National Geographic Traveler: Italy - Softcover

Jepson, Tim

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9780792238898: National Geographic Traveler: Italy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0792238893 ISBN 13: 9780792238898

Publisher: National Geographic, 2005

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Veteran writer and Italy expert, Tim Jepson makes this vibrant and fascinating country-home of some of the world's most sublime art, architecture, and literature and one of its oldest civilizations-highly accessible to the modern traveler. After a thorough introduction, he begins his coverage in Rome with specific, detailed suggestions on how to tackle this most sight-intensive city: "Your best approach is an oblique one," he writes. "Avoid the big-name sights at the outset, and ease yourself gently into the city with a coffee or a stroll around its most intimate squares." He continues with this kind of advice as he travels around the country- north to Lombardy, the Lakes, the Veneto, Tuscany, and Umbria, and then south to Naples, ending up in Sicily- combining intimate guidance with strong and substantive information. Special features include numerous city walks, drives around Lake Maggiore, through Chianti country, and into the heart of Umbria, and discussions of many aspects of Italian culture and contemporary life. An extensive Travelwise section offers a wide selection of author's picks of hotels, inns, and restaurants, as well as details on shopping and all the practical information you need to get around.

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About the Author:

A passionate, lifelong devotee of Italy, and fluent Italian speaker, Tim Jepson has written 16 books on the country, including this one and National Geographic Traveler Florence & Tuscany, as well as numerous articles for such publications as Vogue, and Conde Nast Traveler. Now based in London with the Daily Telegraph, Tim continues to visit Italy regularly and, as a keen hiker and outdoor enthusiast, he particularly enjoys the country's mountains and wilderness areas. His National Geographic Traveler Sicily will be published in spring 2005. An Oxford University graduate, he has also worked on Italian programs for the BBC and other television channels.

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"Traveler Italy covers the whole country and is full of details, historical context and beautiful pictures." Birmingham News

"Sensational photos, superb maps, prose that’s authoritative." San Francisco Chronicle

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