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Carregando... Hidden Tuscany: Discovering Art, Culture, and Memories in a Well-Known Region's Unknown Placesde John Keahey
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Keahey does a great job of delivering on his book's title. He rents an apartment in Pietrasanta and sets out to explore the villages in the western Tuscan littoral that most tourists bypass. He works in some history. Germany's Gothic Line ran through the area in WWII and he visits the villages where the Germans massacred civilians in reprisal for partisan attacks. He visits Michelangelo's mountain, where Michelangelo selected his marble. He also visits with the numerous contemporary artists working in Pietrasanta. He has given me some excellent new places to visit, and just as importantly, saved me the trouble of visiting places I would not like. He does not spend much time on the cuisine or wine of the region. Overall, if you have already done the big ticket items in Tuscany, this book is an excellent introduction to lesser known, but perhaps more intriguing places. ( ) sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
"Hidden Tuscany vividly displays the coastal areas of Tuscany, a territory often overlooked by visitors to Italy eager to see Chianti, Florence or Siena. Veteran journalist and Italophile John Keahey points out the keen distinctions that the western cities maintain: in food, lifestyle, and the way its artists are paving new directions in art that differ mightily from the Renaissance-rich interior. Keahey interviews sculptors and their artigiani, craftsmen and women who toil in the marble studios, eating their lunch in workers' clubs and cafes. From beach locales such as Viareggio, to Livorno (which has Venetian-style canals), modern Orbetello and the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, Keahey reveals beaches rich in European visitors and magnificent medieval villages that rarely see outsiders. The larger, better-known Tuscan coastal city Pisa can even surprise a curious visitor with places of solitude. Keahey's previous books on Italy have always received widespread and complimentary review coverage--garnering praise for the depth of his research and his comprehensive analysis. Travelers instantly flock to books about Tuscany, and this one promotes towns and villages that are often missed by tourists, letting readers in on these 'secret' destinations. For armchair travelers or vacation seekers, Hidden Tuscany puts a very human face on the region in Keahey's discussion of food, history and language. And the result is mesmerizing"-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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