Florence: Guide for the Curious Traveller
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1999
Mandragora (Verlag)
978-88-85957-23-7 (ISBN)
Mandragora (Verlag)
978-88-85957-23-7 (ISBN)
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Florence not only describes the works of art throughout the city, but also provides some lively and curious insights as well as other useful info, such as maps and the hours that galleries and museums are open. This book explains the important of why anyone visiting Florence for the first time sould try to look beyond the various
Putting together a guidebook that really does its job is no small challenge. Some guidebooks rely on the appeal of images which 'speak for themselves', while others - more traditionally - offer a text which purports to say and explain everything. In the first case the tourist is highly impressed, but soon discovers that precious little lies behind the painted veil. In the second case he finds himself saddled with a cumbersome tome which is useless in the field. Not to mention the run-of-the-mill straight-line walking tours which take you to a given place but don't tell you how to make the most of the way back! This volume strikes an ideal balance between text and photographs, offering a truly original solution to the visitor's queries. Thus, for instance, its itineraries are circular, and the various aspects of the city (art, history, language, local lore and food) do not get lost in the folds of a top-heavy introduction, but are dealt with in a series of numbered sections which are concise and oft
Putting together a guidebook that really does its job is no small challenge. Some guidebooks rely on the appeal of images which 'speak for themselves', while others - more traditionally - offer a text which purports to say and explain everything. In the first case the tourist is highly impressed, but soon discovers that precious little lies behind the painted veil. In the second case he finds himself saddled with a cumbersome tome which is useless in the field. Not to mention the run-of-the-mill straight-line walking tours which take you to a given place but don't tell you how to make the most of the way back! This volume strikes an ideal balance between text and photographs, offering a truly original solution to the visitor's queries. Thus, for instance, its itineraries are circular, and the various aspects of the city (art, history, language, local lore and food) do not get lost in the folds of a top-heavy introduction, but are dealt with in a series of numbered sections which are concise and oft
| Zusatzinfo | over 700 colour illustrations |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Florence |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 120 x 220 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Europa ► Italien |
| ISBN-10 | 88-85957-23-4 / 8885957234 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-88-85957-23-7 / 9788885957237 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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