Author: Paul Blanchard Publisher: Blue Guides Limited ISBN: 9781905131655 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 74
Book Description
Trentino and the South Tyrol (Alto Adige) in the north of Italy are high alpine regions of extraordinary beauty, perfect for trekking, skiing and enjoying the outdoors, with beautiful alpine towns and villages to explore, full of history and interest. Long a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the meeting of cultures in this part of Italy is fascinating. This book is an excerpt from the forthcoming update of Blue Guide Northern Italy.
Author: PAUL. BARBER BLANCHARD (ANNABEL.) Publisher: ISBN: 9781916568037 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Trentino and the South Tyrol (Alto Adige) in the far north of Italy are high alpine regions of extraordinary beauty, perfect for trekking, skiing and enjoying the outdoors, with beautiful alpine towns and villages to explore, full of history and interest. Long a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the meeting of cultures in this part of Italy is fascinating. Fully updated 3rd edition now in full colour.
Author: Ellen Grady Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1905131747 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Fully updated new edition of a key Blue Guide, the guide of choice for experts and independent travelers. Revised and extensively updated, Blue Guide Sicily offers an in-depth history of this historically rich destination. Ellen Grady gives a comprehensive overview of the island—from detailed analyses of cities, sights and works of art to carefully chosen suggestions of where and what to eat and where to stay. The guide is strong on history, art, archaeology, architecture, landscape, conservation and wildlife. Full-color maps, two-tone plans and black-and-white photographs.
Author: Delia Gray-Durant Publisher: Blue Guides Limited of London ISBN: 9780393330090 Category : Paris (France) Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A fully updated guide to the City of Light, with not-to-be-missed information and guidance on Paris's incredible variety of art and architecture, history and culture, all of which are brilliantly described in this fully updated edition. Color photographs, floor plans, maps, diagrams.
Author: John Hooper Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0525428070 Category : Italians Languages : en Pages : 338
Book Description
John Hooper presents the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Digging deep into their history, culture and religion, he offers keys to assessing everything from their bewildering politics to their love of life and beauty.
Author: Marco Balzano Publisher: Other Press, LLC ISBN: 1635420385 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 225
Book Description
A mother recounts her life story to her long-lost daughter in this sweeping historical novel about a community torn between Italian fascism and German Nazism. In the small village of Curon in South Tyrol, seventeen-year-old Trina longs for a different life. She dedicates herself to becoming a teacher, but the year that she qualifies—1923—Mussolini’s regime abolishes the use of German as a teaching language in the annexed Austrian territory. Defying their ruthless program of forced Italianization, Trina works for a clandestine network of schools in the valley, always with the risk of capture. In spite of this new climate of fear and uncertainty, she finds love and some measure of stability with Erich, an orphaned young man and her father’s helper. Now married and a mother, Trina’s life is again thrown into uncertainty when Hitler’s Germany announces the “Great Option” in 1939, and communities in South Tyrol are invited to join the Reich and leave Italy. The town splits, and ever-increasing rifts form among its people. Those who choose to stay, like Trina and her family, are seen as traitors and spies; they can no longer leave the house without suffering abuse. Then one day Trina comes home and finds that her daughter is missing… Inspired by the striking image of the belltower rising from Lake Resia, all that remains today of the village of Curon, Marco Balzano has written a poignant novel that beautifully interweaves great moments in history with the lives of everyday people.
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