- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; illustrated edition edition (May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1568981309
- ISBN-13: 978-1568981307
- Product Dimensions: 25 x 16.3 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 445,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The Garden Lover's Guide to Italy" is for everyone who enjoys visiting and touring gardens. In this compact volume, the celebrated author Penelope Hobhouse explores over 100 of the most beautiful Italian gardens, highlighting their most striking features, describing the distinctive character of each, and revealing charming aspects that will delight every garden lover. From the beautiful Villa del Balbianello at Lake Como to superb Roman villa gardens and the exotic, sub-tropical parks of Sicily, this guide reveals many of the best-kept secrets awaiting travelers in Italy.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a charming book filled with very useful information regarding these most magical places and is exactly as it says in the title. There are some very good photographs and a few hints and tips about the area the gardens are to be found in, as well as details of opening hours etc. It should be noted, however that these opening times are invariably wrong but then Italy Lovers would expect this any way!
The contemporary decriptions of the gardens are accurate and quite detailed in those favourite few. For example Villa Lante close to Viterbo in Lazio. There are also some historical details and this book will most certainly help you in your quest for learning more about the progression of The Italian garden.
There are some very nice touches and I particularly appreciate the sketches of the garden layouts. It makes a good companion to Edith Wharton's book and Helena Attlee and Alex Ramsay's guide of the same name, Italian Gardens.
Once again it's an excellent book for those dark winter evenings, but one that will help and inspire you to put your Italian itinerary together for your next trip! I heartily encourage you to read it.
The contemporary decriptions of the gardens are accurate and quite detailed in those favourite few. For example Villa Lante close to Viterbo in Lazio. There are also some historical details and this book will most certainly help you in your quest for learning more about the progression of The Italian garden.
There are some very nice touches and I particularly appreciate the sketches of the garden layouts. It makes a good companion to Edith Wharton's book and Helena Attlee and Alex Ramsay's guide of the same name, Italian Gardens.
Once again it's an excellent book for those dark winter evenings, but one that will help and inspire you to put your Italian itinerary together for your next trip! I heartily encourage you to read it.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
The serious garden lover's essential Italian garden guide
10 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
This is the most comprehensive guide I have found to Italian gardens open for visitng. Written by Penelope Hobhouse, one of England's foremost garden designers, it offers a real garden-lovers insight into what makes Italian gardens truly unique in style. The book is laid out in sections according to regions of Italy with good regional maps attached for route planning. Each garden has its own summary including an history of its design and later modifications, with elegant pictures, symbols denoting especial features, hours of opening, and other nearby sights worth visiting. "Gardens of Italy" is a slim volume perfect for not only plannning a comprehensive garden-accented trip from home but also small enough to carry whilst travelling. It is best used as an aide for advance planning rather than ad-hoc garden visits as many gardens are privately owned and visits are by appointment / advance arrangement only, a fact which Hobhouse notes in herforeword, but which after all is hardly her fault!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Hard to Use
4 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
I visited Tuscany & the Marches & Florence this past September (2005) and bought this book to guide me through planning a garden tour itinerary. Initially I thought the book's organization structure of grouping gardens in chapters devoted to a particular region would be perfect. It turned out to be very hard to use and frustrating. In the chapters, the gardens are sometimes listed by their name and sometimes by their town so there is no logical order. Plus on the maps the gardens are numbered haphazardly - the five gardens around Padua should be numbered sequentially but instead they are 2,3,4 and 8&9. The info for each garden though is detailed and lists the hours, fees, who to contact for appointment only gardens and nearby sights. It also covers the history of the garden. If you are going to tour gardens in Tuscany and Florence I would highly recommend a book I found in Florence at the Boboli Gardens. It is "Gardens of Florence and Tuscany - A Complete Guide" by Mariachiara Pozzana and is published through Giunti. The ISBN is 8809020642. It has MANY more gardens listed, lots of history and information and is well organized. Translated into English.
Great book, great service
21 Mar 2012
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I was so delighted to receive this book in such great condition. It arrived very quickly. Thank you! Now I just have to figure out when I get to go....
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