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Hidden Tuscany

Author : John Keahey
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250024323
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Tuscany written by John Keahey and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hidden Tuscany, acclaimed author John Keahey takes the reader into a part of Tuscany beyond the usual tourist destinations of Chianti, Florence, and Siena. The often overlooked western portion of Tuscany is rich with history, cuisine, and scenery begging to be explored, and Keahey encourages travelers to abandon itineraries and let the grooves in the road and the curves of the coast guide your journey instead. Follow Keahey as he turns off the autostrada and takes roads barely two lanes wide to discover fishing villages along the Tuscan sea. Then move inland into rolling foothills adorned with cherry orchards, ancient olive groves, and sweeping vineyards that produce wines that challenge Chianti's best. Here it is still possible to follow the paths of Romans, Crusaders, and pilgrims from throughout the western world who were eager to reach Rome. Hidden Tuscany provides intriguing images of places such as Livorno, a port city with canals; Pietrasanta, Tuscany's Citta d'Arte; and Capraia, an island formed by volcanoes. Keahey engages with the inhabitants of these enchanting landscapes, whether sculptors who toil in marble studios or residents whose own memories and traditions illuminate major moments in world history. From coastal towns to vineyards farther inland to the Tuscan archipelago, Keahey reminds us that each village, city, and island has its own unique story to tell. For armchair travelers and vacation seekers alike, Hidden Tuscany brings a new side of this classic Italian region to life, and the result is mesmerizing.

Tuscan Cities

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849657418
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Tuscan Cities written by William Dean Howells and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2020 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To meet Mr. Howells again on his Italian rambles is like rejoining an old friend in the midst of scenes associated with the beginning of our friendship. This rich volume is a grateful recollection of the book which first gave him a place in our standard literature. Much of the old charm of 'Venetian Life' is certainly here. The daring disregard of conventionality, the happy discovery of aspects of life un noticed by previous travelers, the artistic and novel use of illustrative side-lights, the quick insight into the characteristics of places, the unforced flow of delicate humor, the fascination of a style distinguished more by natural grace than by laborious polish, and the genial understanding between the author and the reader — all these qualities reappear in the new record of travel ; and if they seem less striking than they did of old, we must remember that Mr. Howells himself is no longer a fresh sensation but a familiar favorite. Half the volume is devoted to Florence under the title of Florentine Mosaics. Mr. Howells gives us something quite unlike the ordinary impressions of a traveler. Here is neither set description of scenery and architecture, nor systematic study of life and manners ; but the author passes at will from pictures of the streets and squares and churches and palaces, to brief comments upon the people, and glowing transcriptions of dramatic episodes in Florentine history. . . . Siena is visited in the same temper, although Mr. Howells took his pleasure there with a keener zest than the well-known sights of Florence were able to afford him ; and the tour took in Pisa, Lucca, Pistoja, Prato and Fiesole, of which he writes much more briefly than of the more important cities.

Some Tuscan Cities

Author : Ada M. Harrison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Some Tuscan Cities written by Ada M. Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Tuscany

Author : Frances Mayes
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307434303
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book In Tuscany written by Frances Mayes and published by Crown. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated ode to the joys of Tuscany’s people, food, landscapes, and art, from the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun and See You in the Piazza “A love letter to Italy written in precise and passionate language of near-poetic density.”—Newsday In Tuscany celebrates the abundant pleasures of life in Italy as it is lived at home, at festivals, feasts, restaurants and markets, in the kitchen and on the piazza, in the vineyards, fields, and olive groves. Combining essays by Frances Mayes and a chapter by her husband, poet Edward Mayes, with more than 200 full-color photos by photographer Bob Krist, each of this book's five sections highlights a signature aspect of Tuscan life: La Piazza: the locus of Italian village life. With photographs of the shop signs, the outdoor markets, medieval streets, people, their pets and their cars, and snippets of conversations overheard, Mayes reveals the life of the Piazza in her town of Cortona as well as out-of-the-way places such as Volterra, Asciano, Monte San Savino, and Castelmuzio. La Festa: the celebration. Essays and photos of feasts and celebrations, such as the Christmas dinner for twenty-seven at a neighbor's house and a donkey race around the church at Montepulciano Stazione, illustrate how the Tuscans celebrate the seasons--their open ways of friendship, their connection to nature, and most of all, their sense of abundance. Il Campo: the field. Here Edward Mayes evokes the deep sense of the shift of seasons as he picks olives before he and Frances head off to the olive oil mill and enjoy the first bruscette with new oil. La Cucina: the kitchen. An intimate view of the all-important role of the kitchen in Tuscan culture, including photographs of her own kitchen and gardens, menus from great local cooks, the elements of the Tuscan table, dishes with cultural and culinary notes on each, and, of course, delectable recipes. La Bellezza: the beauty. From the quality of the light falling on sublime landscapes in different seasons and Tuscan faces in moments of laughter to a silhouette of cypress trees in the early evening and a wild bird perched on a neigbor's head, In Tuscany features views of beauty that reveal the singular splendor of one of the world's best-loved and most artistic regions.

In Tuscany

Author : Montgomery Carmichael
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Tuscany written by Montgomery Carmichael and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tuscan Cities

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Tuscan Cities written by William Dean Howells and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Under the Tuscan Sun

Author : Frances Mayes
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767917456
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Under the Tuscan Sun written by Frances Mayes and published by Crown. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane—now in a twentieth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword “This beautifully written memoir about taking chances, living in Italy, loving a house and, always, the pleasures of food, would make a perfect gift for a loved one. But it’s so delicious, read it first yourself.”—USA Today For more Frances Mayes, including a tour of her now iconic Cortona home, Bramasole, watch PBS’s Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special! More than twenty years ago, Frances Mayes—widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer—introduced readers to a wondrous new world when she bought and restored an abandoned Tuscan villa called Bramasole. Under the Tuscan Sun inspired generations to embark on their own journeys—whether that be flying to a foreign country in search of themselves, savoring one of the book’s dozens of delicious seasonal recipes, or simply being transported by Mayes’s signature evocative, sensory language. Now with a new afterword from Frances Mayes, the twentieth-anniversary edition of Under the Tuscan Sun revisits the book’s most popular characters.

Hidden Tuscany

Author : Massimo Listri
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780847822232
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Tuscany written by Massimo Listri and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though most often associated with the Renaissance and with the famed Uffizi and Galleria dell'Accademia, the artistic heritage of Tuscany is actually quite diverse-with Baroque and Mannerist influences as well as Renaissance-and the artistic wonders go far beyond these two renowned institutions. Hidden Tuscany explores the varied influences and unique history of the region, revealing Tuscany's hidden gems. With glorious color photography and engaging text, Hidden Tuscany brings readers to the lesser-known sites-to the gardens, villas, museums, and churches often passed by on traditional tours or in other books on the area.

Tuscan Spaces

Author : Silvia M. Ross
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442698926
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Tuscan Spaces written by Silvia M. Ross and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important locus for English-speaking writers, the region of Tuscany is also well represented in the Italian literary canon. In Tuscan Spaces, Silvia Ross focuses on constructions of Tuscany in twentieth-century Italian literature and juxtaposes them with English prose works by such authors as E.M. Forster and Frances Mayes to expose the complexity of literary representation centred on a single milieu. Ross uses the works of writers such as Federigo Tozzi, Aldo Palazzeschi, Vasco Pratolini, and Elena Gianini Belotti, to seek out alternative visions of Tuscan space and emphasizes that each author fashions the region in a manner which reflects their personal poetics, background, and experiences. Theories of cultural geography, space, travel, and narrative contribute to Ross's consideration of the dualisms commonly employed in writings about Tuscany, such as country/city, nature/culture, female/male, and self/other, all of which are in turn affected by her interrogation of the local/foreign opposition that underlies the study as a whole.

In Tuscany

Author : Montgomery Carmichael
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book In Tuscany written by Montgomery Carmichael and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Timeless Places: Tuscany

Author : Alexandra Bonfante-Warren
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780760745236
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book Timeless Places: Tuscany written by Alexandra Bonfante-Warren and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Seeking Sicily

Author : John Keahey
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429990678
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Seeking Sicily written by John Keahey and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Keahey's exploration of this misunderstood island offers a much-needed look at a much-maligned land."—Paul Paolicelli, author of Under the Southern Sun Sicily is the Mediterranean's largest and most mysterious island. Its people, for three thousand years under the thumb of one invader after another, hold tightly onto a culture so unique that they remain emotionally and culturally distinct, viewing themselves first as Sicilians, not Italians. Many of these islanders, carrying considerable DNA from Arab and Muslim ancestors who ruled for 250 years and integrated vast numbers of settlers from the continent just ninety miles to the south, say proudly that Sicily is located north of Africa, not south of Italy. Seeking Sicily explores what lies behind the soul of the island's inhabitants. It touches on history, archaeology, food, the Mafia, and politics and looks to nineteenth- and twentieth-century Sicilian authors to plumb the islanders' so-called Sicilitudine. This "culture apart" is best exemplified by the writings of one of Sicily's greatest writers, Leonardo Sciascia. Seeking Sicily also looks to contemporary Sicilians who have never shaken off the influences of their forbearers, who believed in the ancient gods and goddesses. Author John Keahey is not content to let images from the island's overly touristed villages carry the story. Starting in Palermo, he journeyed to such places as Arab-founded Scopello on the west coast, the Greek ruins of Selinunte on the southwest, and Sciascia's ancestral village of Racalmuto in the south, where he experienced unique, local festivals. He spent Easter Week in Enna at the island's center, witnessing surreal processions that date back to Spanish rule. And he learned about Sicilian cuisine in Spanish Baroque Noto and Greek Siracusa in the southeast, and met elderly, retired fishermen in the tiny east-coast fishing village of Aci Trezza, home of the mythical Cyclops and immortalized by Luchino Visconti's mid-1940s film masterpiece, La terra trema. He walked near the summit of Etna, Europe's largest and most active volcano, studied the mountain's role in creating this island, and looked out over the expanse of the Ionian Sea, marveling at the three millennia of myths and history that forged Sicily into what it is today.

Florence, Siena, and other towns of Tuscany and Umbria

Author : Augustus John Cuthbert Hare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florence, Siena, and other towns of Tuscany and Umbria written by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

1,000 Places to See Before You Die

Author : Patricia Schultz
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0761168710
Total Pages : 1217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die written by Patricia Schultz and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 1217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is calling. Time to answer. The world’s wonders, continent by continent: A trek through Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. Sri Lanka’s Hill Country. A sunrise balloon safari over the Masai Mara. Canyon de Chelly. The sacred festivals of Bhutan. The Amalfi Coast. Sailing the Mekong River. In all, 1,000 places guaranteed to give travelers the shivers: sacred ruins, coral reefs, hilltop villages, deserted beaches, wine trails, hidden islands, opera houses, wildlife preserves, castles, museums, and more. Each entry tells why it’s essential to visit and includes hotels, restaurants, and festivals to check out. Then come the completely updated nuts and bolts: websites, phone numbers, prices, best times to visit. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die is the world’s bestselling travel book and a #1 New York Times bestseller. 1,000 Places reinvented the idea of travel book as both wish list and practical guide. As Newsweek wrote, it “tells you what’s beautiful, what’s fun, and what’s just unforgettable—everywhere on earth.” Second edition includes 600 full-color photographs, over 200 entirely new entries. More suggestions for places to stay, restaurants to visit, festivals to check out. And along with starred restaurants and historic hotels, you'll also find moderately priced gems that don’t compromise on atmosphere or charm.

Within Tuscany

Author : Matthew Spender
Publisher : Penguin Mass Market
ISBN 13 : 9780140178388
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (783 download)

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Download or read book Within Tuscany written by Matthew Spender and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an informative and entertaining book, sculptor Matthew Spender takes readers on a captivating tour of his adopted homeland, Tuscany--a region unsurpassed in a richness of history, artistry, and culture. "A rare delight".--The Boston Globe. Photographs.

In Tuscany

Author : Montgomery Carmichael
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331940121
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book In Tuscany written by Montgomery Carmichael and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In Tuscany: Tuscan Towns, Tuscan Types and the Tuscan Tongue The other places described are the veritable byways of Tuscany, and they are perhaps more fascinating than its highways. These chapters include Mount La Verna, where St. Francis in 1224 received the Stigmata, and where there is to-day a ﬂourishing convent of the Friars Minor; Camaldoli, with its monastery and hermitage, and its great hotel, now a favourite summer resort of the Tuscans; Montecatini, the gay inland watering-place, the Tunbridge of Tuscany; and the old State of the Spanish Praesidia in the Province of Grosseto, with its wonderful Spanish fortresses and keeps. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Florence, Siena, and other towns of Tuscany and Umbria

Author : Augustus John Cuthbert Hare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Florence, Siena, and other towns of Tuscany and Umbria written by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: