Italy
Rick
Steves' Italy 2004
by Rick Steves
Rick Steves doesn't just list where to travel in Europe, he leads travelers
through the "Back Door," and reveals how to give every journey an extra,
more authentic dimension. He shows travelers how to delve into European
culture, make friends with the locals, and experience each region's natural
wonders -- economically and hassle free. Rick Steves' Italy 2003 is no
exception. It covers Rome, Venice, Florence, the hill towns of central
Italy, the Dolomites, and the Amalfi Coast.
Paperback from Avalon Travel Publishing
Book Published: December, 2003
Frommer's
Italy 2004
by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
Paperback from Frommer
Book Published: August, 2003
Frommer's
Italy from $70 a Day, 4th Edition
by Reid Bramblett, Lynn A. Levine
Paperback from Frommer
Book Published: 03 March, 2003
Fodor's
Italy 2004
by Fodor's
Paperback from Fodor's
Book Published: 07 October, 2003
Frommer's 2004 Rome
Listed under Rome
Fodor's Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast
Listed under Naples
Karen
Brown's Italy Charming Inns & Itineraries 2004
by Karen Brown
Paperback from Karen Brown
Book Published: 06 January, 2004
Michelin
the Green Guide Italy (7th Ed)
by Michelin Staff, Michelin
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: April, 2003
Michelin
2004 Red Guide Italia
by Michelin, Michelin Staff
Paperback from Michelin Travel Publications
Book Published: February, 2004
Rick Steves' Florence 2004
Listed under Florence
Rick Steves' Venice
by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw
Listed under Venice
In Tuscany
by Frances Mayes, et al
Listed under Tuscany
Rick Steves' Rome
by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw
Listed under Rome
Italy
(Eyewitness Travel Guides)
by DK Publishing
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more comprehensive, engrossing and
just plain fun-to-read guidebook than the Eyewitness Travel Guide: Italy.
Spilling over with all sorts of useful information for the traveler, you'll
find three-dimensional drawings, floor plans, and detailed neighborhood
maps, as well as timelines, charts, and even popular Rome bus routes. Broken
into several parts--"Introducing Italy," "Region by Region" (with northern,
central, and southern chapters as well as impressive sections covering
Rome and Florence), "Traveler's Needs," and "Survival Guide"--the guide
provides the reader with a complete picture of the country. Readers will
especially love the hundreds of color photos of everything from Rome's
famous piazzas, Navona and di Spagna, to the red-roofed villages of Tuscany
to room-by-room descriptions of the Uffizi Gallery and the Vatican museums
(where you'll find the newly restored Sistine Chapel). There are also listings
for the best pasta restaurants, wine bars, chic shopping streets, and some
of the world's most romantic hotels.
--Jill Fergus - Amazon.com
Paperback from DK Publishing
Book Published: March, 2003 |
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Italy
Fever: 14 Ways to Satisfy Your Love Affair with Italy
by Darlene Marwitz
(Hardcover - 2000)
Pasquale's Nose: Idle Days in an Italian Town
by Michael Rips
Listed under Tuscany
Eyewitness
Travel Guide to Florence and Tuscany
by Christopher Catling (Contributor)
(Paperback - May 1994)
Suzy
Gershman's Born to Shop Italy ( 9th Ed)
by Suzy Gershman
(Paperback - November 2001)
Restoring
a Home in Italy : Twenty-Two Home Owners Realize Their Dream
by Simon McBride (Photographer), et al
(Hardcover - November 2001)
Eyewitness Travel Guide to Venice and the Veneto
by Susie Boulton, Deni Bown
Listed under Venice
Road Map of Italy. Easy to Read Maps for Safe and Enjoyable Travel
by Internationalist Staff, Patrick W. Nee (Map)
Out of Print - Try Used
Books
Italy
: Collins European Road Map
(Paperback - July 2000)
Let's
Go 2004 Italy
by Inc. Let's Go
Paperback from Let's Go Travel Pubns
Book Published: December, 2003
Lonely
Planet Italy (5th Ed)
by Damien Simonis (Editor), et al
(Paperback - March 2002)
A
Small Place in Italy
by Eric Newby
Highly Recommended.
(Paperback -- September 1998)
The Stone Boudoir: Travels Through the Hidden Villages of Sicily
by Theresa Maggio
Listed under Sicily
D.H.
Lawrence and Italy: Twilight In Italy, Sea and Sardinia, Etruscan Places
by Anthony Burgess
Paperback: 512 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.92 x
7.75 x 5.08
Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper); ; (July 1997)
ISBN: 0141180307
Extra
Virgin: A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera, Where Every Month
Is Enchanted
by Annie Hawes
Fed up with cold, foggy London and the high cost of real estate, Annie
Hawes is persuaded by her sister Lucy to travel to Italy and graft roses
for the winter. The sisters arrive in rural Liguria with some formal Italian,
no knowledge of rose grafting and visions of Mediterranean men and sun.
What they find is a town full of hard-working, wary olive growers smack
in the middle of an olive oil depression who think these two young Englishwomen
are nuts. "Extra Virgin" tells the story of the sisters' acclimation -
theirs to Liguria and Liguria to them - and how they fell in love with
a crumbling farmhouse in the hills.
Annie quickly finds that though they are only two miles from the Italian
Riviera, it might as well be a hundred. Liguria is an old town full of
time-honored peculiarities, especially in regard to espresso consumption
(never, ever, after lunch; it will close your stomach) and swimming before
summertime officially starts. "Seawater at the wrong time of year is even
worse for your health than coffee at the wrong time of day, and the beach
is only deserted because, as far as the citizens are concerned, if you
put so much as a toe into the water before June you are certain to die
within the week from exposure or pneumonia or both", says Hawes. Eventually,
the sisters are accepted by the townsfolk, though they find the idea of
the women buying the farmhouse and running it themselves (there are 50
olive trees on the land) fantastical.
"Extra Virgin" draws you in to the heart of Liguria and its inhabitants.
Hawes has a knack for drawing characters and especially for describing
the luscious meals that they are served - and eventually learn to cook.
"Lucy and I are kindly allowed to make the tomato-and-basil salad", Hawes
says, "and do our best not to be offended by being complemented on how
like a proper tomato-and-basil salad it is." Pour yourself an espresso
(as long as it's before lunch) or a grappa (aids the digestion) and then
sit down to enjoy "Extra Virgin". --Dana Van Nest - Amazon.com
War in Val D'Orcia 1943-1944 : A Diary (Nonpareil Books, No 13)
by Iris Origo
A classic of war, this is a superbly written account of civilian life
in Tuscany by an Englishwoman married to an Italian. Db.
Listed under Italy in WWII
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