Italian Riviera & Piemonte, 3rd (Country & Regional Guides - Cadogan) - Softcover

Dana Facaros; Michael Pauls

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1860111475 ISBN 13: 9781860111471

Publisher: Cadogan Guides, 2004

Synopsis

The Italian Riviera may not have the recognition of its more famous French equivalent, but as Cadogan's unique guide will show travelers, it has all the ingredients for a breathtaking trip. Explore one of nature's most perfect suntraps, with its Neopolitan climate, diverse landscape, and dazzling coastline. The key cities range from glamorous Portofino to medieval Genoa, home of pesto, noble palaces, art-filled churches, and Italy's busiest ports. Along the way, visitors can also take in stylish Santa Margherita, the museum of the Antarctic, the biggest aquarium in Europe and charming hilltop towns. Written by Italian travel experts, this guide brings them both the vibrant and the tranquil sides of the Riviera and now also takes them further afield to Piemonte with its surprising Baroque art city, Turin, and through the green rolling landscape, home to some of the best vineyards in Italy.

About this title

About the Author

Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls are passionate about Europe and have written over 40 books for Cadogan, including 20 in the Italy series. They have lived all over Europe, but are currently settled in a presbytère surrounded by vineyards in the Lot Valley, France.

From the Back Cover

The Italian Riviera means Liguria, which like a vial of essential oil conserves a concentrated dose of Mediterranean sensuality: mountains plunging into the sea, painted fish ports and fleshpot resorts decked in flowers; at the table the birthplace of pesto offers a fresh, zesty cuisine. Yet just beyond the Riviera's sleekest clichés -- Portofino and Portoverne, sassy San Remo, and the fabled Cinque Terre - there awaits a secret world of deep forests, hilltowns teetering on impossible brinks, olive groves and vineyards. In Genoa the scene changes again: piled high over the sea, Italy's great port is also the most under-rated art city, boasting one of the largest medieval centers in Europe, and the sparkling rebuilt Porto Antico. And now the guide also takes you to Piemonte with it surprising Baroque art city, Turin, and through the green rolling landscape, home to some of the best vineyards in Italy.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Cadogan Guides
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860111475
• ISBN 13: 9781860111471
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 360