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Publisher
Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An updated edition of a popular traveler's guide to Italy offers comprehensive recommendations for a multi-week trip, covering everything from major cities and the Forum to the Colosseum and Michelangelo's David while providing walking-tour options and helpful Italian phrases.
4) Italy
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Whether you want to explore the evocative ruins of the Roman empire, traverse Tuscany's vineyard-cloaked hills, or simply sip espresso and watch the world go by, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Italy has to offer. From erupting volcanoes to magnificent coastal scenery, this breathtaking country is rich in natural beauty. And with more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than anywhere else on Earth, there is no better place...
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This guide provides recommendations for lodging, restaurants, and shopping; and comprehensive tours and detailed itineraries of Florence and Tuscany for every interest and budget, along with travel tips and cultural information.
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Mimi explores the beautiful coasts and countrysides of Italy in this lavishly photographed cookbook featuring simple, authentic recipes inspired by the country's devoted producers and rich food heritage. Beloved for her gorgeous cookbooks A Kitchen in France and French Country Cooking, Mimi Thorisson, along with her lively family and smooth fox terriers in tow, immersed readers in the warmth of their convivial lives in rural France. In their newest...
Publisher
Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Now more than ever, you can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Venice. Glide along the canals and meander down the cobblestone alleys as you soak up the art, history, and culture of Venice with Rick by your side.
10) Italy
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Publisher
Rick Steves' Europe
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Includes all 6 half-hour Rick Steves' Europe TV shows on Italy's great cities, produced from 2000 to 2009: Venice (serene, decadent and still kicking), Venice side trips (the best of Veneto), Melan and Lake Como, Florence (City of art), Caesar's Rome, Rome (baroque, after dark), Naples and Pompeii.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Beloved guide to Italian culture and history Tim Parks traces Garibaldi's famous journey across the Apennines in search of the country's past and present. In the summer of 1849 Giuseppe Garibaldi, the legendary hero of guerrilla wars and future architect of a united Italy, was finally forced to concede defeat to the French in his defense of a revolutionary Roman republic. But determined to turn defeat into moral victory, he set out from Rome with...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco: these are the sights synonymous with Italy. But such landmarks only scratch the surface of this magical country's offerings. In See You in the Piazza, Frances Mayes introduces us to the Italy only the locals know, as she and her husband, Ed, eat and drink their way through thirteen regions--from Friuli to Sicily. Along the way, she seeks out the cultural and historic gems not found in traditional...
Publisher
Back Door Productions
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Includes all 6 half-hour Rick Steves' Europe TV shows on Italy's countryside, produced from 2000 to 2009: Cinque Terre (Italy's hidden riviera), Siena and Assisi (Italy's grand hill towns), Tuscany's Dolce Vita, Italy's Amalfi coast, The best of Sicily.
Author
Publisher
Tuscan Dreams, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In a real-life fairy tale, author Sheryl Ness shares how she fell in love with Vincenzo, a chef in a quaint Tuscan kitchen, over his decadent hot chocolate cake. This enchanting memoir will transport you to the cobblestone streets, lush hillsides dotted with grapevines and olive trees, and unique characters that create the backdrop for Sheryl's Italian love story. Love in a Tuscan Kitchen is sprinkled with traditional recipes she collected along the...
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