Mara Vorhees

Lonely Planet’s Boston is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all that Boston has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Check out the revolutionary Freedom Trail, watch a game at Fenway Park and soak in the ambiance at Harvard Square; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet’s Boston Travel Guide: What’s NEW in this edition? Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak NEW top experiences feature - a visually inspiring collection of Boston’s best experiences and where to have them What's NEW feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas Pull-out, passport-size 'Just Landed' card* with wi-fi, ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel Planning tools for family travellers Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Eating & drinking in Boston - we reveal the dishes and drinks you have to try Boston’s beaches - whether you’re looking for relaxation or activities, we break down the best beaches to visit and provide safety information Color maps and images throughout Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics Over 32 maps Covers Charlestown, West End & North End, Beacon Hill & Boston Common, Downtown & Waterfront, South End & Chinatown, Back Bay, Kenmore Square & Fenway, Seaport District & South Boston, Cambridge and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Boston, our most comprehensive guide to Boston, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Visiting Boston for a week or less? Lonely Planet’s Pocket Boston is a handy-sized guide focused on the city’s can’t-miss experiences. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s Eastern USA guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

Lonely Planet’s Pocket Boston is your guide to the city’s best experiences and local life - neighborhood by neighborhood. Visit the historic Paul Revere House, cycle along the Charles River, and catch a baseball game at Fenway Park; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Boston and make the most of your trip! Inside Lonely Planet’s Pocket Boston: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreakFull-color maps and travel photography throughoutHighlights and itineraries help you tailor a trip to your personal needs and interestsInsider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spotsEssential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, pricesHonest reviews for all budgets - eating, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks missConvenient pull-out Boston map (included in print version), plus over 17 color neighborhood mapsUser-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organized by neighborhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your timeCovers Charlestown, West End & North End, Beacon Hill & Boston Common, Downtown & Seaport District, South End & Chinatown, Back Bay, Kenmore Square & Fenway, Cambridge and moreThe Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Pocket Boston, an easy-to-use guide filled with top experiences - neighborhood by neighborhood - that literally fits in your pocket. Make the most of a quick trip to Boston with trusted travel advice to get you straight to the heart of the city. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all of Boston’s neighborhoods? Check out Lonely Planet’s Boston city guide. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s USA guide for a comprehensive look at all that the country has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

A riveting history and maritime adventure about priceless masterpieces originally destined for Catherine the Great. On October 1771, a merchant ship out of Amsterdam, Vrouw Maria, crashed off the stormy Finnish coast, taking her historic cargo to the depths of the Baltic Sea. The vessel was delivering a dozen Dutch masterpiece paintings to Europe’s most voracious collector: Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. Among the lost treasures was The Nursery, an oak-paneled triptych by Leiden fine painter Gerrit Dou, Rembrandt’s most brilliant student and Holland’s first international superstar artist. Dou’s triptych was long the most beloved and most coveted painting of the Dutch Golden Age, and its loss in the shipwreck was mourned throughout the art world. Vrouw Maria, meanwhile, became a maritime legend, confounding would-be salvagers for more than two hundred years. In July 1999, a daring Finnish wreck hunter found Vrouw Maria, upright on the sea floor and perfectly preserved. The Tsarina’s Lost Treasure masterfully recounts the fascinating tale of Vrouw Maria—her loss and discovery—weaving together the rise and fall of the artist whose priceless masterpiece was the jewel of the wreckage. Gerald Easter and Mara Vorhees bring to vivid life the personalities that drove (and are still driving) this compelling tale, evoking Robert Massie’s depiction of Russian high politics and culture, Simon Schama’s insights into Dutch Golden Age art and art history, Gary Kinder’s spirit of, danger and adventure on the beguiling Archipelago Sea.

Huikea tositarina purjelaiva Vrouw Marian haaksirikosta ja löytymisestä, sen mukana kadonneesta taideaarteesta ja Katariina Suuren hovista. Heinäkuussa 1999 löydetty Vrouw Maria on legendaarisin saaristomeren syvyyksissä lepäävistä hylyistä. Amsterdamista kohti Pietaria lokakuussa 1771 lähtenyt kauppalaiva haaksirikkoutui Saaristomerellä ja vei mukanaan meren pohjaan historiallisen lastinsa. Aluksen suurimman aarteen tilaaja oli tsaaritar Katariina Suuri, saaliinhimoinen taidekeräilijä. Hän oli hankkinut kymmenkunta hollantilaista maalausta, joista arvokkain oli leidenilaisen mestarin Gerrit Doun tammilevylle maalaama, lastenhuonetta esittävä triptyykki. Dou oli Rembrandtin loistavin oppilas ja taidemaalarina Hollannin ensimmäinen kansainvälinen supertähti. Doun triptyykki oli aikansa rakastetuin ja halutuin maalaus, ja sen menetystä haaksirikossa suri koko taidemaailma. Gerald Easter ja Mara Vorhees maalaavat värikkään, kiehtovan ja monikerroksisen kokonaiskuvan taideaarteesta, sen tekijästä ja taustasta, Katariina Suuren hovin taiteesta ja politiikasta, Vrouw Marian kohtalokkaasta purjehduksesta sekä sen hylyn löytymisestä liki 200 vuoden jälkeen, kun Rauno Koivusaaren johtama ryhmä sen viimein paikansi. Gerald Easter on Boston Collegen professori, joka on opettanut ja kirjoittanut Venäjän Itä-Euroopan politiikasta ja historiasta yli kaksi vuosikymmentä. Mara Vorhees on Venäjään perehtynyt matkailutoimittaja, joka on ollut kirjoittajana yli 40 kirjassa.

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Helsinki is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the World-Heritage listed Suomenlinna, admire the artwork at the inspiring Ateneum, or discover history at the island-set Seurasaaren Ulkomuseo -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Helsinki and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Helsinki: Full-colour maps and images throughoutHighlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interestsInsider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spotsEssential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, pricesHonest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks missUser-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your timeCovers City Centre, Kruununhaka & Katajanokka, Punavuori & Ullanlinna, Kamppi & Toolo, Kallio and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Pocket Helsinki, a colorful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can't-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Moscow & St Petersburg is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gawk at Red Square and St Basil’s Cathedral, lose yourself in a performance at the Bolshoi, or be dazzled by the wealth of imperial art at the State Hermitage Museum -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Moscow & St Petersburg and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s Pocket Moscow & St Petersburg Travel Guide: Colour maps and images throughoutHighlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interestsInsider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spotsEssential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, pricesHonest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks missCultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, literature, music, architecture, performing arts, Moscow & St Petersburg todayCovers Kremlin & Kitay Gorod; Presnya & Tverskoy; Arbat, Khamovniki & Zamoskvorechie; and Meshchansky & Basmanny in Moscow, plus St Petersburg’s Historic Heart; Sennaya, Kolomna & Vasilyevsky Island; Smolny & Vosstaniya; and Petrograd & Vyborg Sides The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Pocket Moscow & St Petersburg is a handy-sized guide focused on the can’t-miss sights for a quick trip. Need more detail? Check out Lonely Planet’s Moscow and St Petersburg for in-depth guides to the cities, perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Travelling further afield? Lonely Planet’s Russia guide gives a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer; and Trans-Siberian Railway is focused on the can’t-miss sights for a trip of a lifetime. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.