Complemented by easy-to use, reliable maps, helpful recommendations, authoritative background information, and up-to-date coverage of things to see and do, these popular travel guides cover in detail countries, regions, and cities around the world for travelers of every budget, along with extensive itineraries, maps with cross-referencing to the text, "Top 10" and "Top 5" lists, and other practical features.
Hit Scotland's can't-miss sights, bites, and history in two weeks or less with Rick Steves Best of Scotland!
The Monocle team celebrates the endlessly fascinating and culturally rich country of Japan.
The story of Italy through her people, culture and the great events that shaped the country The birthplace of the Renaissance and the place where the Baroque was born, Italy has always been a hotbed of culture.
Patricia H. Labalme and Laura Sanguineti White (eds.),Venice, Cità Excelentissima: ... (Compare this with the slightly different translation of the same document featured in Labalme and White's book on p. 340: "[A]ll Jews who currently ...
In this revisionist history of Italy's role in the Holocaust, the author presents an account of how ordinary Italians actively participated in the deportation of Italy's Jews between 1943 and 1945, when Mussolini's collaborationist republic ...
A tribute to southern Italy, its people, and its American descendants explores the region's history, culture, and most notable citizens including Frank Capra and Rudolph Valentino. By the author of Dances with Luigi. 10,000 first printing.
This new history tells the fascinating story of a country always marked by scandal but with the constant ability to re-invent itself.
Don’t miss Frances Mayes in PBS’s Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special! “Reading this book is a vacation in itself.”—The New York Times Book Review (Best Travel Books of the Summer) The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San ...
Its got some of my simplest and most inspired dishes to date. My favourites in here are the pici con rag , a fun homemade Tuscan pasta with smashing tomato and meat sauce.
Morris brings a maritime empire to life in this book that illustrates the city's place on a larger historical canvas. Venice Observed (Mary McCarthy, 1963). This snappy and engaging memoir details the Venetian ethos through the eyes of ...