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1) The History of Rome in 12 Buildings: A Travel Companion to the Hidden Secrets of The Eternal City
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Any travel guide to Rome will urge visitors to go the Colosseum, but none answers a simple question: Why is it called the Colosseum?
The History of Rome in 12 Buildings: A Travel Companion to the Hidden Secrets of The Eternal City is compelling, concise, and fun, and takes you behind the iconic buildings to reveal the hidden stories of the people that forged the Roman Empire.
Typical travel guides provide torrents of information but deny...
The History of Rome in 12 Buildings: A Travel Companion to the Hidden Secrets of The Eternal City is compelling, concise, and fun, and takes you behind the iconic buildings to reveal the hidden stories of the people that forged the Roman Empire.
Typical travel guides provide torrents of information but deny...
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An armchair traveler’s companion to Donna Leon’s Brunetti mysteries: “a splendid present for mystery-fiction fans [or] travel-lit buffs” (Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal).
Follow Commissario Guido Brunetti, star of Donna Leon’s international bestselling mystery series, on over a dozen walks that highlight Venice’s churches, markets, bars, cafes, and palazzos.
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Follow Commissario Guido Brunetti, star of Donna Leon’s international bestselling mystery series, on over a dozen walks that highlight Venice’s churches, markets, bars, cafes, and palazzos.
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My Modena, by Andrea Susan Valentine Gelfuso Goetz (aka Andrea Gelfuso), is a hilarious memoir of the year she and her family spent in Modena Italy. Modena, an Italian city that frustrated her every attempt to do the simplest things. Buying a stamp shouldn't be this complicated. Living in an apartment that was like camping, with tile and nowhere to sit. Modena is a town full of ancient churches and beautiful Italians.
Here you will meet her friend...
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Tony Gates has a love affair with Italy. This book shares the affair with you. He has visited Italy more times than he knows. He brings to this "unpacking" of Italy the experience of many years, enjoyment of its many cultures, fascination with the events which brought a united Italy into being, deep appreciation of its art, and engagement with its people and places.
This is not a guidebook. Tony wants to take you to the heartbeat of Italy, a journey...
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Let's Go Budget Rome is a budget traveler's ticket to getting the most out of a trip to Rome without breaking the bank. Whether you want to make a wish at Trevi Fountain, marvel at the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, or indulge in some of the best gelato you'll ever taste, this slim, easy-to-carry guide is packed with dollar-saving information to help you make every penny count. Let's Go Budget Rome also includes neighborhood maps to help you get...
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Let's Go Budget Florence is a budget traveler's ticket to getting the most out of a trip to Florence and Tuscany-without breaking the bank. Whether you want to tour through the Uffizi, take a cheesy picture at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or root for your favorite neighborhood at Siena's Palio, this slim, easy-to-carry guide is packed with dollar-saving information to help you make every penny count. Let's Go Budget Florence also includes neighborhood...
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¿Le gusta descubrir nuevas ciudades encantadoras? Entonces ... ¡Bienvenido a Turin, la capital del Piamonte, en Italia, una hermosa ciudad, rica en cultura, historia, con un patrimonio excepcional y gastronomía sabrosa y variada!
¿Quieres descubrir la historia, una gastronomía sabrosa y variada? ¿Le gusta la arquitectura?
Así que no lo dude: ¡Turin y sus alrededores son un excelente destino para un fin de semana prolongado!
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Puglia is a developing tourist area in Southern Italy that is beginning to attract tourists to its varied charms. No longer just a terminus for departing to other destinations it is becoming appreciated for its own attractions. Originally, a humble farming region Puglia has been influence by Greeks, Romans, Normans and Byzantines who each made an impact on the landscape by building ports, churches and other magnificent buildings. This book aims to...
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This fantastic book gives readers an opportunity to visit and enjoy not only the major attractions that a guided tour usually includes, but also many other interesting sights that are not as commonly featured. By providing five different walking routes and detailed information about each attraction passed, the book allows the reader to choose how much time to spend at a particular place, rather than rushing to keep up with a guide. With detailed instructions...
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This is the first English-language guide to the epic new 750-km hiking route through the mountains of Austria, Slovenia and Italy, from the foot of the Grossglockner (at 3,798m, the highest peak in Austria and the Eastern Alps) to Muggia near Trieste on the Adriatic coast. Detailed maps and route descriptions for all 43 stages of the route are included, with a clear breakdown of time, distance and ascent for each stage. Published in a small, handy-sized...
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The city of Verona is second only to Rome in the antiquities that can be seen. This book aims to give the tourist an opportunity to visit and enjoy not only the few major attractions that a guided tour usually includes, but also many of the other interesting sights that many people do not see. In addition to the famous amphitheatre, cathedral and sights linked to Romeo and Juliet, you will also visit the monumental gateways, beautiful bridges, castles,...
12) Alpe-Adria Trail
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A new, thoroughly updated edition of the first and only English-language guide to the epic 750 km hiking route through the mountains of Austria, Slovenia and Italy, from the foot of the Grossglockner (at 3,798m, the highest peak in Austria and the Eastern Alps) to Muggia near Trieste on the Adriatic coast. Detailed maps and route descriptions for all 43 stages of the route are included, with a clear breakdown of time, distance and ascent for each...
13) Romero a Roma
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Los que peregrinan a Roma, decía Alfonso X el Sabio, se llaman romeros. Este libro es el diario de una peregrinación a Roma desde Nápoles hasta la Ciudad Eterna, realizada a pie por tres romeros, mendigando la comida y durmiendo en cualquier sitio, como los peregrinos de antaño. El camino hasta la tumba de Pedro es el hilo conductor que enlaza cansancios, risas, oraciones, versos, encuentros con todo tipo de personas y lugares repletos de historia.
El...
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Embark on a captivating journey as you delve into the enchanting "Tuscany (Toskana) Travel Guide." Discover the 22 most captivating destinations that Tuscany has to offer, each with its own unique allure. From the artistic wonders of Florence to the medieval charm of Siena and the breathtaking landscapes of Val d'Orcia, this guide will take you on an unforgettable exploration. Immerse yourself in carefully curated itineraries that reveal hidden treasures,...
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Extrait: "ROME, 29 mai 1829.-Voici une suite d'intrigues assez peu intéressantes, il est vrai, que les hasards d'une procédure secrète viennent de faire découvrir Flavia à M. le cardinal N***, légat à ***. Flavia Orsini gouvernait avec prudence et fermeté le couvent noble de Catanzara, situé dans la Marche. Elle s'aperçut qu'une de ses religieuses, l'altière Lucrèce Frangimani, avait une intrigue avec un jeune homme de Forli qu'elle introduisit...
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In Sicily, a travel writer honors the memory of a departed friend. Despite decades spent writing poetic evocations of the timeless pleasures of life in the Mediterranean, Lawrence Durrell had never set foot on the sea's largest island: mysterious, impenetrable Sicily. For years, his friend Martine begged him to visit her on this sun-kissed paradise, and though he always intended to, life inevitably interfered. It took Martine's sudden death to finally...
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