Jean-Laurent Cassely

Unusual Nights in Paris = Необыкновенные ночи в Париже

Observe the stars from the top of the Sorbonne, see a film in a private flat, spend an astonishing night in the company of transsexuals, watch lawyers match wits in an oratory debating contest, go for a swim in the...

Forbidden Places = Запретные места

Head off to explore the filming location of 12 Monkeys, Michael Jackson's hometown turned ghost town, Berlin's 1936 Olympic Village, deconsecrated churches, forgotten castles, deserted train stations,...

Secret French Riviera = Тайны Французской Ривьеры

A game of petanque played with square boules, an astonishing aerial well, stained-plastic windows, a marble bench built in memory of the Queen of England`s haemophiliac son, the instruments of the Passion of Christ, a...

Secret Florence

Visit a church in a prison, learn how Florence became the centre of hermetism during the Renaissance and where you can still find traces of it today, escape from the crowds of tourists to visit little-known artistic...

Secret Provence = Тайны Прованса

A statue of pregnant Virgin Mary, an astronomical observatory in a former nuclear missile silo, a hotel room in a tree or a gipsy caravan, primitive Provencal artists, the mark of Christ`s knee, a fountain that flows...

Secret Amsterdam = Тайны Амстердама

Discover the historic location of Rembrandt`s famous "Night Watch", the origin of the invention of cognac; homage to prostitutes; decypher facade stones; make love quite legally in the open air ; visit magnificent...

Secret Geneva = Тайны Женевы

Head off to discover hidden tunnels and a bomb shelter beneath the Old City, follow a secret passage open once a year, admire the cathedral's Orpheus capital, pray at Calvin's fake grave, look for the plaque...

Secret London. An unusual guide

Mingle with the most extravagant handlebar moustaches in Britain, pay your respects at the dog cemetery in Hyde Park, visit a Masonic temple, take trapeze lessons in a former power station, pray in a floating church,...

Secret Rome = Тайны Рима

Visit palaces closed to the public, admire exceptional works of art away from the tourist circuit, listen to a concert in a magnificent hidden oratory, have your dog or car blessed, observe the miraculous liquefaction...

Secret Barcelona = Тайны Барселоны

Discover the historic location of Rembrandt`s famous "Night Watch", the origin of the invention of cognac; homage to prostitutes; decypher facade stones; make love quite legally in the open air ; visit magnificent...

Secret Lisbon = Тайны Лиссабона

Why is the Portuguese coat of arms set at an angle of 17° on the facade of Rossio station? Where in Portugal was The Magic Flute played for the first time and why did Mozart dedicate it to his master Cagliostro? What...

Secret Madrid

Have your favourite pet blessed, visit an underground mine in the centre of Madrid, see the astounding liquefaction of the blood of Saint Pantaleon once a year, meet Spain's only Catholic exorcist, find out how the...

Secret Tuscany = Тайны Тосканы

The oak tree where Pinocchio hanged himself, a fifteenth-century stained glass window with an image of Mussolini, a forgotten statue by Leonardo da Vinci, a luxury hotel that is now a public lavatory, a 17th-century...

Secret Bars & Restaurants in Paris = Неизвестные бары и рестораны Парижа

Dine in the home of a perfect stranger, enjoy your meal on an extraordinary, little-known terrace looking out on the Parc de Monceau, eat lunch at a restaurant that’s totally invisible from the street, have a drink at...

Secret Brussels

Secret Brussels is the result of an observation: a selection of guides that generally all describe the same places is all that is available to residents and frequent visitors to this capital city. There is hardly...

Secret Paris = Тайны Парижа

A priest who blesses animals, wine producing firement, a tree in a church, an inverted phallus at a famous entrance, an atomic bomb shelter under the Gare de l'Est, a real Breton lighthouse near Montparnasse,...

Secret Venice = Тайны Венеции

Discover the secrets of St. Mark`s Basilica without the tourists, unravel the mystery of the pillars around the Doge`s Palace, take a trip on the only underground canal in Venice in search of the alchemical sculpture...

Unusual Shopping in Paris = Необыкновенный шопинг в Париже

Have your hair cut on the night of the full moon, take a siesta while shopping, make a cast of your foot, top a birthday cake with your own photo, issue your own stamps, take pictures of your aura, visit a designer at...

Unusual Hotels of the World = Необычные отели мира

Steve Dobson

Take your diving gear along to reach an underwater hotel; stay in a disused US Air Force radar tower in the heart of the equatorial rainforest; slide back the roof of your bedroom to gaze at the stars; sleep in the...

Unusual Hotels UK & Ireland = Необычные отели Великобритании и Ирландии

Escaping the mass market to find unusual hotels, bed and breakfast properties as well as holiday lets, this guide lists UK and Ireland properties providing value-for-money memories that will last long after the bill...