by Thomas Cook · Thomas Cook Publishing · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781841575513
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«Valencia (CitySpots)» is the Thomas Cook travel guide, published by Thomas Cook Publishing in paperback (160 pages, in English).
Pocket guide designed for getting to know Valencia on a short visit: it reviews the city's main attractions, offers practical tips for getting around and making the most of your time, and includes schematic maps that help you locate each area. Its compact approach makes it a quick introduction to the destination, aimed at travellers who want the essentials without missing a detail.
English edition published on 16 February 2006 as part of the CitySpots series from Thomas Cook Publishing.
Recommended for travellers seeking a first approach to Valencia and preferring a short, handy guide over an exhaustive manual.
Thomas Cook was the founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son. He was born into a poor family in Derbyshire and left school at the age of ten to start work as a gardener's boy. He served an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker before becoming an itinerant Baptist preacher. He was a supporter of the temperance movement and his first foray into tourism was a railway excursion to Loughborough for members of the Leicester Temperance Society in 1841. Following the success of this excursion, Cook, by now settled with his family in Leicester, began to organise tours further afield in the British Isles and, eventually, to the United States, Egypt and the Holy Land. In 1872, he went into business with his son as Thomas Cook & Son, with a head office in London. Following his retirement in 1878, he returned to Leicester and took an interest in the Baptist church and charitable work until his death. Cook is credited with having, through his all-inclusive tours, made travel and tourism accessible to a wider public.
