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The Conscious Traveller Italy
The Definitive Guide to Ethical Travel
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Discover the true heart of Italy in The Conscious Traveller Italy β a guide that goes beyond Rome and Florence to local towns filled with incredible culture, inspiring history, and wonderful regional food. From immersing yourself in the history of Italian life to exploring regional towns...
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The definitive guide to being an ethically conscious tourist in Italy
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Discover the true heart of Italy in The Conscious Traveller Italy β a guide that goes beyond Rome and Florence to local towns filled with incredible culture, inspiring history, and wonderful regional food.
From immersing yourself in the history of Italian life to exploring regional towns and natural attractions, this beautiful guidebook provides a roadmap for visitors who want to leave a positive impact on this much-beloved country. Learn how to experience Italy's diverse offerings, from taking a lace course in Burano or visiting Deruta, a ceramics town in Umbria, to eating dinner on a trabucco β a traditional fishing structure in Puglia's Gargano Peninsula.
This book serves as your ultimate guide to respectful and enriching travel, featuring stunning photography, illustrated maps, and itineraries that cover Tuscany, Umbria, Sicily, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Abruzzo, Puglia, Liguria, Lazio, Piemonte, Le Marche, and Emilia-Romagna.
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ISBN: 9781741179514
Publisher: Hardie Grant Explore
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 March 2027
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hardie Grant Explore
Illustration: Full-colour Photography and Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 210.0mm
Height: 170.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Emiko DaviesΒ livesΒ in Florence with her husband and two daughters. She writes about regional Italian food and travel on her blog, as well as for publications such asΒ Gourmet Traveller,Β CondΓ© Nast Traveler, Food52 and Italian newspaperΒ Corriere della Sera. Her beautiful Italian cookbooks includeΒ Florentine,Β Acquacotta,Β Tortellini at Midnight, Torta della NonnaΒ andΒ Cinnamon and Salt.
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