About the book: 2008 / The Alps are a unique mountain system that stretches across the territory of six European countries - Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland , Italy and France. The peaks of the Alps - Mont Blanc, Eiger, Jungfrau and others - have always attracted climbers. The Alps also contain not only thousands of peaks, valleys and lakes, but also numerous cities that have played a significant historical role, such as Grenoble, Lucerne and Innsbruck. For centuries, empires fought for these mountains, they were praised by poets, explored by scientists, and admired by tourists. The Alps are much more than just mountains, as everyone will see after reading this book. The book attempts to cover the geography, history and culture of this region and look at it through the eyes of geologists, botanists, poets, novelists, composers, military strategists and those who lives there.