| Description |
215 pages : illustrations 26 x 29 cm |
| Contents |
From London to Paris : a crash course in Continental culture -- By Felucca to Genoa : the first sight and taste of Italy -- A visit to the opera in Parma : and making Parmesan cheese, a staple of the Grand Tourists -- Following in the footsteps of Palladio in Vicenza -- Life in a Palladian villa in the Veneto -- The spectacle, illusion--and debauchery--that is Venice -- In search of the domes and sights of Florence : birthplace of the Italian Renaissance -- The classical wonders of Rome : and indulging baser appetites -- To the hot south and Naples, Vesuvius, Herculaneum and sex at Pompeii -- From Piraeus to Athens, the Acropolis and trying out a camera obscura -- Descending by harness into the caves of Antiparos in the Cyclades -- Over the Alps by sedan chair. |
| Subject |
McCloud, Kevin -- Travel -- Europe.
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British -- Travel -- Europe -- History.
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Europe -- Description and travel.
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Europe -- Civilization.
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| Added Title |
Grand tour of Europe |
| ISBN |
9780297859567 hardback $34.95 |
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0297859560 hardback |
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