Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
by Dana Facaros
|
Streetwise Umbria Map - Laminated Road Map of Umbria, Italy - Folding pocket size travel map by Streetwise Maps |
by James Lasdun
|
Frommer's Tuscany & Umbria's Best-Loved Driving Tours (Best Loved Driving Tours) by British Automobile Association |
Michelin Toscana, Umbria, San Marino, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo (Michelin Maps) by Michelin Travel Publications |
Editorial Reviews
Review
"The art and architecture of the regions of Italy are excellently served by the[se] detailed and comprehensive guides."
Product Description
From Italy's preeminent publisher of guidebooks and maps comes this revised and updated edition of the definitive cultural guide to the "Green Heart of Italy." Touring Club of Italy's comprehensive guide to Umbria provides travelers with unparalleled information on the medieval cities and lush rolling hills of Umbria. Part of TCI's Heritage Guide series, this book features city overviews, 18 walking and driving tours with detailed maps, pictures from top photographers showcasing well-known art treasures and local traditions, and information on museums, galleries, theaters, shopping, and accommodations. Written by a uniquely qualified editorial board of specialists, many of whom are respected art and architecture historians, the guide covers the legendary museums of Perugia, Todi, Foligno, and Montefalco, modern art galleries in Citta di Castello, and specialized museums in Torgiano and Deruta. A section on the cuisine of Umbria and the world-famous wines of Orvieta, Torgiano, and Montefalco whets the reader's palate. A chapter on tourist information and an index give practical travel tips and help the reader locate information instantly.
"The art and architecture of the regions of Italy are excellently served by the[se] detailed and comprehensive guides."
Product Description
From Italy's preeminent publisher of guidebooks and maps comes this revised and updated edition of the definitive cultural guide to the "Green Heart of Italy." Touring Club of Italy's comprehensive guide to Umbria provides travelers with unparalleled information on the medieval cities and lush rolling hills of Umbria. Part of TCI's Heritage Guide series, this book features city overviews, 18 walking and driving tours with detailed maps, pictures from top photographers showcasing well-known art treasures and local traditions, and information on museums, galleries, theaters, shopping, and accommodations. Written by a uniquely qualified editorial board of specialists, many of whom are respected art and architecture historians, the guide covers the legendary museums of Perugia, Todi, Foligno, and Montefalco, modern art galleries in Citta di Castello, and specialized museums in Torgiano and Deruta. A section on the cuisine of Umbria and the world-famous wines of Orvieta, Torgiano, and Montefalco whets the reader's palate. A chapter on tourist information and an index give practical travel tips and help the reader locate information instantly.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
One of the various bas-reliefs sculpted on Perugia's admirable Fontana Maggiore, in Piazza IV Novembre, portrays a woman holding a cornucopia from which, amid flowers and fruit, also fish issue. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
special terms for parking garage, dei canonici, holiday closure, piazza grande, walled perimeter, medieval layout, municipal art gallery, car renting, upper church, wrought iron works, other festivities, holiday camps, historic center, urban layout Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Maria, San Francesco, Middle Ages, Palazzo Comunale, San Pietro, San Giovanni, San Domenico, Santa Chiara, Ippolito Scalza, Piazza Garibaldi, Via Flaminia, Porta Romana, Piazza Matteotti, Via Garibaldi, San Benedetto, San Martino, Santa Croce, Valle Umbra, Andrea Polinori, Benozzo Gozzoli, Pinacoteca Comunale, San Damiano, Corso Cavour, Galeazzo Alessi, Matteo da Gualdo New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
One of the various bas-reliefs sculpted on Perugia's admirable Fontana Maggiore, in Piazza IV Novembre, portrays a woman holding a cornucopia from which, amid flowers and fruit, also fish issue. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
special terms for parking garage, dei canonici, holiday closure, piazza grande, walled perimeter, medieval layout, municipal art gallery, car renting, upper church, wrought iron works, other festivities, holiday camps, historic center, urban layout Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Maria, San Francesco, Middle Ages, Palazzo Comunale, San Pietro, San Giovanni, San Domenico, Santa Chiara, Ippolito Scalza, Piazza Garibaldi, Via Flaminia, Porta Romana, Piazza Matteotti, Via Garibaldi, San Benedetto, San Martino, Santa Croce, Valle Umbra, Andrea Polinori, Benozzo Gozzoli, Pinacoteca Comunale, San Damiano, Corso Cavour, Galeazzo Alessi, Matteo da Gualdo New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 5
books:
- The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri on page 119, and page 154
- Divine Comedy (Oxford World's Classics) by Dante Alighieri on page 119, and page 154
- Sleeping Beauty (Favourite Fairy Tales) by Swan on page 62
- Sleeping Beauty: Pantomime (Acting Edition) by Trudy West on page 62
- Canticle of the Sun (The Calligrapher's Notebooks) by St. Francis Assisi in Front Matter
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
68% buy the item featured on this page: Umbria: The Heritage Guide $15.25 |
 |
13% buy Umbria (Cadogan Guides)$17.12 |
 |
8% buy Umbria (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) $13.60 |
 |
7% buy Authentic Umbria: Perugia - Assisi - Gubbio - Spoleto - Todi - Orvieto - Trasimeno Lake (Authentic Italy) $14.78 |
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
 |
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Information from the Amapedia Community
Beta (What's this?)Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.
› See featured Amapedia.com articles
Listmania!
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > History > Europe > Italy
- Books > History > Historical Study > Civilization & Culture
- Books > Travel > Europe > Italy
- Books > Travel > Reference & Tips > Guidebooks
Up to 50% Off Chocolates |
Best Books of 2008 |
Keep Out the Cold |
||||||||
|
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
