One Hundred and One Beautiful Towns in Italy : Shops and Crafts

by LAZZARIN, PAOLO

• ISBN13: 9780847828401
• ISBN10: 0847828409
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-22
• Publisher: Rizzoli

Summary

Beautifully illustrated as well as informative,One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy: Shops and Craftsfocuses on two of the most popular reasons to visit Italy: shopping and the artisanal products for which Italy is famous. "Made in Italy" has become synonymous with style and craftsmanship, and every region of the country has its specialties: Venice is known for magical glassware designs, delicate lace, and luxurious velvet; Milan and Como for the finest of woven silks; the Dolomites and the mountainous regions of Calabria and Sicily for hand-carved wooden objects, among them the famously mischievous wooden peg-doll, Pinocchio; Florence for gold jewelry, leather, and straw goods; Naples for cameos; Assisi for embroidery; and Deruta, Gubbio, and many towns in Puglia and Sicily for their time-honored history of ceramic making. A thorough appendix provides helpful addresses and phone numbers to accommodate planning your trip, including hotels, restaurants, wineries, and shops. Each spread features a sidebar with information on local delicacies to be tasted and imbibed, as well as where to find the town's choicest goods.

Author Biography

Paolo Lazzarin is a journalist and photographer living and working in Milan. Since 1965 he has collaborated with numerous Italian and international newspapers and has coauthored several encyclopedias as well as books on photography, tourism, and sports.

Table of Contents

Alphabetical Contents	p. 5
Preface	p. 7
Northern Italy	p. 8
Valle D'Aosta
Aosta	p. 10
Piedmont
Alessandria	p. 12
Asti	p. 14
Biella	p. 16
Canavese	p. 18
Saluzzo	p. 20
Turn	p. 22
Valenza	p. 24
Varallo sesia	p. 26
Verbania	p. 28
Lombardy
Bergamo	p. 30
Brianza	p. 32
Canneto sull'oglio	p. 34
Como	p. 36
Cremona	p. 38
Gardone valtrompia	p. 40
Milan	p. 42
Pavia	p. 50
Premana	p. 52
Valtellina	p. 54
Varese	p. 56
Vigevano	p. 58
Trentino-Alto Adige
Moena	p. 60
Bolzano	p. 62
Val gardena	p. 64
Vandoies	p. 66
Veneto
Agordo	p. 68
Bassano	p. 70
Dolomites of belluno	p. 72
Montebelluna	p. 74
Treviso	p. 76
Venice	p. 78
Vicenza	p. 86
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Cividale	p. 88
Maniago	p. 90
Manzano	p. 92
Pordenone	p. 94
Spilimbergo	p. 96
Trieste	p. 98
Liguria
Albisola	p. 100
Genoa	p. 102
La spezia	p. 104
Lavagna	p. 106
San remo	p. 108
Emilia-Romagna
Bologna	p. 110
The po delta	p. 112
Faenza	p. 114
Gambettola	p. 116
Grazzano visconti	p. 118
Modena	p. 120
Ravenna	p. 122
Sassuolo	p. 124
San Marino
San marino	p. 126
Central Italy	p. 128
Tuscany
Arezzo	p. 130
Colle val d'elsa	p. 132
Florence	p. 134
Firenzuola	p. 142
Isola d'elba	p. 144
Lucca	p. 146
Maremma	p. 148
Pietrasanta	p. 150
Pistoia	p. 152
Pontedera	p. 154
Prato	p. 156
Viareggio	p. 158
Volterra	p. 160
Umbria
Deruta	p. 162
Gubbio	p. 164
Orvieto	p. 166
Perugia	p. 168
Solomeo	p. 170
Marche
Ascoli piceno	p. 172
Castelfidardo	p. 174
Fabriano	p. 176
Lazio
Rome	p. 178
Tarquinia	p. 186
Abruzzo and Molise
Castelli	p. 188
L'aquila	p. 190
Sulmona	p. 192
Agnone	p. 194
Scapoli	p. 196
Southern Italy and the Islands	p. 198
Campania
Amalfi	p. 200
Capodimonte	p. 202
Caserta	p. 204
Naples	p. 206
Solofra	p. 214
Sorrento	p. 216
Torre del greco	p. 218
Puglia
Grottaglie	p. 220
Lecce	p. 222
Basilicata
Matera	p. 224
San paolo albanese	p. 226
Calabria
Cosenza	p. 228
Sicily
Caltagirone	p. 230
Catania	p. 232
Islands of sicily	p. 234
Palermo	p. 236
Syracuse	p. 238
Sardinia
Alghero	p. 240
Gallura	p. 242
Oristano	p. 244
Addresses	p. 246
Suggested Reading	p. 278
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