Exploring Italy
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Exploring Italy
Author: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff
language: en
Publisher: Fodor's
Release Date: 1994
- A lively, graphic, full-color guidebook to Italy's major cities and the beautiful countryside. - Color photography and archival and other illustrations throughout; zingy captions. - Intelligent, opinionated writing by Tim Jepson. - Solid travel reportage on every region punctuated by lively sidebars on Italy's history, opera, the Turin Shroud, Venetian art, and more. - What to see and do, plus recommended walking and driving tours through Rome, Venice, and the Roman countryside. - Special rating system identifying not-to-be-missed sights. - To-the-point reviews of dining and lodging. - Key planning information. - Over 20 detailed maps and plans. - Comprehensive destination/topic index.
Exploring Italy
+Description= Praise for Fodor's Exploring Guides "Astonishingly hip." -- New York Daily News "Handsomely designed...Fun to leaf through...Conveys a sense of what each destination is like." -- The Los Angeles Times "Authoritatively written and superbly presented...Worthy reading before, during, or after a trip." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Concise, comprehensive, and colorful." -- Washington Post Fodor's Exploring Guides are the most up-to-date, full-color guidebooks available. Covering destinations around the world, these guides are loaded with photos, essays on culture and history, descriptions of sights, and practical information. Full-color photos make this a great guide to buy if you're still planning your itinerary (let the photos help you choose!) and it's a perfect companion to a general guidebook, like a Fodor's Gold Guide. All the great sights plus the history and anecdotes that bring them to life Extraordinary coverage of history and culture Itineraries, walks and excursions, on and off the beaten path Architecture and art Practical tips and full-color maps and photos Getting there and getting around When to go and what to pack Quick tips on where to sleep in every price range Savvy restaurant picks for all budgets
Fodor's Exploring Italy, 5th Edition
"Alentejo Blue is the story of the Portuguese village of Mamarrosa, told through the lives of those who live there and those who are passing through - men and women, children and old people, locals, tourists and expatriates." "For some, such as Teresa, a beautiful, dreamy village girl, it is a place from which to escape; for others - the dysfunctional Potts family - it is a way of running from trouble (but not eluding it). Vasco, a cafe owner who has never recovered from the death of his American wife, clings to a notion that his years in the USA make him superior to the other villagers. One English tourist makes Mamarrosa the subject of her fantasy of a new life, while for her compatriots, a young engaged couple, Mamarrosa is where their dreams finally fall apart." "At the book's opening an old man reflects on his long and troubled life in this beautiful and seemingly tranquil setting, and anticipates the return of Marco Afonso Rodrigues, the prodigal son of the village and a symbol of this now fast-changing world. The homecoming is the subject of continuing speculation, and when Marco Afonso Rodrigues does finally appear, villagers, tourists and expatriates are brought together and their jealousies, passions and disappointments must inevitably collide."--BOOK JACKET.