min. = minute; hr. = hour.
R. = route. Pl. = plan.
dr., l. = drachme, lepta.
fr., c. = franc, centime; Ital. lira, centesimo.
K, _h_ = krone, heller (Austrian currency).
_l._, _s._, _d._ = pound sterling, shilling, pence, _g._ = guinea.
mej. = mejidieh.
p., c. = peseta, centimo.
pias., mill. = piastre, millième.
s. pias. = silver piastre.
rs. = reis (plur. of real; comp. p. 6)
roub., cop. = rouble, copeck.
comp. = compare.
adm. = admission, admittance.
Asterisks (*) denote objects of special interest and hotels that are
believed to be worthy of special commendation.
The number of ft. (1 Engl. ft. = 0.3048 mètre; 1 mètre = 3.281 Engl. ft.
or about 3 ft. 3⅓ in.) given after the name of a place shows its height
above the sea-level.
The number of M. (1 Engl. mile = 1.6093 kilomètres; 1 kilomètre = 0.6214
M.) placed before the principal places of a route indicates their
distance from the starting-point of the route.
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International Hotel Telegraphic Code.
The international association of hotel-keepers has agreed on the
following code: _Alba_, room with single bed; _albaduo_, room with
double bed; _arab_, room with two beds; _abec_, room with three beds;
_belab_, two rooms and two beds; _birac_, two rooms and three beds;
_bonad_, two rooms and four beds; _ciroc_, three rooms and three beds;
_carid_, three rooms and four beds; _calde_, three rooms and five beds;
_caduf_, three rooms and six beds; _casag_, three rooms and seven beds;
_danid_, four rooms and four beds; _dalme_, four rooms and five beds;
_danof_, four rooms and six beds; _dalag_, four rooms and seven beds;
_dirich_, four rooms and eight beds; _durbi_, four rooms and nine beds;
_kind_, child’s bed; _sal_, saloon, private sitting-room; _bat_, private
bathroom; _serv_, servant’s room. The class of room may be indicated by
_best_, _bon_, or _plain_. Day and hour of arrival must be notified
(_granmatin_ is midnight to 7 a.m., _matin_ is 7–12, _sera_ 12–7, and
_gransera_ 7 to midnight), and also duration of stay (_pass_ means one
night, _stop_ means several days, but is not binding). Name and address
of applicant must be given; if prevented from coming, ‘_cancel_‘, with
his signature, suffices.
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Bibliography.
‘Mediterranean Winter Resorts’ by _E. Reynolds-Ball_ (6th ed., London,
1908; price 6_s._) although far from exhaustive, contains much useful
and practical information. The art of the Orient is admirably treated of
in the ‘Manuel d’Art Musulman’ by _H. Saladin_ and _G. Migeon_ (Paris,
1907; 30 fr.). Among excellent German books are _Theob. Fischer’s_
‘Mittelmeerbilder’ (2 vols., Leipzig, 1906, 1908; each 6 marks), and _A.
Philippson’s_ ‘Mittelmeergebiet’ (Leipzig, 1907; 7 marks).
Books on Algeria, see p. 175; on Athens, see p. 508; on Cairo, see p.
444; on the Canary Islands, see p. 32; on Carthage, see p. 343; on
Constantinople, see p. 542; on Cordova, see p. 69; on Granada and the
Alhambra, see pp. 65, 80; on Jerusalem, see p. 473; on Madeira, see p.
20; on Morocco, see pp. 97, 98; on Seville, see p. 61; on Tebessa, see
p. 315; on Timgad, see p. 289; on Tunisia, see p. 325.
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