As beautiful today as it was then - Legendary holiday destinations in Europe

Picture book

360 pages with well over 500 mostly color illustrations. Hardcover. Large format 19 x 25 cm.

Revisit legendary destinations with a long tourism tradition and relive childhood vacation memories. Whether it's Norderney, the first seaside resort on the North Sea coast, Rimini, the epitome of the 1950s dolce vita feeling, or the sophisticated Bad Gastein with its venerable Grand Hotel de l'Europe, this travel guide embarks on a true search for traces. What can still be found from the good old days, when prominent stars like Sophia Loren vacationed in Portifino, Italy, when coffee houses flourished in 19th-century Budapest, or when the Croatian coast still called itself the "Austrian Riviera"? The discoveries are diverse and unique.
Numerous eye-catching pictures from yesteryear, special pages and tips on how to create your own retro moment on holiday will make you want to finally pay a visit to the legendary holiday resorts of yesteryear again.

+ Wonderful ideas between superlatives, retro chic and sophisticated flair
+ For nostalgics, trace seekers and lovers of patina
+ Your retro moment: Back-in-the-day experiences for your own vacation

Table of contents:

Welcome aboard! 2

Scandinavia 10
1 Naantali 12
2 Tønsberg 14
3 Kragerø 16
4 Risør 18
5 Stockholm Archipelago 20
6 Göta Canal 24
7 Tylösand 26
8 Varberg 28
9 Aero 30

Great Britain 34
10 Blackpool 36
11 Llandudno 38
12 Baths 44
13 St. Ives 48
14 Bournemouth 50
15 Brighton 54

Netherlands & Belgium 58
16 Scheveningen 60
17 Knokke-Heist 62
18 Ostend 64
19 Spa 68

France 70
20 Dinard 72
21 Deauville 74
22 Paris 76
23 Vichy 82
24 Chamonix 84
25 Excursion to Monaco 86
26 Nice 88
27 Saint-Tropez 92
28 Hyères 96
29 Biarritz 98

Spain 102
30 San Sebastian 104
31 Costa Brava 106
32 Marbella 110
33 Majorca 114
34 Ibiza 120
35 Gibraltar 124
36 Tarifa 126

Portugal 128
37 Lisbon 130
38 Cascais 132
39 Madeira 134

Italy 138
40 Merano 140
41 Lake Maggiore 144
42 Sanremo 148
43 Portofino 152
44 Cortina d'Ampezzo 154
45 Venice 156
46 Rimini 160
47 Florence 166
48 Amalfi Coast 170
49 Capri 174
50 Ischia 180

Switzerland 182
51 Gstaad 184
52 Zermatt 186
53 Davos 192
54 St. Moritz 196

Austria 200
55 St. Anton 202
56 Kitzbühel 204
57 Bad Gastein 208
58 Wörthersee 212
59 Bad Ischl 216

Germany 220
60 Norderney 222
61 Sylt 226
62 Heiligendamm 230
63 Rügen 232
64 Mecklenburg Lake District 238
65 Wannsee 240
66 Oberhof 242
67 Bad Kissingen 244
68 Black Forest 246
69 Starnberger See & Ammersee 250
70 Bad Reichenhall 254

Poland 258
71 Swinoujscie 260
72 Miedzyzdroje 264
73 Sopot 266
74 Masurian Lake District 268

Czech Republic 270
75 Karlovy Vary 272
76 Marianske Lazne 274

Hungary 278
77 Budapest 280
78 Lake Balaton 284

Slovenia 288
79 Bled 290
80 Piran 292

Croatia 294
81 Opatija 296
82 Lovran 300
83 Rab 302
84 Dubrovnik 304

Greece 310
85 Corfu 312
86 Athens 316
87 Mykonos 320
88 Santorini 324

Türkiye 328
89 Istanbul 330
90 Bodrum 336

Russia 340
91 Sochi 342
92 St. Petersburg 344

Baltic States 348
93 Jurmala 350
94 Palanga 352
95 Nida 354

Stopovers
Thomas Cook 42
Grand Hotels 80
Club Med 112
Flat rate into the distance 118
Come with me to Italy 164
La Dolce Vita 178
And the mountain beckons forever 190
Oh, beautiful summer resort! 210
A morning swim in the sea 236
Around the World with Karl Baedeker 248
Historic spa baths 276
Bulgaria instead of Bella Italia 286
Camping Love 308
First class travel 334

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