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Sicily (en anglais) - Couverture souple

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9783763348138: Sicily (en anglais)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3763348131 ISBN 13 : 9783763348138
Editeur : Rother, 2002

Synopsis

Triskeles, "three legs", and Trinakria, "the land of the three promontories, a wonderful island on three legs" ... presumably many nations before the Arabs already knew this, since the island's symbol, a head wrapped in snakes and three legs, originates from antiquity - the Arabs, on the other hand, supplied the first comprehensive cartography of Sicily.
Geologically speaking the largest island in the Mediterranean is chained to Italy: the Apennine continues from the tip of the boot underwater, ascends to the Peloritani and stretches all the way to the Nebrodi. A second chain comprises the volcanoes that link Sicily to the continent: from the Vesuv over the Lipari Islands to Mount Etna and further South West. The Madonie massive and the Sicanian mountainous country around Palermo as well as the high plateau of the Hyblaean in the South East are all together karstic, yet indescribably different.
It is amazing that hikers and mountaineers are only now discovering Sicily. After all, an extremely exotic and diverse mountainous scenery, which has much more to offer than a mere mandatory ascent of the omniprevalent 3340 m-high Mount Etna, is luring visitors. Mithra Omidvar, hiking guide and without a doubt one of the foremost experts of this world of mountains, has chosen 50 excursions which cover all regions of the island as well as the Lipari and Aeolic Islands from a plethora of tour options. It comes as no surprise that any friend of nature would wish for three legs for Sicily's endless mountainous landscape.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Triskeles, "three legs", and Trinakria, "the land of the three promontories, a wonderful island on three legs" ... presumably many nations before the Arabs already knew this, since the island's symbol, a head wrapped in snakes and three legs, originates from antiquity - the Arabs, on the other hand, supplied the first comprehensive cartography of Sicily.
Geologically speaking the largest island in the Mediterranean is chained to Italy: the Apennine continues from the tip of the boot underwater, ascends to the Peloritani and stretches all the way to the Nebrodi. A second chain comprises the volcanoes that link Sicily to the continent: from the Vesuv over the Lipari Islands to Mount Etna and further South West. The Madonie massive and the Sicanian mountainous country around Palermo as well as the high plateau of the Hyblaean in the South East are all together karstic, yet indescribably different.
It is amazing that hikers and mountaineers are only now discovering Sicily. After all, an extremely exotic and diverse mountainous scenery, which has much more to offer than a mere mandatory ascent of the omniprevalent 3340 m-high Mount Etna, is luring visitors. Mithra Omidvar, hiking guide and without a doubt one of the foremost experts of this world of mountains, has chosen 50 excursions which cover all regions of the island as well as the Lipari and Aeolic Islands from a plethora of tour options. It comes as no surprise that any friend of nature would wish for three legs for Sicily's endless mountainous landscape.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Rother
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
français
ISBN 10 
3763348131
ISBN 13 
9783763348138
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
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