Been set here. The Heart of Mid‐Lothian by Sir Walter Scott might satisfy those historians among you. For contemporary novels, you are spoiled for choice. The gritty Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, 44...
Downside: I’m not sure there is one. To read: I could find no good novels set in or around Dubrovnik, so I’m proposing you take Rick Steve’s Dubrovnik by Rick Steves.
Slightly further afield, you will find Baroque palaces such as Nymphenberg and Schlossheim, with wonderful parks and art galleries. On a slightly darker note, Dachau Concentration Camp is around 10 mi...