For over 100 years, Touring Club of Italy has been regarded as Italy's foremost publisher of guidebooks and maps. Written by a uniquely qualified editorial board of specialists, many of whom are respected art and architecture historians, TCI's comprehensive guide to Sicily provides travelers with unparalleled information on one of Italy's most popular tourist destinations. The largest island in the Mediterranean, Sicily offers an exceptional wealth of history and art, set in a landscape of remarkable intensity and variety. An overview of the island's geography and history is followed by an exploration of its cities and sights, divided into ten chapters focusing on different regions within the island. The book features 29 excursions starting from the capital, Palermo, and traveling along the coast, to outlying islands, and through the interior. Each itinerary is packed with archaeological sites, museums, examples of baroque architecture, and descriptions of numerous other cultural attractions. Meticulously drawn street plans, road maps, and plans of archaeological sites help travelers plan their routes. Throughout the book, fascinating tidbits bring to life the island's many-layered history. Also included are practical travel tips, useful addresses, and a large detachable map. This edition contains 20 percent new material, including over 200 color photos and an all-new introduction geared toward American travelers.
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Each Heritage Guide is written by an editorial board of specialists that includes art and architecture historians. Each member of the board is a resident of Italy.
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I like the format and content of this guide. It seems to cover the most important sites and details of many Sicilian towns and cities that I will visit in Feb '06. I look forward to taking it with me and trying it out!
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I didn't really use this book very much -- It was accurate, but very dry and the book only describes locations by their Italian names without reference to how it is pronounced in English which made it difficult to use.
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The traditional image of Palermo (elev. 14m, pop. 683,794; city maps on pp. 28-29,32-33), set amid the greenery of vast citrus groves at the foot of the distinctive promontory of Monte Pellegrino, celebrated by view painters and etchers of the 18th and 19th c., has collided with the conditions of the 20th c. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
earliest core, archeological area, medieval layout, medieval districts, archeological park, urban layout, three apses, marble portal, single nave, chief thoroughfare, basilican plan, civic museum, tufa stone, archeological museum, feudal holding, pilaster strips, two aisles, wooden choir, allegorical statues, enclosure walls, right aisle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chiesa Madre, Closed Monday, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Corso Umberto, Via Roma, Mount Etna, Antonello Gagini, Closed Tuesday, Virgin Mary, Middle Ages, Piazza del Duomo, Via Vittorio Emanuele, Pro Loco, Piazza Umberto, Via Garibaldi, Closed Wednesday, Catalonian Gothic, Piazza Garibaldi, Giacomo Serpotta, Via Maqueda, Chiesa Matrice, Monte Pellegrino, House of Aragon, Via Etnea, Mediterranean Sea New!
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The traditional image of Palermo (elev. 14m, pop. 683,794; city maps on pp. 28-29,32-33), set amid the greenery of vast citrus groves at the foot of the distinctive promontory of Monte Pellegrino, celebrated by view painters and etchers of the 18th and 19th c., has collided with the conditions of the 20th c. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
earliest core, archeological area, medieval layout, medieval districts, archeological park, urban layout, three apses, marble portal, single nave, chief thoroughfare, basilican plan, civic museum, tufa stone, archeological museum, feudal holding, pilaster strips, two aisles, wooden choir, allegorical statues, enclosure walls, right aisle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chiesa Madre, Closed Monday, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Corso Umberto, Via Roma, Mount Etna, Antonello Gagini, Closed Tuesday, Virgin Mary, Middle Ages, Piazza del Duomo, Via Vittorio Emanuele, Pro Loco, Piazza Umberto, Via Garibaldi, Closed Wednesday, Catalonian Gothic, Piazza Garibaldi, Giacomo Serpotta, Via Maqueda, Chiesa Matrice, Monte Pellegrino, House of Aragon, Via Etnea, Mediterranean Sea New!
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