FLORENCE: A Traveler's Guide to its Gems & Giants (1) (Travel Series)
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FLORENCE: A Traveler's Guide to its Gems & Giants (1) (Travel Series)
- A Non-Traditional Florence Italy Travel Guide 2024: You won’t find information about bars, food, or hotels. Of course, you will enjoy amazing food and wine in Florence, but you won’t need a guide for that because great food is at every corner. And if you want to dive deeper and understand why Florence is such an important cornerstone in Western History, this is the travel book for you.
- Why is there so much art in Florence? And how does a non-arty visitor go about making sense of it all? For those who didn't take art history courses in school, this author does a fantastic job of connecting the art to the city and pulling it all together for you. For those who have enjoyed art history before, the author will connect the art to the city giving you a depth that will add to your existing knowledge. Either way, you will return home with an expanded perspective that can only come fro
- No pre-planning necessary: With the ingenious SpiniCity Plan-as-you-go board, you will always know where you are and what sites are all around you. Find the number on the map, and turn to that page in the book to discover the next stops on your walk around the city.
- Highlights: Everything in the entire city of Florence points to 1 thing: the Renaissance. You already know their superstars: Michelangelo, da Vinci, Donatello, Galileo, Dante, Machiavelli, etc. This book will connect them to the city providing you with many hours of wild 'AHA Moments' as you discover the true heart of Florence - not just the tourist version. You can either plan by topic interest or visit sites that are nearest to your given location.
- Skilfully Organised: The travel book is color-coded and organized so you can connect the dots and experience jaw-dropping ‘AHA!’ moments. You’ll have everything you need to discover the heart of Florence.
Plunge into a non-traditional Florence Italy Travel Guide that will get you hooked before you ever leave home. In this guide book, you will not find information about food, bars or hotels in Florence. Any website or app will give you such information, right?
Sure, while on your trip, you will want to enjoy great Italian meals and wine. And you will. Because amazing food is on every single block of this city - but you won t need a guidebook to find them.
The reason why Florence is important is because this is where the Renaissance began.
Florence is all about stories - stories about romance, mystery, adventure, pain and hardship, joy and laughter. Stories about that group of rock stars that you may already know something about: Michelangelo, da Vinci, Botticelli, Donatello, Machiavelli, Raphael, Dante, Galileo and more. But did you know that they were all from Florence? That most of these guys actually knew each other? And that these were the guys that started the Renaissance? See? You have just learned something cool... It s that easy!
Think "PEOPLE" Magazine meets Michelangelo
~ Trivia and factoids of the Florence Renaissance
You will want to read this book during the plane flight over!
