In our new series, which we are starting off this year with 20 volumes, we present the most beautiful countries, cities and regions on earth each consisting of 50 full-spread panorama colour photographs half a metre in width. Our authors, all very knowledgeable about the countries in question, have in many cases made many trips for these illustrated volumes, in order to capture images away from the classic tourist routes, in addition to well-known places of interest. All the titles are introduced by an overview map and a brief descriptive text in five languages, which stimulates interest in the subject and provides information on the country, its people and history. The series is naturally published to our accustomed quality in terms of photography, design and production. The embossing on the title page for example, or the frontispiece and end-paper individually designed for each volume, show that despite the affordable price of € 14.95 we have not been prepared to compromise with the finishing.