The Umbrian Cities of Italy
Author : J. W. Cruickshank
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 25,91 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : J. W. Cruickshank
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 25,91 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Michelle Damiani
Publisher : Rialto Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 48,14 MB
Release : 2020-08-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 8835880866
A witty and warm-hearted memoir of abandoning fast-paced American days in favor of discovering the Italian secrets of food, community, and life. Moving across the globe meant Michelle Damiani soon found herself untangling Italian customs, delighting in glorious regional cuisine (recipes included), and creating lasting friendships. From grandmothers eager to teach the ancient art of pasta making, to bakers tossing bread into fiery ovens with a song, to butchers extolling the benefits of pork fat, Il Bel Centro is rich with captivating characters and cultural insights. Throw in clinking glasses of Umbrian red with the local communists and a village all-nighter decorating the cobblestone streets with flower petals; as well as embarrassing language minefields and a serious summons to the mayor’s office, and you have all the ingredients for a spellbinding travel tale. Exquisitely observed, Il Bel Centro is an intimate celebration of small town Italy, as well as a thoughtful look at raising a family in a new culture and a fascinating story of finding a home. Ultimately though, this is a story about how travel can change you when you’re ready to let it. With laugh-out-loud situations and wanderlust-inspiring storytelling, Il Bel Centro is a joyous and life-affirming read that will have readers rushing to renew their passports. “This is one of the most beautiful book I’ve ever read.” “I absolutely couldn’t get enough of this book.” “This book made me want to pack my bags.” “I loved, loved this book. Fabulously written, engaging, and entertaining.” “A magical read.”
Author : Justine van der Leun
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,27 MB
Release : 2010-06-08
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1605290998
Readers will delight in this tale of an urbanite who leaves her magazine job to move to Collelungo, Italy, population: 200. There, in the ancient city center of a historic Umbrian village, she sets up house with the enticing local gardener she met on vacation only weeks earlier. This impulsive decision launches an eye-opening series of misadventures when village life and romance turn out to be radically different from what she had imagined. Love lost with the gardener is found instead with Marcus, an abandoned English pointer that she rescues. With Marcus by her side, Justine discovers the bliss and hardship of living in the countryside: herding sheep, tending to wild horses, picking olives with her adopted Italian family, and trying her best to learn the regional dialect. The result is a rich, comic, and unconventional portrait about learning to live and love in the most unexpected ways.
Author : Julia della Croce
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 33,53 MB
Release : 2003-03
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780811823517
Breads - Appetizers, snacks and condiments - Soups and pasta - Recipes with meat and fish - Vegetables and side dishes - Sweets.
Author : Rick Steves
Publisher : Rick Steves
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 47,98 MB
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1641710470
Change the world one trip at a time. In this illuminating collection of stories and lessons from the road, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves shares a powerful message that resonates now more than ever. With the world facing divisive and often frightening events, from Trump, Brexit, and Erdogan, to climate change, nativism, and populism, there's never been a more important time to travel. Rick believes the risks of travel are widely exaggerated, and that fear is for people who don't get out much. After years of living out of a suitcase, he still marvels at how different cultures find different truths to be self-evident. By sharing his experiences from Europe, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East, Rick shows how we can learn more about own country by viewing it from afar. With gripping stories from Rick's decades of exploration, this fully revised edition of Travel as a Political Act is an antidote to the current climate of xenophobia. When we travel thoughtfully, we bring back the most beautiful souvenir of all: a broader perspective on the world that we all call home. All royalties from the sale of Travel as a Political Act are donated to support the work of Bread for the World, a non-partisan organization working to end hunger at home and abroad.
Author : Frances Mayes
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 38,14 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Travel
ISBN : 142622091X
"This lush guide, featuring more than 350 glorious photographs from National Geographic, showcases the best Italy has to offer from the perspective of two women who have spent their lives reveling in its unique joys."--Publisher's description.
Author : Guy Bradley
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 39,95 MB
Release : 2000-12-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 019155409X
How should we understand the ways in which the regions of Italy were affected by Roman imperialism? This book, which is the first full-scale treatment of ancient Umbria in any language, takes a balanced view of the region's history in the first millennium BC, focusing on local actions and motivations as much as the effect of outside influences and Roman policies. Through a careful reading of all the types of evidence it provides an important challenge to traditional treatments emphasising the 'Romanization' of the region, arguing that this is a poor explanation for the complexity of local societies in the late Republican period. Instead it proposes that other trends, particularly the organization of states, help to explain the fascinating plurality of identities that are evident in the imperial period and allow us to appreciate the diversity of local societies that emerged in both mountain and lowland areas of Umbria.
Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 3804 pages
File Size : 10,15 MB
Release : 2007-08-14
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780199233243
Encompassing all words current in general English from 1700 to the present day, this dictionary provides more than 600,000 definitions and more than 85,000 quotations from seven thousand authors.
Author : Tim Jepson
Publisher : Rough Guides
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 46,29 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781843530558
The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria is the ultimate handbook to one of Italy's most spectacular and culturally rich regions. Features include: bull; Full-colour section introducing the region's highlights. bull; Detailed accounts of every sight, from the monuments of Florence, Siena and Assisi to ancient Etruscan ruins. bull; In-the-know reviews of the best places to eat, drink and stay, at all prices. bull; Practical tips on a host of activities, from attending the Spoleto Festival to walking in the Monti Sibillini. bull; Revealing background on a huge range of topics, including St Francis, the Pazzi Conspiracy and Umbrian truffles. bull; Maps and plans for every region.
Author : Paolo Lazzarin
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 28,1 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Photography
ISBN :
This book features 101 towns that represent the twenty diverse regions of Italy and their varied landscapes.