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Art Shop And Eat Milan: A Pocket-Sized Treasurehouse
Roberta Kedzierski wrote: "First there was the Blue Guide. Comprehensive, detailed, carefully researched, everything you need to know on the art treasures of the world's most important cities. Then came the restaurant guides. So, when you had finished getting the best food for thought, you could then proceed to do the same for food, period. Even more recently have come the tips for what to shop for in the cities you visit, and where to find it. All in all, a lot of information. And a lot of paper to carry about.
Italy’s finance capital is not all about work, work, work. The Milanese also like to play, which they do by flexing their credit cards in the city’s fab shops, sipping aperitivi and indulging in a buzzing cultural scene. Our team of resident writers shows you how to get the best out of this vibrant city and the rest of Lombardy.
Shorter Walks in the Dolomites: 40 Selected Walks
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Alta Via ™ High Level Walks in the Dolomites
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Walking Easy in the Italian and French Alps
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Eating in Italy: A Traveler's Guide to the Gastronomic Pleasures of Northern
Italy
Grab this book and your forchetta (fork) and head to Italy for a tantalizing tour of tastes. Faith Heller Willinger is an American living in Italy who has devoted her taste buds to sampling and reporting on the best Italian kitchens have to offer. If you think Italian food equals pizza and spaghetti, the variety of offerings found in the 11 northern regions explored in this book will astound you. Each regional section begins with helpful explanations of Italian dishes from local menus. Next, the wine and food specialties are temptingly presented with interesting tidbits about production methods and historical origins. For example, grissini, yard-long breadsticks of the Piemonte region, were first made in 1668, when "the Savoia court doctor, Don Baldo Pecchio, had the court baker whip up some crunchy, thin and easily digestible breadsticks for the sickly Prince Vittorio Amadeo II, who suffered from 'intestinal fevers.'" Each section is finished off with a listing of restaurants and inns, organized by city. If you aren't sated yet, Eating in Italy also provides gelato flavors, a key to Italian opening and closing hours, types of pasta, wine terminology, and a food glossary
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The Heritage Guide Marches (Heritage Guides)
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The Heritage Guide Parma: A Complete Guide to Giuseppe Verdi's Homeland and to the Region's Towns, Castles, Art and Cuisine (Heritage Guides)
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Frommer's Northern Italy's Best-Loved Driving Tours This first edition of Frommer's Northern Italy's Best-Loved Driving Tours guides you and your car through several different regions -- including the areas along and around Lake Maggiore; the Lakes of Varese and Lake Lugano; Lake Como; Bergamo, Brescia, and Lake Iseo; Lake Garda, and The Veneto.
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Frommer's Northern Italy with Venice & the Lakes
Frommer's Northern Italy is the premier guide to the region, with complete coverage of Venice, the Dolomites and South Tirol, Milan and Lombardy, Liguria and the Italian Riviera, and more. You'll get candid reviews of the best hotels, restaurants, and nightlife, as well as the author's picks for the best travel experiences, including: cruising the Brenta Canal; driving the great Dolomite road; riding the cable cars over Mont Blanc; hiking the Cinqueterre; taking in the art at the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan; partying at the spring Carnevale in Venice; and more.
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Until now, that is. For Somerset Books' Art/Shop/Eat series brings it all to you: in just 192 pages. Florence, Rome, and Venice are available, and Milan has just been published.
OK, I have to express an interest. I was called in as consulting editor on the shopping and eating sections of the Milan volume. And so, when I say that it is an excellent little book, I have to add, "even though I say so myself," regarding two parts out of the three.
The "blurb" says it is pocket-sized. But, no one who lives in Milan would dream of putting a book in their pocket. It would spoil their figure. Seriously, though, Art Shop and Eat Milan is a well-designed publication covering the "what to see," "where to eat," and "what to buy," with maps, full-color photographs and floor plans for the art; a representative overview of the best the city has to offer in terms of restaurants catering to all budgets; and plenty of ideas of covetable treasures on which to spend your money. In Milan, as in all the other Italian cities, it is fairly obvious: clothes, shoes, and leather goods. Art/Shop/Eat gives you the lowdown."
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by Gillian Price
by Martin Collins
by Chet Lipton, Carolee Lipton
Enjoy the wonderful summer walking trails found in the Alpine regions of Italy and France. Using this guide and its maps, you can explore beautiful footpaths through mountain meadows and hamlets. Choose routes starting from one of the seventeen base villages selected by the authors for their magnificent mountain locales, charm, availability of public transportation, and accommodations. Rated at one of three levels of ease (gentle, comfortable, and more challenging), each walk takes from two to four hours, excluding 'take in the view' breaks or picnics along the way. Whether you want to know the rules of the trail, what kinds of local hiking maps to purchase, what kind of clothing to wear, or how to get discounts on travel to Europe, this book helps you get the most out of your Alpine walking experience. (5 1/2 X 8 1/2, 238 pages, black-and-white pictures, maps)
Walking Easy in the Italian Alps: A Hiking Guide for Active Adults
by Chet Lipton, Carolee Lipton
Via Ferrata: Scrambles in the Dolomites
by Hofler, Werner, Cecil Davies (Translator)
by Faith Heller Willinger, Faith Echtermeyer
The Heritage Guide Milan and Turin: A Complete Guide to Italy's Capitals of Business, Contemporary Art, Industrial Design, and Fashion (Heritage Guides)
by Touring Club Italiano, Touring Club of Italy
by Touring Club Italiano, Touring Club of Italy
The rolling green hills of the Marches embrace both Urbino, the Renaissance court city with its great Palazzo Ducale, and seaside resorts such as noble Pesaro, birthplace of the composer Rossini. This guide details all the sites, including more than 100 historic cities, minor towns, national parks, and natural sites, and covers all the cultural aspects of the region, from the opera through the theater. It offers 45 plans and maps, 19 driving tours and three thematic itineraries through the region, and more than 800 addresses of hotels, restaurants, campgrounds, shops, and other useful information. In recognition of the Vatican Jubilee, one route is dedicated to religious sites, including the famous Sanctuary of Loreto.
by Touring Club Italiano, Touring Club of Italy
by Marina Tagliaferri (Author), Barbara Fisher (Author)
Frommer's Driving Tours are packed with detailed, color-coded maps and stunning full-color photographs. Each guide outlines dozens of driving tour options and then helps you plan your route with exact directions, distances, and driving times. You'll see all the top sights and then have the flexibility to discover the hidden pleasures of each destination -- our suggested routes include scenic detours and stops for spectacular views, easy walks, shopping, dining, and fun breaks for travelers with children. We'll show you how to enjoy some of the world's most spectacular drives!
by Reid Bramblett (Author)
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