Solve crimes in a dystopian future in London, explore small picturesque villages in the Tuscan hills, visit a German bathhouse with Mark Twain or delve into the Spanish Civil War in Andalusia, Spain.

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The Bone Season – London, England

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Under the Tuscan Sun – Tuscany, Italy

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A Tramp Abroad – Baden-Baden, Germany

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The Return – Granada, Spain

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The Agony and the Ecstasy – Florence, Italy

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Auschwitz, Poland

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TRAVEL AROUND EUROPE WITH YOUR LITERARY IMAGINATION THROUGH BOOKS

Travels with Talek

If you can’t make it to Europe just now, travel around Europe through books. The best books about Europe are the ones that will transport you there no matter where you are.