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Ravishingly photographed, romantic beyond reason, this book devoted to the most celebrated gardens of southern Italy captures the inexhaustible lure of one of the most beautiful places on earth: Campania, the sun-kissed region that is home to Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast.Erstwhile pleasure dome to the Roman emperors, and still Italy's most glamorous seaside getaway, this province has been a top destination for garden appassionati for decades. Bewitched by the natural splendours of the region, author and photographer Robert I.C. Fisher has created a 200-page celebration of twenty-four of southern Italy's finest gardens. In Ravello, the rampageous roses of Villa Cimbrone once warmed the famously chilly heart of Greta Garbo, while off the coast of Positano the private Li Galli islands were the last home of Rudolf Nureyev. In Sorrento, Lord Astor's garden is a monument to English exoticism and on Capri Graham Greene discovered his legendary retreat. Understanding that the potent allure of gardens is not only about plants and species, Fisher also tells the stories of some of the fascinating people who dedicated their lives to creating and nurturing these treasures.The gardens' special magic is captured in lush, mouth-watering photographs, whether it be of turn-of-the-century Sorrento, picture-perfect Positano, medieval Amalfi or island-in-the-sky Ravello. Prepare for enchantment as, through these bougainvillea-bright pages, you visit the garden Shangri-La that is Campania.
Contents
INTRODUCTIONI NAPOLI NOBILISSIMA: Naples and EnvironsSUN SOUCIVilla d'Avalos, PosillipoREIGNING FASHIONThe English Garden, Reggia di CasertaTHE GOOD VOLCANOGiardino della Regina, Reggia di PorticiCLOISTERED CHARMSChiostri di Santa Chiara and I Girolamini, NaplesTHROUGH ENGLISH EYESVilla Lanzara, NoceraCastello Lancellotti, LauroTHE GLOBAL GARDENOrto Botanico, NaplesII TREASURED ISLANDS: Capri and IschiaHOW GREENE WAS HIS ISLANDVilla Il Rosaio, AnacapriLa Mortella, IschiaIT HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL DAYVilla San Michele, AnacapriTHE ISLAND WAYLa Certosella, CapriIII SIREN-LAND: Sorrento and the Sorrentine PeninsulaHOW DOES LORD ASTOR'S GARDEN GROW?Villa Tritone, SorrentoThe Li Galli Islands, off PositanoALONG THE GOLDEN MILEVilla de Gregorio di Sant'Elia, Portici LA BELLA SORRENTOVilla Silvana, SorrentoA REGAL REALMParco dei Principi, Sant'AgnelloCOLORE!Il San Pietro, PositanoBLOSSOM FEVERPalazzo Murat, Positano THE FLOWER AND THE GLORYVilla Rufolo, RavelloGARBO'S SHANGRI-LAVilla Cimbrone, RavelloAMALFI CON AMOREIl Santa Caterina, AmalfiIndex
