Italy Guide offers a vivid and trendy description of the land in the light of its picturesque sceneries, amazing landscapes and prosperous cultural heritage. The book presents the country as trendy and pleasant one, inhabited by cheerful and impulsive people who contributed a lot in enriching the cultural legacies and traditions of the country. Bathed in golden sunshine, this is perhaps the only European country, which produced painters and poets of prominence who immensely influenced the political and cultural thoughts of the nation.
Italy Guide is basically a travelogue that takes the readers and the tourists in a journey across the country, into its glorious past and bright future. In the 15 th century, Italy had been the birthplace and hub of the cultural revival called Renaissance. This revolution paved the way to the production of masterpieces in the fields of art, architecture, sculpture, language, literature, music, science, philosophy and sports. It was the artistic contributions of scholars and artists like Petrarch, Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Fra Angelico, Raphael, Titian, Sandro Botticelli and Machiavelli that made Italy the nerve point of cultural reformations in Europe.
Italy Guide highlights the individual entities of different cities like Rome, Florence, Siena, Venice and Naples in the light of the architectural masterpieces these places contain. The Sistine Chapel in Rome is the product of the volatile mentalities of the Italians. The romantic Italian hills like San Gimignano in Tuscany, fishing villages at
Positano on the Amalfi coast, opera shows in the ancient amphitheater of Verona and the museum of cinema at Turin all are vividly described in the Italy Guide that allure the travelers to visit the land and have a look at them.
Italy Guide describes the country as an amalgamation of amazing, exquisite landscapes, culture, history and modern fashion. The greenish-bluish waters of the seas on three sides of the country add to the picturesque environment of Italy. The snow-laden summits of the Alps and the Apennines considered as the Italian heaven , encourage sports lovers to come down to Italy in winters and join in the extensive winter sports activities like skating, skiing, trekking, hiking, etc.
Italy Guide is published from different cities of Italy, with detailed description of that particular place itself. Some such regional versions of Italy Guide are listed below:
- Milan Travel guide
- Rome Travel guide
- Pisa Travel guide
- Naples Travel guide
Italy Guide is quite interesting to read; with al the details one wants to know about a country, this is a book that guides the tourists with information that helps traveling and sightseeing easy for them.