Italianissimo: The Quintessential Guide to What Italians Do

Italianissimo: The Quintessential Guide to What Italians Do Best
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What is it about Italy that inspires passion, fascination, and utter devotion? This quirky guide to the Italian way of life, with its fifty witty mini-essays on iconic Italian subjects, will answer that question as well as entertain and delight both real and armchair travelers. Topics range from expressive hand gestures to patron saints, pasta, parmesan, shoes, opera, the Vespa, the Fiat 500, gelato, gondolas, and more. History, folklore, superstitions, traditions, and customs are tossed in a delicious sauce that also includes a wealth of factual information for the sophisticated traveler:â€¢ why lines, as we know them, are nonexistent in Italyâ€¢ why a string of coral beads is often seen around a babyâ€™s wristâ€¢ what the unlucky number of Italy is (itâ€™s not thirteen, unless seating guests at a table, when it IS thirteenâ€“taking into account the outcome of the Last Supper)â€¢ why red underwear begins to appear in shops as the New Year approaches In addition to the lyrical and poetic, Italianissimo provides useful and indispensable information for the traveler: deciphering the quirks of the language (while English has only one word for â€œyou,â€ in Italy there are three), the best place to find balsamic vinegar (in Modena, of course), the best gelato (in Sicily, where they first invented it using the snow from Mount Etna). There are also recommendations for little-known museums and destinations (the Bodoni museum, the Pinocchio park, legendary coffee bars).This is a new kind of guidebook overflowing with enlightening and hilarious miscellaneous information, filled with luscious graphics and unforgettable photographs that will decode and enrich all trips to Italyâ€“both real and imaginary.
Country USA
Brand Adams Media
Manufacturer Little Bookroom
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781892145543
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2008-09-02
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781892145543

Country	USA
Brand	Adams Media
Manufacturer	Little Bookroom
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781892145543
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2008-09-02
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781892145543

Italianissimo: The Quintessential Guide to What Italians Do Best

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