The Best Gardens in Italy - A Traveller's Guide

Zusatztext It's perfect...for planning a trip! since it's arrange round the places where you might stay 'Exquisitely photographed and presented! this is a true labour of love.' 'evocative photographs' '[McLeod] writes with sensitivity and it's easy to picture yourself walking through the gardens at her side ... illustrated with beautifully tempting photographs by Primrose Bell ... a small softback! easy to take with you when you leave for Italy! which you want to do as soon as you have read it.' 'McLeod's seductive book'  'excellent book ...far the fullest English guide to gardens open in Italy" Informationen zum Autor Historian and biographer Kirsty McLeod is the author of many books including A Passion for Friendship: Sibyl Colefax and her Circle; Battle Royal: Edward VIII and George VI; and The Last Summer: May to September 1914. She is also past Chairman of the English Heritage Historic Parks and Gardens Panel, set up to advise English Heritage on England's historic gardens. Primrose Bell is a photographer and journalist with a second life and home in Italy. ROBIN LANE FOX is the gardening correspondent for The Financial Times. Klappentext One of the only guides to the best Italian gardens open to the public, now resized to a handy 'glovebox' format and updated with all the latest information. Contains more than 200 evocative photographs. 'The definitive guide for everyone with an interest in garden history' "Good Book Guide" Zusammenfassung In this pioneering new book, Kirsty McLeod and Primrose Bell celebrate over a hundred of the finest Italian gardens open to the public.

Product details

• Authors: Primrose Bell, Robin Lane Fox, Kirsty McLeod
• Assisted by: Primrose Bell (Photographer), Bell Primrose (Photographer), Robin Lane Fox (Introduction)
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9780711234192
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-3419-2
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 228 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Travel & holiday guides, TRAVEL / Europe / Italy, GARDENING / Essays & Narratives, Italy, Gardens (descriptions, history etc), Travel and holiday guides