101 Places in Italy by Francis Russell
This wonderfully well informed selection of the most rewarding towns, cities and individual monuments in Italy is the definitive guidebook for the discerning traveller. The author has been visiting Italy for over 50 years, and is the perfect companion for those wanting to explore more than the obvious attractions. In a book that will astonish experts and first-time visitors, the author explores palaces, lonely churches, great museums and tiny ruins that together provide a richly textured portrait of a country where the history lies more thickly than anywhere else.
Reviews for '52 Italian Places': 'The author has achieved the near impossible - a must-squeeze-into-hand-baggage or the back pack' House and Garden 'Masterpieces come in all shapes and sizes, and this is a small one[It is} like a conversation with a well informed friend. He tells you exactly what you want to know, in the most succinct terms' Country Life 'A minor classic' Times Literary Supplement
Francis Russell was educated at Oxford and has travelled in Italy for over fifty years. He is currently Deputy Chairman of Christies, specialising in old master paintings, and has written numerous books, articles and reviews on, mainly, Italian subjects. Russell is also the author of 'Places in Turkey' and 'Places in Syria'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908524324 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908524324 |
| Title | 101 Places in Italy |
| Author | Francis Russell |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bitter Lemon Press |
| Year published | 2014-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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