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Under the Tuscan Sunby Frances Mayes
Broadway Books 2003; US$ 11.99Frances Mayes—widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer—opens the door to a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. In evocative language, she brings the reader along as she discovers the beauty and simplicity of life in Italy. Mayes also creates dozens of delicious seasonal recipes from her traditional kitchen and simple garden, all of which she includes in the book. Doing for Tuscany what M.F.K. Fisher and Peter Mayle did for Provence, Mayes writes about the tastes and pleasures of a foreign country with gusto and passion. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
That Summer in Sicilyby Marlena De Blasi
Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 13.99“At villa Donnafugata, long ago is never very far away,” writes bestselling author Marlena de Blasi of the magnificent if somewhat ruined castle in the mountains of Sicily that she finds, accidentally, one summer while traveling with her husband, Fernando. There de Blasi is befriended by Tosca, the patroness of the villa, an elegant and beautiful woman-of-a-certain-age who recounts her lifelong love story with the last prince of Sicily descended from the French nobles of Anjou. Sicily is a land of contrasts: grandeur and poverty, beauty and sufferance, illusion and candor. In a luminous and tantalizing voice, That Summer in Sicily re-creates Tosca’s life, from her impoverished childhood to her fairy-tale adoption and initiation... more...
Frommer's Italy Day by Dayby Sylvie Hogg; Stephen Brewer
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010; US$ 29.99Frommer's Italy Day by Day features regional and city itineraries that will help you maximize your time while touring the country's top sights. Tour the fabulous scenery of the Almalfi Coast, hike the Cinque Terre, drive through Tuscany's vineyards, explore Sicily's best ancient sites, or eat your way through the Piedmont. Our authors, longtime Italy experts, hit all the highlights, from Milan's La Scala to Florence's Duomo to Rome's Colosseum. They've checked out all of the country's best hotels and restaurants in person, and offer authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget. You'll also get coverage of shopping and nightlife in the major cities; detailed full-color maps; 750 full-color... more...
The Companion Guide to Romeby Georgina Masson; John Fort
Boydell & Brewer 2009; US$ 29.95Six years after his first, very thorough, revision, John Fort has returned to the task, so that this long-honoured guidebook, regarded by the discerning visitor, since its first publication forty years ago, as THE indispensable introduction to the glories more...
The Everything Travel Guide to Italyby Kim Kavin
F+W Media 2010; US$ 15.95From the fashionable beaches of Capri to the awe-inspiring ruins of ancient Rome, Italy has something for everyone. This guide will help you get the most out of your trip to this beautiful country. Whether you want to discover the rural beauty of Tuscany, take a gondola ride through Venice, or admire the glory of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, this all-new guide shows you how! Here you'll find the latest on: The best places to stay and dine in every region of Italy; Sample itineraries for trips ranging from a day to two months; Must-see ruins, museums, and natural wonders; Useful Italian words and phrases to make the trip go smoothly; A guide to world-famous Italian wine and cuisine; and more. Filled with practical tips and exciting travel... more...
Amalfi, Positano and Environs, Italyby Frommer's ShortCuts
John Wiley & Sons 2012; US$ 5.99Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to Amalfi, Positano & Environs, Italy-and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our signature "Best of" features. This Frommer's ShortCuts to Amalfi, Positano & Environs, Italy includes: Positano, Praiano, Vettica Maggiore, Amalfi, Ravello, Conca dei Marini, Furore, Agerola, Minori, Maiori, Cetara, and Vietri sul Mare, Raito. Search for more Frommer's ShortCuts. Mix and match the exact destinations you need for your trip, and create your own Frommer's ShortCuts collection.... more...
Frommer's Portable Veniceby Darwin Porter; Danforth Prince
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 10.99A succinct guide to the pleasures of Venice Venice had 58 million tourist visits in 2001, up 5.8 percent Our book pinpoints the best dining, nightlife, and accommodations, including the city's renowned luxury hotels as well as bargain alternatives It delivers the scoop on St. Mark's Square, the Grand Canal, museums, churches, the Lido, lagoon islands, and other attractions more...
Bella Tuscanyby Frances Mayes
Broadway Books 2003; US$ 13.99Frances Mayes, whose enchanting #1 New York Times bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun made the world fall in love with Tuscany, invites us back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food, there and throughout Italy. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
An Italian Affairby Laura Fraser
Knopf Publishing Group 2001; US$ 11.99When Laura Fraser's husband leaves her for his high school sweetheart, she takes off, on impulse, for Italy, hoping to leave some of her sadness behind. There, on the island of Ischia, she meets M., an aesthetics professor from Paris with an oversized love of life. What they both assume will be a casual vacation tryst turns into a passionate, transatlantic love affair, as they rendezvous in London, Marrakech, Milan, the Aeolian Islands, and San Francisco. Each encounter is a delirious immersion into place (sumptuous food and wine, dazzling scenery, lush gardens, and vibrant streetscapes) and into each other. And with each experience, Laura brings home not only a lasting sense of pleasure, but a more fully recovered sense of her emotional and... more...
Fleeting Romeby Carlo Levi
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2005; US$ 26.95Only a renaissance man could have described this glorious city in its heyday. And only Carlo Levi, writer, painter, politician and one of the last century's most celebrated talents, could depict Rome at the height of its optimism and vitality after World War II. In Fleeting Rome, the era of post war 'La Dolce Vita' is brought magnificently to life in the daily bustle of Rome's street traders, housewives and students at work and play, the colourful festivities of Ferragosto and San Giovanni, the little theatre of Pulcinella al Pincio; all vibrant sights and sounds of this ancient, yet vital city. more...









