The Travel Guide Collection

The weight of Barcelona’s history can be felt as you wander the worn streets—an old-world mystique that draws you down deserted, medieval passages and into hushed, shaded plazas. At the turn of a corner, you are transported back in time for an all too brief moment. Each neighbourhood that you pass through tells a different chapter of history–from the sweeping gothic splendour of Barri Gòtic, to the provocative modernista mansions of Eixample.

An enduring romance lingers over Paris, painted rosy in our minds from the stories we’ve read or films we’ve seen, but reinforced by the reality that we encounter in person. Few places in the world measure up to the expectation placed on them as well as Paris.

One can only imagine the awe of the fifteenth century sailors laying eyes on Venice, for the first time, at the zenith of its merchant empire. An entire city rising impossibly from the turquoise lagoon; St Mark’s campanile protruding high over the skyline of palatial structures and domed church roofs, the white stone and pink marble façade of the Doges Palace shimmering in the golden light. Though you’ve seen it a thousand times in pictures already, the reality of a city built on water is no less impressive than it was in the Middle Ages.

• Dimensions: 188mm x 143mm (h x w)
• Printed in Italy
• Ornate gold metal corners
• Gold grosgrain ribbon book-marker