{"product_id":"2940015909517","title":"THE MEDITERRANEAN","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                                                      PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  I. THE PILLARS OF HERCULES,                                            1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Portals of the ancient world--Bay of Tangier at sunrise--\u003cbr\u003e    Tarifa--The Rock of Gibraltar--Wonders of its\u003cbr\u003e    fortifications--Afternoon promenade in the Alameda Gardens--\u003cbr\u003e    Ascending the Rock--View from the highest point--The Great\u003cbr\u003e    Siege--Ceuta, the principal Spanish stronghold on the\u003cbr\u003e    Moorish coast--The rock of many names.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  II. ALGIERS,                                                          28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \"A Pearl set in Emeralds\"--Two distinct towns; one ancient,\u003cbr\u003e    one modern--The Great Mosque--A Mohammedan religious\u003cbr\u003e    festival--Oriental life in perfection--The road to Mustapha\u003cbr\u003e    Supérieur--A true Moorish villa described--Women praying to\u003cbr\u003e    a sacred tree--Excessive rainfall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  III. MALAGA,                                                          42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    A nearly perfect climate--Continuous existence of thirty\u003cbr\u003e    centuries--Granada and the world-renowned Alhambra--Systems\u003cbr\u003e    of irrigation--Vineyards the chief source of wealth--Esparto\u003cbr\u003e    grass--The famous Cape de Gatt--The highest peak of the\u003cbr\u003e    Sierra Nevada--Last view of Granada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  IV. BARCELONA,                                                        61\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    The flower market of the Rambla--Streets of the old town--\u003cbr\u003e    The Cathedral of Barcelona--Description of the Columbus\u003cbr\u003e    monument--All Saints' Day in Spain--Mont Tibidaho--Diverse\u003cbr\u003e    centers of intellectual activity--Ancient history--\u003cbr\u003e    Philanthropic and charitable institutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  V. MARSEILLES,                                                        94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Its Greek founders and early history--Superb view from the\u003cbr\u003e    sea--The Cannebière--The Prado and Chemin de la Corniche--\u003cbr\u003e    Château d'If and Monte-Cristo--Influence of the Greeks in\u003cbr\u003e    Marseilles--Ravages by plague and pestilence--Treasures of\u003cbr\u003e    the Palais des Arts--The Chapel of Nôtre Dame de la Garde--\u003cbr\u003e    The new Marseilles and its future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VI. NICE,                                                            124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    The Queen of the Riviera--The Port of Limpia--Castle Hill--\u003cbr\u003e    Promenade des Anglais--The Carnival and Battle of Flowers--\u003cbr\u003e    Place Masséna, the center of business--Beauty of the\u003cbr\u003e    suburbs--The road to Monte Carlo--The quaintly picturesque\u003cbr\u003e    town of Villefranche--Aspects of Nice and its environs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VII. THE RIVIERA,                                                    145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    In the days of the Doges--Origin of the name--The blue bay\u003cbr\u003e    of Cannes--Ste. Marguerite and St. Honorat--Historical\u003cbr\u003e    associations--The Rue L'Antibes--The rock of Monaco--\"Nôtre\u003cbr\u003e    Dame de la Roulette\"--From Monte Carlo to Mentone--San\u003cbr\u003e    Remo--A romantic railway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VIII. GENOA,                                                         160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Early history--Old fortifications--The rival of Venice--\u003cbr\u003e    Changes of twenty-five years--From the parapet of the\u003cbr\u003e    Corso--The lower town--The Genoese palazzi--Monument to\u003cbr\u003e    Christopher Columbus--The old Dogana--Memorials in the\u003cbr\u003e    Campo Santo--The Bay of Spezzia--The Isola Palmeria--Harbor\u003cbr\u003e    scenes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  IX. THE TUSCAN COAST,                                                192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Shelley's last months at Lerici--Story of his death--Carrara\u003cbr\u003e    and its marble quarries--Pisa--Its grand group of\u003cbr\u003e    ecclesiastical buildings--The cloisters of the Campo Santo--\u003cbr\u003e    Napoleon's life on Elba--Origin of the Etruscans--The ruins\u003cbr\u003e    of Tarquinii--Civita Vecchia, the old port of Rome--Ostia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  X. VENICE,                                                           220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Its early days--The Grand Canal and its palaces--Piazza of\u003cbr\u003e    St. Mark--A Venetian funeral--The long line of islands--\u003cbr\u003e    Venetian glass--Torcello, the ancient Altinum--Its two\u003cbr\u003e    unique churches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XI. ALEXANDRIA,                                                      234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    The bleak and barren shores of the Nile Delta--Peculiar\u003cbr\u003e    shape of the city--Strange and varied picture of Alexandrian\u003cbr\u003e    street life--The Place Mehemet Ali--Glorious panorama from\u003cbr\u003e    the Cairo citadel--Pompey's Pillar--The Battle of the Nile--\u003cbr\u003e    Discovery of the famous inscribed stone at Rosetta--Port\u003cbr\u003e    Said and the Suez Canal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XII. MALTA,                                                          267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \"England's Eye in the Mediterranean\"--Vast systems of\u003cbr\u003e    fortifications--Sentinels and martial music--The Strada\u003cbr\u003e    Reale of Valletta--Church of St. John--St. Elmo-","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152974299376,"sku":"2940015909517","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015909517","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}