Italy: Tuscany (Cadogan Guides)
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A CADOGAN GUIDE to Tuscany covering the artistic and architectural heritage of Florence, Siena, Pisa and Lucca, and giving information on the best places to eat and stay, buy wine, and listen to opera.
The golden landscapes of Tuscany are counted among Italy's most beloved, and its artistic and architectural heritage is unsurpassed. With dry wit and insight, Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls explore the dawning charms of the Renaissance and the twilight of Medici decadence, wandering the wine roads of Chianti and testing out local gourmet delicacies, shopping for alabaster in Volterra, inspecting working models of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions and digging up some secret gardens.This fully update 3rd edition contains practical travel advice; over 400 hand-picked places to stay; over 400 restaurants, bars & cafes; 29 maps and church plans; color touring-map section; stunning color photography; hand-picked itineraries for the nature-lover, wine-taster or art enthusiast. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 500 pages, color photos, maps)
The golden landscapes of Tuscany are counted among Italy's most beloved, and its artistic and architectural heritage is unsurpassed. With dry wit and insight, Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls explore the dawning charms of the Renaissance and the twilight of Medici decadence, wandering the wine roads of Chianti and testing out local gourmet delicacies, shopping for alabaster in Volterra, inspecting working models of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions and digging up some secret gardens.This fully update 3rd edition contains practical travel advice; over 400 hand-picked places to stay; over 400 restaurants, bars & cafes; 29 maps and church plans; color touring-map section; stunning color photography; hand-picked itineraries for the nature-lover, wine-taster or art enthusiast. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 500 pages, color photos, maps)
Product details
- Series: 1996
- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr; Revised edition (May 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1860110819
- ISBN-13: 978-1860110818
- Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.2 x 8.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
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