woensdag 15 januari 2014

10 of the Best Books on Italy

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With a great book on Italy, experience the country’s sights, sounds food and culture of Italy… right from your own home! Whether you’re planning a first trip or dreaming of going back, these books set in Italy will have you longing for a taste of la dolce vita.

Here are our top 10 - from suspense to travel memoir - that take place around the country. Buon divertimento!


La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind - Beppe SevergniniThe Birth of Venus - Sarah DunantBrunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture - Ross KingEat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth GilbertThe Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi’s Venice - Laura CoronaGlassblower of Murano - Marina FioratoThe Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaA Thousand Days in Venice - Marlena de BlasiThe Shape of Water - Andrea CamilleriA Room With a View - E.M. Forster[…]




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