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In over 150 striking images, Italy celebrates perhaps the most beautiful country in the world. From the natural beauty of lakes such as Como or Garda to the vineyards in Tuscany to the many beaches, from the pretty seaside towns of the Cinque Terre to the glory of Venice's canals and palaces, from the magnificence of classical antiquity in Rome to the Arab-Norman architecture of Palermo to Renaissance Florence, there is just so much to feast on in Italy. But apart from the famous highlights, the book also features lesser known sides to the country, be it pretty, unexplored corners and examples of everyday life, or the abandoned cave towns of Puglia and the 16th century star-shaped town of Palmanova. Presented in a landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each entry, Italy is a stunning collection of images.
Contents
Introduction
CENTRAL ITALY
Heart of the Nation
ROME
Forum, Rome, Lazio
Sistine Chapel, Vatican City Colosseum
Pantheon
St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Centro storico
Pons Fabricius
Trevi Fountain
Ponte Sisto
Spanish Steps
Palazzo dell'INA, EUR
Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, EUR
Palazzo dei Congressi, EUR
Christian basilica, Ostia Antica
House of Diana, Ostia Antica Street, Ostia Antica
Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Lazio Villa d'Este, Tivoli, Lazio
PERUGIA
Medieval arch Aqueduct, Via Appia
Basilica of St Francis, Assisi, Umbria Abbey of St Peter, Assisi
Basilica of St Clare, Assisi
Cathedral of Orvieto, Umbria
Viareggio, Tuscany
Viareggio and the Apuan Alps
Vineyard, Tuscany
Orcia Valley, Tuscany
Siena, Tuscany
Torre del Mangia, Siena
FLORENCE
Ponte Vecchio
Baptistry door
Baptistry, Campanile and Duomo
Interior of the dome, Duomo
Cathedral and Leaning Tower, Pisa, Tuscany
San Miniato, Tuscany
Ponte della Maddalena, Borgo a Mozzano, Tuscany
San Gimignano, Tuscany
Palazzo Pretoria, Volterra, Tuscany
Val di Cecina near Volterra
Gran Sasso d'Italia, Abruzzo
Calascio, Abruzzo
Monti Sibillini, Le Marche
Central Apennines
NORTHWESTERN ITALY Wealth and Beauty
Sacra di San Michele, Piemonte
Milan and the Po Valley, Lombardy
MILAN
Porta Nuova
Naviglio Grande
Via Dante
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Milan cathedral
Santa Maria delle Grazie Palazzo Lombardia
San Siro stadium
Bosco Verticale, Porta Nuova
Lake Como, Lombardy
Moltrasio, Lake Como
Gardens of Villa del Balbianello, Lake Como
Santa Maria del Tiglio, Gravedona, Lake Como
Belltower, Lake Como
Lake Como and the Alps
Varenna, Lake Como
Bellagio, Lake Como
Chianale, Valle Varaita, Piemonte
Gran Paradiso National Park, Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta
Male Alpine ibex, Gran Paradiso
TURIN
Turin, Piemonte
Piazza San Carlo
Gran Madre di Dio Piazza Carlo Emanuele II Regio Theatre
Galleria San Federico Galleria Subalpina Lingotto Centre
LAKE MAGGIORE
Cannobio
Santa Caterina del Sasso Maccagno
Isola Bella
Cannero Riviera, Lake Maggiore, Piemonte
Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria
Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre
Boccadasse, Genoa, Liguria
Chiesa del Gesù, Piazza Matteotti, Genoa
Antico Ponte Romano, Nervi, Liguria Savona, Liguria
San Remo, Liguria
NORTHEASTERN ITALY Lakes and Mountains
Lake Braies, Trentino-Alto Adige
Abandoned building, Dolomites
Lake Misurina, Veneto
Santa Maddalena, Val di Funes, Trentino-Alto Adige
Lake Resia, Trentino-Alto Adige
Colfosco, Val di Badia, Trentino-Alto Adige
San Candido, Val Pusteria, Trentino- Alto Adige
Madonna di Campiglio, Trentino-Alto Adige
TRIESTE Cathedral
Le Sartine Marina Miramare Castle
VENICE
Grand Canal
Punta della Dogana
Piazzetta di San Marco
Ponti di Rialto
Carnival
Rialto fish market
Molo
St Mark's Basilica Murano, Venetian lagoon
Burano, Venetian lagoon
VICENZA
Palazzo del Capitaniato
Teatro Olimpico
Basilica di Monte Bérico
Villa Capra
VERONA
Giardino Giusti Amphitheatre
Ponte Pietra
Madonna Verona
Piazza delle Erbe
LAKE GARDA
Limone
Maderno
Riva del Garda
Malcesine
Punta San Vigilio
Rocca Scaligera, Sirmione Gardone Riviera
Piazza Santo Stefano, Bologna, Emilia- Romagna
Due Torri, Bologna
THE SOUTH
Il Mezzogiorno
NAPLES
Via Chiaia
Bar Nilo
Piazza del Plebiscito
Castel dell'Ovo
Castel Nuovo
Palazzo Reale di Capodimonte Naples and Mount Vesuvius
Crater of Mount Vesuvius, Campania
Herculaneum, Campania
POMPEII
House of Julia Felix
Odeon
Villa of the Mysteries House of Marcus Epidius
Casts of victims
Forum
Positano, Amalfi Coast, Campania
Crypt of Salerno cathedral, Campania
AMALFI COAST
Atrani
Vietri sul Mare
Bari, Puglia
San Nicola Pellegrino, Trani, Puglia
Castel del Monte, Puglia
Aspromonte National Park, Calabria
Pollino National Park, Calabria
Sassi, Matera, Basilicata
Matera, Basilicata
Trulli, Itria Valley, Puglia
THE ISLANDS Jewels in the Crown
Capri, Bay of Naples
PALERMO, SICILY
Palazzo dei Normanni
La Martorana
San Giovanni degli Eremiti
Palermo skyline
Capella Palatina, Palazzo dei Normanni
San Domenico
Palermo Cathedral
Monreale cathedral
Militello di Val di Catania, Sicily
Cinder cone, Mount Etna, Sicily
Greek theatre, Taormina, Sicily
Ragusa, Sicily
Cefalù, Sicily
Noto cathedral, Sicily
Good Friday, Enna, Sicily
Fundrò, Piazza Armerina, Sicily
Sanctuary of the Three Saints, near San Fratello, Sicily
Poggioreale, Sicily
Corleone, Sicily
Temple of Hera, Selinunte, Sicily
Stromboli, Aeolian Islands
Santa Marina, Salina, Aeolian Islands
Lipari, Aeolian Islands
Panarea, Aeolian Islands
CAPRI, BAY OF NAPLES
Faraglioni
Capri town
Via Krupp
La Piazzetta Punta Carena
Marina Grande
Santa Margherita Nuova, Procida
Marina Corricella, Procida
Aragonese Castle, Ischia
Cathedral, Aragonese Castle
Portoferraio lighthouse, Elba Rio Marina, Elba
Costa Paradiso, Sardinia Bosa, Sardinia
Costa Smerelda, Sardinia
