as a destination in their own right or for those on their way through the Atlantic. Winter charter is a popular option for Northern European sailors. This authoritative pilot guide offers the sailor a perfect handbook to the nine main islands, all 40 ports and 26 anchorages in this amazing archipelago. Packed with comprehensive pilotage and nautical information as well as suggestions of where to eat and what to do ashore, it is designed to help you make the most of your visit to this fabulous area. It is enhanced with colour charts and detailed photography, including spectacular aerial shots of ports, harbours and anchorages.

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of 'The Girl of Ink and Stars Illustrated Edition', a masterpiece penned by the renowned author Kiran Millwood Hargrave. This book, a standout in its genre, was published by Scholastic Ltd. in November 2022. The story invites readers into an enchanting universe, beautifully depicted through ink and stars, and is bound to leave you spellbound. This illustrated edition adds a new dimension to the narrative, making it a must-have for every book lover. Don't miss out on this gem from Kiran Millwood Hargrave's collection, a testament to her storytelling prowess.

4th edition January 2019. 256 pages, 209 photos, 72 height profiles, 71 maps in 1:50.000, 1 overview map in 1:250.000.This guide presents the walker with a wide range of enjoyable walks incorporating every region on the island: from physically demanding excursions into the rugged barrancos in the north to the romantic scenery of the setting sun on the 2000 metre peaks, not to mention the truly phenomenal volcano route; from gentle walks through bright green pine forests and across dark lava streams to the most spectacular destination on the island: the giant unspoilt landscape of the Caldera de Taburiente, surrounded by thousand metre high precipices, one of the greatest erosion craters in the world.This Rother guide is the most comprehensive and popular walking guide to La Palma and has been the definitive guide for many years. The present edition has been totally revised and now extended to include 69 walks – an all-round successful guide, excellently illustrated with maps (scale 1:50,000), which will arouse your curiosity and can be highly recommended to all mountain lovers on La Palma.