Travel to Turkey in this book and see for yourself in glorious colour thebreathtaking natural scenery, the historic towns and cities, theworld-famous heritage sites and the people that make up the fabric of themodern country. Turkey is a fascinating mixture of East and West,Christian and Islam, ancient and modern. This tour reveals the ruins andthe preserved treasures, the streel life and bazaars, the blueMediterranean and the yellow parched earth. * the treasures of nature *the seduction of the Orient * One people, two worlds * * The Countries ofthe World series brings together top travel writing and beautifulphotographs from the four corners of the Earth. Each volume is a snapshotof the country, its landscape, its culture, its people, its architectureand heritage: a wide angle view from a window on ancient customs andmodern street life, the unexpected weave of landscape and legends.