With passion, humor, and helpful tips 100 Places In Italy Every Woman Should Go inspires women to discover places that will appeal to their spirits, senses, and quests for adventure. Author Susan Van Allen, a former staffer for the sit com Everybody Loves Raymond, has explored Italy up and down the boot for over thirty years and written about her experiences for such places as National Public Radio, Town & Country, and Travelers' Tales anthologies. In this book, she shares intriguing details and secrets of her favorite places, along with those she's gathered from her girlfriends, writers, and actresses. Each entry steers women to spots that will fulfill their Italian fantasiesâ??whether it's exploring the palace where Audrey Hepburn lived in Roman Holiday, making a carnevale mask in Venice, or admiring Botticelli's Birth of Venus in Florence.
The cornucopia of choices to experience authentic Italy are divided into categories, so whether a woman is in the mood to â??Go To The Divine" and see Venus revered in Roman Forum, â??Go To A Cooking Class" and roll out pasta with a Calabrian mamma, or â??Go On An Active Adventure" and ski the Dolomites, Van Allen, like a savvy girlfriend, is by their side, guiding them to unforgettable pleasures. The book also includes recommendations for relaxing spas and beaches, splendid gardens, places to taste Italy's best gelato and chocolate, and shop for treasured handicrafts. Interlaced through the prose are femme-friendly insights, like the spicy story of Nero's wife who had an eye for gladiators, and artist Raphael's mistress, a baker's daughter who he called â??Fornarina" (little oven). Along with inspiration, Van Allen offers nuts and bolts info and suggestions for â??Golden Days" where recommended places are matched with restaurants and hotels to fit a range of budgets and make a woman's Italian vacation drea… (más)
The one place that I want to see before I die, is Italy. I've always been fascinated with the beauty of Italy. It's such a gorgeous place and I adore Italian food. I know for a fact that the first place I would visit would have to be Rome. I want to see the Pieta at Saint Peter's Basilica. Then I would move on to Florence to see the Costume Gallery. Of course I would have to visit Florence.
After reading this book, I want to go more than I ever imagined possible. The details included brought Italy to life for me. I hope I get to take a trip soon. ( )
With passion, humor, and helpful tips 100 Places In Italy Every Woman Should Go inspires women to discover places that will appeal to their spirits, senses, and quests for adventure. Author Susan Van Allen, a former staffer for the sit com Everybody Loves Raymond, has explored Italy up and down the boot for over thirty years and written about her experiences for such places as National Public Radio, Town & Country, and Travelers' Tales anthologies. In this book, she shares intriguing details and secrets of her favorite places, along with those she's gathered from her girlfriends, writers, and actresses. Each entry steers women to spots that will fulfill their Italian fantasiesâ??whether it's exploring the palace where Audrey Hepburn lived in Roman Holiday, making a carnevale mask in Venice, or admiring Botticelli's Birth of Venus in Florence.
The cornucopia of choices to experience authentic Italy are divided into categories, so whether a woman is in the mood to â??Go To The Divine" and see Venus revered in Roman Forum, â??Go To A Cooking Class" and roll out pasta with a Calabrian mamma, or â??Go On An Active Adventure" and ski the Dolomites, Van Allen, like a savvy girlfriend, is by their side, guiding them to unforgettable pleasures. The book also includes recommendations for relaxing spas and beaches, splendid gardens, places to taste Italy's best gelato and chocolate, and shop for treasured handicrafts. Interlaced through the prose are femme-friendly insights, like the spicy story of Nero's wife who had an eye for gladiators, and artist Raphael's mistress, a baker's daughter who he called â??Fornarina" (little oven). Along with inspiration, Van Allen offers nuts and bolts info and suggestions for â??Golden Days" where recommended places are matched with restaurants and hotels to fit a range of budgets and make a woman's Italian vacation drea
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Great idea; poor platform
Would have been great as, perhaps, a wiki, a website
Why recommend places where women cannot travel without a male companion?? NO advice on how safe a locale is for women, in particular.
Sometimes a chapter is a place, sometimes it's a "genre" -- confusing
Sometimes the "woman" connection is totally missing. It's just a recommended place to travel.
And the index is useless on the e-book. A list of words. No page numbers, no links.
OTOH, I DO think this would be a great wiki. (