The Pilgrim's Italy: A Travel Guide to the Saints (Paperback)

by James Heater (Author), Colleen Heater (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"The Pilgrim's Italy is a joyous addition to the growing literature of soulful travel guides. I recommend it to anyone who wants to turn his or her travels into a sacred journey."

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"Pilgrims are not tourists. They have come, quietly and humbly, to seek the holy and enter more deeply into God’s Blessedness. The Heaters have found this stillness for themselves and here set out to share its essentials with anyone who earnestly seek God." -- Sister Wendy Beckett, Author/PBS Host

“...a joyous addition to the growing literature of soulful travel guides. I recommend it.” -- Phil Cousineau, author of The Art of Pilgrimage and The Book of Roads --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Inner Travel Books; illustrated edition edition (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971986002
• ISBN-13: 978-0971986008
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #736,887 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book to Take With You in Italy - Religious Pilgrim of Not, July 25, 2004

By	Juliana LHeureux "Maine Writer" (Topsham, Maine United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It really never occurred to me that I might use The Pilgrim's Italy: A Travel Guide to the Saints as an actual guide book to understand the religious culture of Italy. Then, my husband and I found ourselves charmed and immersed in the religious culture of the exquisite Italian countryside (and cities) where we found our unlikely travel companion in this book to be invaluable. For example, as foot tourists in Northern Italy, we were rescued by The Pilgrim's Guide from our destination dilemma when we found ourselves at the train station in Menestra instead of Venice! Thankfully, The Pilgrim's Guide was very helpful. The book says, when you are in Mesestra, you still must take another train to get into Venice. Why can't other travel books be so simple and specific? One might also read The Pilgrim's Italy for its delightful short biographies of Italy's most popular (and plentiful!) saints, but it's an inspirational read as well as a marvelous travel book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, May 27, 2004

By	M. Perini - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Pilgrim's Italy is a wonderful travel book, packed with information on pilgrimmage sites, places to stay, and all the details you need to make your trip fabulous experience. Carefully researched and fact checked, nicely organized and easy to read, with lots of pictures, this book is a bargain.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Spirited Travel Book, June 6, 2004

By	Rick Johnston (Santa Rosa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

We found The Pilgrim's Italy a wonderful travel companion. It's engagingly written with lots of useful information; a book which is both useful for travel and fun to read. The authors provide all the details for getting around, and, on a deeper level, convey the spirit of visiting these holy places. Pilgrim's Italy is a wonderful book.