Now available from Chronicle Books, this classic volume is a glorious tribute to one of the most beautiful regions in the world. Thousands of Americans visit Tuscany and Umbria each year, and the timeless charms of the hill towns of northern Italy are impossible to forget. Anyone who has wandered the cobblestone streets of Siena or Orvieto or basked in a sunny piazza of Assisi or Montepulciano can attest to the enchanting power and romance of these ancient villages. The Hill Towns of Italy, capturing in luminous photographs the very special feeling of this region, serves as an evocative memoir for those who have had the good fortune to visit the hill towns and an irresistible lure for those who have not yet made the pilgrimage.
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Richard Kauffman has published several books with the Sierra Club and lives with his wife in Hillsborough, California.
Carol Field has been writing about Italy and Italian food since 1972. She is the author of The Hill Towns of Italy, Celebrating Italy, Italy in Small Bites, and the best-selling The Italian Baker. She has also written articles on Italy for such magazines a
Carol Field has been writing about Italy and Italian food since 1972. She is the author of The Hill Towns of Italy, Celebrating Italy, Italy in Small Bites, and the best-selling The Italian Baker. She has also written articles on Italy for such magazines a
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28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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Light on depth,
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This review is from: The Hill Towns of Italy (Paperback)
This book is mostly a picture book (and the pictures aren't that great) with little information. Having spent time in all of these towns, the pictures do not do justice. Also, the author concentrates on towns that are full of tour buses and very unpleasant - especially during season. There are so many more hill towns in Umbria and Tuscany that are more out of the way and charming. I guess I should be greatful that they weren't disclosed so that they stay less touristy!
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Biased but you will be too!,
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OK, my grandfather, Richard Kauffman (now deceased), spent 12 years photographing the eternal beauty of the hill towns of italy and all of the photographs in this book, now in its second reprint, were lovingly color-separated personally by him in his garage. He wouldn't even trust another printer with the quality of his images, being a printer by trade himself. Family bias aside, having since travelled to the towns, he captures Sienna as if you were there. Enjoy it as we do...
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I love the way carol field writes and being italian myself I just love reading descriptions of Italy and no one does it better than carol field.
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San Gimignano, Henry James, Middle Ages, Fra Angelico, Italian Hours, Palazzo Comunale, John Addington Symonds, Santa Maria, Via Flaminia, San Francesco, Benozzo Gozzoli, Lake Trasimeno, Monte Luco, Palazzo Pretorio, Piazza Grande, World War, Antonio da Sangallo, Church of Santa Margherita, Lars Porsena, Tiber Valley, Aldous Huxley, Bernard Berenson, Corso Vannucci, Etruscan Places, Gertrude Stein New!
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San Gimignano, Henry James, Middle Ages, Fra Angelico, Italian Hours, Palazzo Comunale, John Addington Symonds, Santa Maria, Via Flaminia, San Francesco, Benozzo Gozzoli, Lake Trasimeno, Monte Luco, Palazzo Pretorio, Piazza Grande, World War, Antonio da Sangallo, Church of Santa Margherita, Lars Porsena, Tiber Valley, Aldous Huxley, Bernard Berenson, Corso Vannucci, Etruscan Places, Gertrude Stein New!
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- Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece (First Series) by John Addington Symonds on 4 pages
- Italian Backgrounds by Edith Wharton on page 23, page 26, and page 33
- The Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Vol. 14: The French and Italian Notebooks by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE on page 16, page 33, and page 57
- Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster in Front Matter, page 20, and page 23
- Pictures From Italy by Charles Dickens on page 12, and page 47
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- Central Italy: The Collected Traveler: Tuscany and Umbria by Barrie Kerper on page 531
- Guerrilla in Striped Pants by Walter W. Orebaugh in Back Matter
- Mangoes and Quince: A Novel by Carol Field in Front Matter
- Simple Prayers by Michael Golding in Front Matter
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