National Geographic Traveler: Italy, 4th Ed

Informationen zum Autor TIM JEPSON was born near the River Thames and grew up on the fringes of London! close to Amersham! the second-most outlying station on the city's Tube! or subway system. Since 1985! interspersed with periods living and traveling abroad! he has lived in London itself! first in Islington and latterly in Notting Hill. He has written six other books for National Geographic and is a guide and expert for National Geographic Expeditions. His travel articles have appeared in the Daily Telegraph! Vogue! Conde Nast Traveller! and other publications. LARRY PORGES has been a book editor at the National Geographic Society in Washington! D.C.! for more than a decade. He was born in New York and lived in London for five years! three of those in Maida Vale. Porges studied English history at Tufts University and the British and European Studies Group! London. He wrote the 2011 revision of the National Geographic guidebook to London! was a contributing author on the National Geographic e-book Quintessential London! and has been published in National Geographic Traveler magazine and other publications. Despite frequent trips back! he misses London! especially the London Evening Standard! Little Venice! and being surrounded by people who still think of Starburst as Opal Fruits. Klappentext Veteran writer and Italy expert Tim Jepson makes this vibrant and fascinating country--home of some of the world's most sublime art! architecture! and literature and one of its oldest civilizations--highly accessible to the modern traveler. After a thorough introduction! he begins his coverage in Rome with specific! detailed suggestions on how to tackle this most sight-intensive city: "Your best approach is an oblique one!" he writes. "Avoid the big-name sights at the outset! and ease yourself gently into the city with a coffee or a stroll around its most intimate squares." He continues with this kind of advice as he travels around the country--north to Lombardy! the Lakes! the Veneto! Tuscany! and Umbria! and then south to Naples! ending up in Sicily--combining intimate guidance with strong and substantive information. Special features include numerous city walks! drives around Lake Maggiore! through Chianti country! and into the heart of Umbria! and discussions of many aspects of Italian culture and contemporary life. An extensive Travelwise section offers a wide selection of author's picks of hotels! inns! and restaurants! as well as details on shopping and all the practical information you need to get around. The 2012 edition has been completely revised and updated! with new features including experiential sidebars! insider tips! and an overview of how best to plan a visit. Zusammenfassung Veteran writer and Italy expert Tim Jepson makes this vibrant and fascinating country--home of some of the world's most sublime art! architecture! and literature and one of its oldest civilizations--highly accessible to the modern traveler. ...

Autorentext
TIM JEPSON was born near the River Thames and grew up on the fringes of London, close to Amersham, the second-most outlying station on the city's Tube, or subway system. Since 1985, interspersed with periods living and traveling abroad, he has lived in London itself, first in Islington and latterly in Notting Hill. He has written six other books for National Geographic and is a guide and expert for National Geographic Expeditions. His travel articles have appeared in the Daily Telegraph, Vogue, Conde Nast Traveller, and other publications. LARRY PORGES has been a book editor at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., for more than a decade. He was born in New York and lived in London for five years, three of those in Maida Vale. Porges studied English history at Tufts University and the British and European Studies Group, London. He wrote the 2011 revision of the National Geographic guidebook to London, was a contributing author on the National Geographic e-book Quintessential London, and has been published in National Geographic Traveler magazine and other publications. Despite frequent trips back, he misses London, especially the London Evening Standard, Little Venice, and being surrounded by people who still think of Starburst as Opal Fruits.

Klappentext
Veteran writer and Italy expert Tim Jepson makes this vibrant and fascinating country--home of some of the world's most sublime art, architecture, and literature and one of its oldest civilizations--highly accessible to the modern traveler. After a thorough introduction, he begins his coverage in Rome with specific, detailed suggestions on how to tackle this most sight-intensive city:

"Your best approach is an oblique one," he writes. "Avoid the big-name sights at the outset, and ease yourself gently into the city with a coffee or a stroll around its most intimate squares." He continues with this kind of advice as he travels around the country--north to Lombardy, the Lakes, the Veneto, Tuscany, and Umbria, and then south to Naples, ending up in Sicily--combining intimate guidance with strong and substantive information. Special features include numerous city walks, drives around Lake Maggiore, through Chianti country, and into the heart of Umbria, and discussions of many aspects of Italian culture and contemporary life. An extensive Travelwise section offers a wide selection of author's picks of hotels, inns, and restaurants, as well as details on shopping and all the practical information you need to get around.

The 2012 edition has been completely revised and updated, with new features including experiential sidebars, insider tips, and an overview of how best to plan a visit.

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