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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 277, [3] p. : col. ill., map ; 26 cm. ISBN 9780847828401 0847828409 LCCN 2006939240 Classification - LC TT79 .L39 2007 ; green cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Beautifully illustrated as well as informative it focuses on two of the most popular reasons to visit Italy: shopping and the artisanal products for which Italy is famous. "Made in Italy" has become synonymous with style and craftsmanship, and every region of the country has its specialties: Venice is known for magical glassware designs, delicate lace, and luxurious velvet; Milan and Como for the finest of woven silks; the Dolomites and the mountainous regions of Calabria and Sicily for hand-carved wooden objects, among them the famously mischievous wooden peg-doll, Pinocchio; Florence for gold jewelry, leather, and straw goods; Naples for cameos; Assisi for embroidery; and Deruta, Gubbio, and many towns in Puglia and Sicily for their time-honored history of ceramic making. A thorough appendix provides helpful addresses and phone numbers to accommodate planning your trip, including hotels, restaurants, wineries, and shops. ; Paolo Lazzarin is a journalist and photographer living and working in Milan. Since 1965 he has collaborated with numerous Italian and international newspapers and has coauthored several encyclopedias as well as books on photography, tourism, and sports. ; Contents: Abruzzo -- Apulia -- Basilicata -- Calabria -- Campania -- Emilia-Romagna -- Friuli-Venezia Giulia -- Lazio -- Liguria -- Lombardy -- Marche -- Molise -- Piedmont -- Sardinia -- Sicily -- Trentino-Alto Adige -- Tuscany -- Umbria -- Valle d'Aosta -- Veneto; towns include Asolo, Bassano del Grappa, Marostica, Courmayeur and Gressoney-Saint-Jean Deruta, Gubbio, Assisi, and Orvieto San Gimignano, Montepulciano, and Badia a Passignano Ortisei and Vipiteno Caltagirone, Erice, and Lipari Castelsardo and Bosa Fontanile and Orta San Giulio Agnone and Frosolone Urbania and Fabriano Bellagio (Lake Como) and Vigevano Campo Ligure and Monterosso al Mare Civita di Bagnoregio and Priverno Spilimbergo and Sauris Brisighella and Castell'Arquato Sorrento, Vietri sul Mare, and Atrani Gerace and Scilla Castelmezzano. Alberobello and Polignano a Mare Pescocostanzo and Scanno and Burano; FINE/FINE. Book.…