Culture Trails (Lonely Planet)
Hemingway’s Paris, Finnish saunas, Renaissance Florence: from art and music to literature and cinema, there’s something for everyone in this follow-up to Wine Trails and Food Trails. We present ideas and itineraries for 52 weekends of culture heaven, packed with expert recommendations, maps and advice on how to get there and where to stay.
We’ve searched the globe to find 52 cultural enclaves where the arts have had a profound, lasting impact and local culture is being protected and nurtured; where old customs hold true and new ones are being forged; and where the past is melding with the future in fascinating ways.
Highlights include:
Aboriginal art in Australia’s Northern Territory
On a classical high in Vienna
Confronting Soviet ghosts in Bulgaria
Exploring a Latin American literary legacy
Myths & legends of old Hong Kong
Discovering Havana’s music scene
Copenhagen’s design and urban environment
Oxford’s storytellers
Ancient religion of Ethiopia
Finnish sauna culture
Picasso on the Riviera
Walking in the footsteps of Vikings
Rajasthan’s open-air art galleries
Medici Florence
Bob Marley reggae trail
Taiwanese folklore reimagined
Vintage Hollywood
Deep South blues trail