Tuscany & Umbria - History (Chapter)
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Tuscany & Umbria - History (Chapter)
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February 2008
64 pp
This chapter contains the History, Arts & Architecture, Culture, Food & Wine, Environment and Tuscany & Umbria Outdoors chapters from Lonely Planet's Tuscany & Umbria guidebook, available to Pick & Mix. It is available digitally: you can download and print it after purchase. Preview this chapter
With three millennia of history, a who's who of Europe's cultural illuminati, a copious table of local cooking traditions and wine drunk the world over, Tuscany and Umbria take some knowing, and this is the perfect overview.
- get the lowdown on the region's long history
- avoid buying inferior crafts with our overview of the region's arts and crafts
- learn to tell the difference between your Cetica bean from Casola chestnut bread
Coverage includes: Women & the Open Road, Marozia & Matilda: How to Make (& Break) Popes, Agony & Ecstasy, Democracy Among Deviants, Disasters & Saving Graces, Between Belligerence & Beauty, The Sun & Other Touchy Subjects, Going for Baroque, Red & Black: A Chequered Past, Once More With Feeling, Elegant Death: The Etruscans, Welcome Pilgrims: Religious Attractions, Enlightened Dark Ages: The Rise of the Comune, Trading Up: Imports & Cosmopolitan Influences, Unfriendly Competition: Rivalries to the Death, The Renaissance: Picturing an Imperfect World Perfectly, The Great Debate: Scandal, Science & Censorship, Our Summer Place: Colonial Power & Influence, Shocks to the System: War, Futurism & Fascism, Contemporary Art: What's Past is Prologue, Artists Directory, Great Tuscan & Umbrian Artists, The Fine Art of Craftsmanship, La Dolce Vita, E' Qui la Festa, La Bella Figura, Arts, The Country Kitchen, Tutti a Tavola, Buone Feste, Wine & Cookery Courses, The Landscape, Flora & Fauna, Environmental Issues.
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