| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
205 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Napoli Nobilissima: Naples and environs -- Sun Souci: Villa d'Avalos, Posillipo -- Cloistered Charms Chiostri Di Santa Chiara and I Girolamini, Naples -- The good volcano: Giardino della Regina, Reggia di Portici -- Through English Eyes: Villa Lanzara, Nocera -- When knighthood was in flower: Castello Lancellotti, Lauro -- The global garden: Orto Botanico, Naples -- Treasured Islands: Capri And Ischia -- How Greene was his island: Villa Il Rosaio, Anacapri -- Seeds of inspiration: La Mortella, Ischia -- It has been a beautiful day: Villa San Michele, Anacapri -- The island way: La Certosella, Capri -- Siren-land: Sorrento And The Sorrentine Peninsula --How does Lord Astor's garden grow? Villa Tritone, Sorrento -- Call of the Sirens: Li Galli, off Positano -- La Bella Sorrento: Villa Silvana, Sorrento -- A regal realm: Parco dei Principi, Sant'Agnello -- La Divina Costiera: The Amalfi Coast -- La dolce vista: Il San Pietro, Positano -- Blossom fever: Palazzo Murat, Positano -- The flower and the glory: Villa Rufolo, Ravello -- Garbo's Shangri-La: Villa Cimbrone, Ravello -- Amalfi con amore: Il Santa Caterina, Amalfi. |
| Summary |
"Ravishingly photographed, romantic beyond reason, this book devoted to the most celebrated gardens of southern Italy captures the inexhaustible lure of one of the most beautiful places on earth: Campania, the sun-kissed region that is home to Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast." |
| Subject |
Gardens, Italian.
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Gardens -- Italy -- Campania.
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Gardens -- Italy -- Naples -- Pictorial works.
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Gardens -- Italy -- Capri -- Pictorial works.
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Gardens -- Italy -- Amalfi Coast -- Pictorial works.
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Landscape gardening -- Italy.
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Gardens -- Italy -- History.
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Gardens -- Italy -- Guidebooks.
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| ISBN |
9780711230385 |
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0711230382 |
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