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Offering details of all the sights of Sicily, from the mosaics of Monreale and the temples of Argrigento to bustling markets in Palermo, this guide also includes reviews of hotels and restaurants for every budget and region of the island. It also includes information on mountain hikes.
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
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Marvel at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican or the take a gondola ride through Venice at dusk. Sunbathe on the Amalfi Coast or walk the streets of Pompeii. Find the latest fashions in Milan or enjoy an opera amid the ruins of a Roman Amphitheater in Verona. See magnificent cathedrals and architecture or get caught up in the intrigue of Sicily. Italy has enough cultural treasures and scenic splendors to last a lifetime, and this guide helps you make the most of your time with info on: Attractions in Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Venice, Naples, Pompeii, the Amalfi Coast, Sicily, and more Italy’s history, culture, people, architecture, and cuisine Museums with masterpieces by Michelangelo, Carava...
Based on three hundred civil and criminal cases over four centuries, Elizabeth W. Mellyn reconstructs the myriad ways families, communities, and civic and medical authorities met in the dynamic arena of Tuscan law courts to forge pragmatic solutions to the problems that madness brought to their households and streets. In some of these cases, solutions were protective and palliative; in others, they were predatory or abusive. The goals of families were sometimes at odds with those of the courts, but for the most part families and judges worked together to order households and communities in ways that served public and private interests. For most of the period Mellyn examines, Tuscan communiti...
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Suspended and fascinating: Venice shows surprises at every corner. The most romantic Italian city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, boasts an unique atmosphere, unlike any other city on earth: big and small canals navigated by boats, people strolling around the sestieri/districts and calli/streets. This guide helps you discover Venice’s real face: from St Marks Square, the heart of the city, to contemporary art of the latest Biennale and Peggy Guggenheim and Pinault collections. Besides, the two great Venetian painters, Tintoretto and Tiziano, lots of churches and palazzi, La Fenice opera house, the mysterious Palazzo Ducale... enjoying a typical “ombreta” or “spritz” drink and tastin...