Tuscany and Umbria: The Collected Traveler

Thisuniqueguidetooneoftoday’shottesttouristdestinationscombinesfascinatingarticlesbyawidevarietyofwriters,woventhroughoutwiththeeditor’sownindispensableadviceandopinions—providinginonepackageanunparalleledexperienceofanextraordinaryplace.ThiseditiononTuscanyandUmbriafeatures:●Articles,interviews,recipes,andquotesfromwriters,visitors,residents,andexpertsontheregion,includingFrancesMayes,MarioBatali,EricaJong,BarbaraOhrbach,FaithWillinger,andDavidLeavitt.●In-depthpiecesaboutFlorenceandthehilltownsofTuscanyandUmbriathatilluminatethesimplepleasuresoflocalcuisine,thedazzlingarttreasuresoftheUffizi,thecivilizedwildernessofTuscanbackroads,themanyvarietiesofoliveoil,theendearingquirksoftheItaliancharacter,andmuchmore.●Enticingrecommendationsforfurtherreading,includingnovels,histories,memoirs,coookbooks,andguidebooks.●AnA–ZMiscellanyofconciseandentertaininginformationoneverythingfrombiscottitoSuper-Tuscanwine,fromthehistoryoftheMedicistotravelingwithchildren.●Spotlightsonunusualshops,restaurants,hotels,andexperiencesnottobemissed.●Morethanahundredblack-and-whitephotographsandillustrations.