The 500 Hidden Secrets of Istanbul reveals 500 off-the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore Istanbul’s best-kept secrets, e.g. the 5 best cafes to meet a friend, the 5 most beautiful waterfront mansions, 5 excellent modern Turkish restaurants, the 5 loveliest Ottoman pavilions … and much more.

The 500 Hidden Secrets is a series of essential city guides. Every guide is written by a savvy local, only contains independent advice, is based on thorough...

302 photos of weird everyday scenes showing that not every solution is an answer to a problem

When German artist David Helbich moved to Brussels, he was amazed by the peculiar and sometimes hilarious no-nonsense solutions he started spotting in his daily surroundings. Most of the time they weren’t even the answer to a problem – think of illogically painted bicycle lanes, a jungle of contradicting traffic signs, wrongly placed house numbers, traffic deviation signs that lead nowhere… In...

NEW UPDATED ED. JUNE 2022

Where's the best place to go out on a Saturday night in Barcelona? What off-beat museums can be discovered after Sunday brunch (and where to have it)? Which locations offer the best viewpoints of the Catalan capital? What Gaudí buildings are essential? Where does Barcelona's modernism reach its zenith? Where to take the children? What's the best place to buy wine? And where do the locals hang out? The 500 Hidden Secrets of Barcelona reveals hundreds of good-to-know...

Whether you’re using a top-notch camera or the one on your phone, anyone can practise being more present through photography. 'One Photo A Day Keeps the Doctor Away' will help you do just that, through 160 photography challenges that help you to slow down and look around.

To inspire you, each challenge is accompanied by a carefully selected quote, sourced from a diverse collection of books by inspiring thinkers, writers, artists and philosophers – all of them experts in the art of looking...

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Stockholm reveals 500 off-the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore Stockholm’s best-kept secrets, such as the 5 best restaurants for köttbullar (meatballs), 5 Swedish designed accessory brands, the 5 most beautiful underground stations, 5 lovely bike rides, 5 cider breweries worth a visit… and much more.

ANTONIA AF PETERSENS grew up in Stockholm and works there as a freelance journalist writing about food, interiors and ...

Michael Chapman earns a living by doing what he loves most: a true globetrotter, he now works as a travel journalist and author for the online platform and marketplace ‘Guide to Iceland’.

Michael spent his childhood in the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, studied in England, then moved to Thailand and Cyprus to work as a scuba diving instructor, to finally end up in Iceland – the country that stole his heart and where he has been living since. In his Hidden guide Michael sh...

Fully updated edition January 2023

The 500 Hidden Secrets of Antwerp reveals 500 off-the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore Antwerp’s best-kept secrets, e.g.

• the 5 best places for Belgian frites

• the 5 best bars to drink with the locals

• 5 cool fashion shops

• the 5 most inspiring art galleries

• the 5 strangest waterfront locations ... and much more.

The 500 Hidden Secrets is a series of essential city guides. Every guide is writte...

New fully updated edition - March 2022 -

Journalist DEREK BLYTH has lived in Belgium for more than 30 years. He has written countless articles and a number of books about Belgian cities, including the bestselling city guides The 500 Hidden Secrets of Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent.

This new alternative guidebook is his personal ode to what he likes to call ‘the world’s strangest country’. It takes you off the beaten track to more than 300 curious and unexpected places. The aim is...

A poster book containing 30 detachable posters made by artist/designer Federico BabinaArchist is a playful interpretation of the expressive language and aesthetics of some of the world's most popular artists. For example, Babina tried to imagine what a house designed by Dali´ or a museum conceived by Miro´ would look like.- The book shows that there is a symbiotic relationship and implicit partnership between architecture and art. A sculpture is like micro-architecture, a fac¸ade can becom...

As an art lover and connoisseur, journalist Eric Rinckhout lost his heart to the South of France. In this guide, he sets out to prove that when talking about art and culture, the region between Collioure and Menton can easily compete with Paris. This book is more than just a guide for visitors: it makes for an excellent, instructive and inspiring read for anyone who’s keen to learn more about the artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers who lived and worked in the South of France. Relying...