This 374-page guidebook to South India presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 17 maps, and packed with essential travel tips. The key features are: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top sights highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay features - incisive essays on the islands' history, people and culture, from Kerala's martial arts to the music and dance heritage of Chennai (former Madras); Best Of - overview listings of South India's key attractions, including temples, beaches and resorts, museums and galleries, hill stations and palaces; and Travel tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.
South India Insight Guide
South India Insight Guide
Summary
A guide to South India, presenting the country's highlights region by region, together with features on history and culture. It is illustrated with many colour photographs and 17 maps. It also includes a Travel Tips section, listing hotels, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses.
South India Insight Guide Summary
Table of Contents
Introduction: Best of South India, Introduction, Geography, Wildlife. History: Early History, Independent India. People: Society and Culture, Food. Essay Features: Art and Architecture, Crafts, Music and Dance, Cinema. Places: Introduction, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, South of Chennai, The Kaveri Delta, Madurai and the South, The Hill Stations, Pondicherry, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, The Backwaters and Kochi, The Western Ghats, Northern Kerala, The Lakshadweep Islands, Karnataka, Bangalore, Mysore and the South, Hampi, The Northern Deccan, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, The Delta and the North, Central and Southern Andhra. Information Panels: Tanjore Paintings, Tea and Coffee, Spices. Travel Tips: Transport, Accommodation, Eating , Activities, A-Z Directory, Language. Maps: South India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, The Coromandel Coast, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Kochi, The Lakshadweep Islands, Bangalore, Karnataka, Mysore, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Inside front cover: South India, Inside back cover: Chennai, Bangalore.
Additional information
GOR004055586
9789812581587
9812581588
South India Insight Guide by
Used - Very Good
Paperback
APA Publications
20051128
374
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