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Discover Europe with the 'Only In' Guides - only the most beautiful cities and their unusual sights! The ideal city guides for travellers who want to escape the crowds and go beyond the well-known paths, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew their city.
- A comprehensive illustrated guide to more than 80 fascinating and unusual historical sights in Germany's second-largest city
- Prehistoric stones, wartime air raid shelters, hidden cellars, unexpected sanctuaries, and eccentric museums
- From Charlemagne's Hammaburg and the Hanseatic League to the Third Reich and the Federal State of Hamburg
- John Lennon's doorway, a floating church, the English sewers, and the unicorn of the deep
- An Arabian princess, Käppn Lührs, a Communist hero, and the Red Brick King
About the author
Duncan J. D. Smith was born in Sheffield, England in 1960. He is a self-styled 'Urban Explorer', photohistorian, and travel writer, and has written several books with his father, Trevor, about their home county of Yorkshire. Duncan is a keen gardener, natural historian, collector, and cook.
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"Travel writing with a twist, for while Smith takes in Hamburg's landmark sights, he also digs out spots where few tourists ever venture." (www.eurocheapo.com)
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