ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Dorling Kindersley would like to thank the many people whose help and assistance contributed to the preparation of this book.

Photography

Judy Edelhoff, Tony Souter, Tamara Thiessen, Christine Webb, Marius Webb, Celia Woolfrey.

Additional Photography

Sarah Ashton, Demetrio Carrasco, Steve Gorton, Paul Harris and Anne Heslope, John Heseltine, James McConnachie, Roger Moss, Rough Guides/Martin Richardson, Kim Sayer.

Picture Credits

Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders of images, and we apologize in advance for any unintentional omissions. We would be pleased to insert the appropriate acknowledgments in any subsequent edition of this publication.

The Publishers would like to thank the following individuals, companies and picture libraries for their kind permission to reproduce their photographs:

4Corners Images: SIME/Guido Baviera. Alamy Stock Photo: AGF Srl / Alberto Nardi, Joerg Boethling; Carlo Cappuccitti; Hemis.fr / Giovanni Bertolissio; Melvyn Longhurst; imagebroker/Martin Moxter; northshoot; Jijo Kunily; Guy Edwardes Photography; Richard Sheppard / Stockimo; Homer W Sykes; Christine Webb; funkyfood London - Paul Williams; Jan Wlodarczyk. AWL Images: Marco Bottigelli; ClickAlps; Maurizio Rellini; Ken Scicluna. Banca Popolare – Volksbank. Corbis: AgStock Images/Ed Young; John Heseltine; JAI/Walter Bibikow; David Lees; Starlight/Roger Ressmeyer; Swim Ink 2, LLC. Dreamstime.com: Petr Jilek; Minnystock; Monticelllo. Getty Images: DEA/R. Carnovalni; Gallo Images/Travel Ink; Iconica/Petr Svarc; The Image Bank/ Grant Faint; The Image Bank/Walter Bibikow; Lonely Planet Images/David Tomlinson; Moment / © Marco Bottigelli; Lonely Planet Images/Richard Nebesky; Panoramic Images; Photographer’sChoice /Peter Adams; Photographer’s Choice/ Grant Faint; Photographer’s Choice/Vincenzo Lombardo; Reportage/Bruno Morandi; Stone/Michael Busselle; Stone / Peter Adams; Stone/Stephen Studd. iStockphoto.com: E+ / xenotar; e55evu; eddygaleotti; Freeartist; nycshooter; Remedios; StevanZZ; Tomas Sereda; Xantana. Shutterstock.com: Rudy Balasko; KinoAlyse; Stefano Termanini. UniCredit Group: Christine Webb.

Sheet Map

Alamy Stock Photo: Jaroslaw Pawlak

Jacket

Front and Spine: Alamy Stock Photo: Jaroslaw Pawlak.

Back: Alamy Stock Photo: mauritius images GmbH / ClickAlps; Jaroslaw Pawlak; Robertharding/ProCip; Roberto Lo Savio; Jan Wlodarczyk.

All other images are © Dorling Kindersley. For further information see www.dkimages.com.