A Walking Tour of the Amalfi Coast   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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U.S. shipping, a 20% discount (Item no. EXITL582)		  
Eyewitness Guide Naples & Amalfi Coast  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the region's attractions. Covering Naples, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the Amalfi coast, it focuses on culture, history and art. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (ITL107, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Naples & Amalfi Coast
La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind  •  Beppe Severgnini
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
Hugely popular in Italy, this witty guide to the Italian character addresses the apparently never-ending Italian passion for beauty, disorder and high emotion. An Italian journalist, Severgnini opens with a snapshot of the hubbub at Malpensa Airport, taking the unwary reader firmly by the hand on a journey to Milan,Tuscany, Rome, Naples and Sardinia. He hilariously points out Italian rituals and quirks from the highway to hotels, bedrooms, restaurants, the office and beach. (ITL718, $14.00)		   La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind
Italy, Monuments Past and Present  •  R.A. Staccioli
ARCHAEOLOGY •  2003 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 78 PAGES
Part of the popular Past and Presents series, this informative volume shows Italy's most important monuments as they look today and, via overlaid illustrations, as they were once upon a time. The book surveys the history and archeological highlights of Rome, Sicily and Pompeii. (ITL455, $25.00)		   Italy, Monuments Past and Present
Sorrento Peninsula & Amalfi Coast Map  •  Litographia Artistica Cartographica
MAP
A detailed road map of the Sorrento Peninsula and Amalfi Coast, including Pompeii, Nocera and Salerno, with an inset map of Capri at a scale of 1:35,000, showing hiking trails, tracks, historic buildings and attractions. With travel information on the reverse. Two Sides. 29x43 inches. (ITL432, $13.99)		   Sorrento Peninsula & Amalfi Coast Map



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