Paul Ewerlöf

Millions of travellers through the years have crossed the Alps towards the South, to fali in love with this beautiful country. If you have not already been to Italy, this little book will, we hope, encourage you to get to know it. THE STRUCTURE OF THE COUNTRY Italy, a totál area of about 150,000...

In the centre of Europe, where the highest peaks of the Alps rise up like a barrier across the continent, lies the federal republic of Switzerland. In about 1800, people began to realize that the Swiss mountains were not horrible, but that wild scenery had its own distinctive beauty. Throughout the...

THE COUNTRY 'La République Francaise* or 'La Francé' occupies an area of about 213,000 sq. miles -i.e. over three times that of England and Wales. 42,000 sq. miles are woodlands, 47,000 sq. miles are pastoral land and 6000 sq. miles yield wine. 72,000 sq. miles or about 33 % is arable land. The...

A LITTLE ABOUT THE COUNTRY When we talk of 'Germany', all we really mean is 'Western Germany'. One-third of Germany as a whole-the eastern part- is for the present a closed country for tourists. geography The Germán Federal Republic has a totál area of 95,923 sq. miles and a population of 54...