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Enrico Massetti wrote this book with 62 color images.
Perhaps it is the evocative nature of the place or a certain enchanted air (we might almost say "mystic") that you breathe to some extent everywhere, but sooner or later, whoever visits Umbria ends up thinking: Saint Francis, that great, gentle, tender, and poetic Saint of happiness and humility could only have been born here in Umbria.
In this place of ever-green, peaceful, and radiant nature,...
1422) Turín y sus montañas
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Turín, la capital regional de Piamonte, tiene fama de ser una ciudad mágica. Y sólo puede ser por la magia que una ciudad, considerada como la capital de la industria pesada italiana (FIAT, uno de los mayores productores de automóviles del mundo, tiene su sede aquí), es también una de las principales atracciones turísticas de Italia.
Por supuesto, hay buenas razones para ello. En la catedral de Turín se guarda la Sábana Santa, la antigua...
1423) Sicile
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Voulez-vous apprendre à connaître la Grèce ? Alors venez en Sicile. C'est un paradoxe, sans doute, mais seulement dans une certaine mesure. Les cités grecques de Sicile (Agrigente, Sélinonte, Ségeste, Syracuse, pour ne citer que les plus importantes) étaient parmi les plus belles du monde hellénique. Aujourd'hui, visiter la vallée des temples d'Agrigente ou assister à une représentation estivale au grand théâtre grec de Syracuse, c'est...
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Write guidebooks, make travel TV, lead bus tours? Cameron Hewitt has been Rick Steves' right hand for more than 20 years, doing just that. The Temporary European is a collection of vivid, entertaining travel tales from across Europe. Cameron zips you into his backpack for engaging and inspiring experiences: sampling spleen sandwiches at a Palermo street market; hiking alone with the cows high in the Swiss Alps; simmering in Budapest's thermal baths;...
1428) The Italian job
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Avie Records
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[2017]
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Gramophone Award-winning Adrian Chandler and his period-instrument ensemble La Serenissima present The Italian Job, a feast of instrumental color featuring oboes, bassoons, trumpets, trombone, timpani, strings and continuo, by some of the finest composers of the Italian baroque. The music on this release comes from four cities, each with a rich musical heritage: Venice, Bologna, Padua, and Rome.
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Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning
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2016, c2012
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"A modern masterpiece from one of Italy's most acclaimed authors set against the backdrop of a Naples that is as seductive as it is perilous and a world undergoing epochal change, this story of a lifelong friendship is told with unmatched honesty. Lila and Elena clash, drift apart, reconcile, and clash again, in the process revealing new facets of their friendship. With My Brilliant Friend Ferrante begins the rich, intense, and generous-hearted portrait...
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An authentic culinary journey-part memoir, part cookbook-introducing readers to the people, places, and food of Umbria
Veteran food critic Suzanne Carriero spent a year and a half in Umbria, and this is her intimate look at its ancient recipes, traditions, and the people who pass them on. Each of the book's eight chapters features local cooks, as their personal stories are as much a part of the cuisine's essence as are the crops they grow and the...
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Esta guía ilustra la ciudad del arte de Venecia, para una visita de dos, tres o más días.
Contiene descripciones y fotos de las atracciones, incluidas las islas de la laguna de Murano, Burano y Torcello, dispuestas a lo largo de un itinerario lógico para visitar la ciudad.
Los mapas detallados ilustran el itinerario de la visita.
También describe todos los medios de transporte disponibles para llegar a Venecia.
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This is one of the most popular destinations in the western Mediterranean, and you'll soon find out why.You'll find enchanting coves, gorgeous sunsets, and lush natural landscapes. You can enjoy the islands any way you want, relaxing in an atmosphere of well-deserved peace or partying until all hours as you enjoy the wild nightlife.These are places where you wander through the streets of fishing villages, discover outstanding natural landscapes, or...
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From Annette Joseph, named one of The Salonniere's 100 Best Party Hosts
Included in Eater's "Every Spring 2018 Cookbook That Matters"
"Aperitivo" or "Apero" is an integral part of Italian lifestyle-it is the daily ritual of meeting late afternoon or early evening for a cocktail and a few nibbles. As a renowned expert on food styling and entertaining, and currently restoring a castle in Tuscany, Annette Joseph is an experienced, authentic guide to...
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Un chapitre exclusif pour tout savoir sur la cte Nord de la Sicile, Catane, Taormine et l'Etna !
Vous pourrez utiliser ce guide selon vos envies et vos centres d'intérêt pour découvrir la cte Nord de la Sicile, Catane, Taormine et l'Etna autrement, au plus proche de sa nature et de ses habitants. Vous y trouverez également des adresses originales d'htels, d'hébergements, de restaurants, des idées d'activités sportives, culturelles et naturelles.
Bref,...
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Un chapitre exclusif pour tout savoir sur Palerme et la cte Ouest de la Sicile!
Vous pourrez utiliser ce guide selon vos envies et vos centres d'intérêt pour découvrir Palerme et la cte Ouest de la Sicile autrement, au plus proche de sa nature et de ses habitants. Vous y trouverez également des adresses originales d'htels, d'hébergements, de restaurants, des idées d'activités sportives, culturelles et naturelles.
Bref, ce que vous trouverez...
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Cinque Terre is not a Disney Theme Park; its unique environment results from thousands of human civilizations surviving and adapting to challenging conditions.
You can take a boat tour, visit the five towns in three hours, and rightfully claim that you have been to the Cinque Terre; millions of tourists do just that.
Suppose you want a more profound, more complete experience. In that case, this guide gives you all the information you need to plan...
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Italy's current crisis of Mediterranean migration and detention has its roots in early twentieth century imperial ambitions. Empire's Mobius Strip investigates how mobile populations were perceived to be major threats to Italian colonization, and how the state's historical mechanisms of control have resurfaced, with greater force, in today's refugee crisis.
What is at stake in Empire's Mobius Strip is a deeper understanding of the forces driving...
1439) Blackout
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Bologna in August: unbearable heat, an empty city. Claudia is a young student in a hurry to return home from her work as a waitress and get out of the skimpy uniform she hates. Tomas is a young man on his way to elope to Amsterdam with his girlfriend, Francesca. Aldo is a husband and father with an uncanny resemblance to Elvis Presley, anxious to get to an apartment filled with guilty secrets. All three have an urgent need to be somewhere else. Instead,...
1440) Florence in Two Days
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Florence indeed is the most beautiful city in the entire world. And the major Florence tourist attractions are great historical monuments and magnificent structures that are true masterpieces.
Besides, this beautiful city has a rich history, and the United Nations have stated this city as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Also, this city is famously known as the City of Lilies and Jewel of the Tuscan region.
The famous Florence tourist...
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