111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn't Miss

By Tom Shields

Book Overview

- The ultimate insider's guide to Glasgow

- Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides

- Part of the international 111 Places series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide

- Appeals to both the local market (almost 600,000 people call Glasgow home) and the tourist market (more than 2 million people visit Glasgow every year )

- Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs

- Revised and updated edition

Glasgow was once known as the Second City of the British Empire - the powerhouse of the industrial revolution, a great port and merchant city whose architectural and cultural magnificence hid a darker side of urban poverty and squalor. Today the heavy industry is long gone, and 21st-century Glasgow is comfortable in its role as a smaller, cleaner, greener city, a vibrant and stylish center for the arts and learning, now even more friendly and culturally diverse. With a wealth of insider's local knowledge and engaging anecdotes, 111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn't Miss will guide you round a huge variety of intriguing sights, unique venues and surprising corners of this great city, helping you understand how the people made Glasgow and how Glasgow made its people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3740822376
• ISBN13: 9783740822378
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Emons Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"