great escapes italy – Libri e DVD

Descrizione

Legendary hotels and secret hideaways full of atmosphere

To travel through Italy is as close as one gets to being in paradise. For centuries writers, artists, architects and merchants have been drawn here, inspired bythe beauty of Venice, Florence, Naples and Rome. Countless books, paintings, poems and sculptures are evidence of its undying appeal and over the past 60 years the country has becomeone of the world’s top travel and holiday destinations. The loveliness of Italy is, if not eternal, certainly enduring and the easygoing and relaxed Italian lifestyle is still unrivaled.

Here,some of Italy’s most amazing landscapes and diverse regionsare honored, like Tuscany, Umbria, the Amalfi Coast and, no less magical, the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily. In these mythical surroundings arelegendary hotels full of atmosphere, where novels are set, movies are made, weddings are celebrated and famous love stories consummated:Villa d’Esteon Lake Como, thePellicano Hotelin Porto Ercole, theIl San Pietroon the Amalfi Coast and thePalazzo Margheritain Basilicata — to name just a few. Angelika Taschen also reveals where to find moresecret and hidden jewels— from theLocanda Cipriani, a destination for food lovers on the island of Torcello, to the romanticCastello di Vicarelloin Tuscany and the atmosphericMasseria Morosetain Puglia.

Languages: English, French and German

Edition: 2025