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Italy

Famous for its ancient architecture and stunning landscapes, Italy is unsurprisingly a favourite for Stanfords’ customers. From the lakes and mountains of the north, through the hills and villages of Tuscany, to Puglia in the heel.

Planning a trip to Italy? Browse our collection of Italy guide books and maps below; our collection includes travel guides from renowned publishers as well as specialist, hard-to-find publications. We also feature recommended holiday reading and all your essential travel accessories.

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    Miss Garnet's Angel

    by Salley Vickers
    The best friend's death and the prospect of spinsterhood in Ealing galvanizes Miss Garnet into deciding, in a moment of romantic recklessness, to relocate herself to Venice.

    A lifetime habit of...
    • Publisher: HarperCollins

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    Eating Up In Italy

    by Matthew Fort
    In an epic scooter trip from the South to the North of Italy, award-winning food writer Matthew Fort explores the local gastronomy, culinary culture and tumultuous history of a country.

    Taking as...
    • Publisher: Fourth Estate

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    A Season with Verona

    by Tim Parks
    After twenty years in Italy, Parks decides to explore the country in a different way: he follows for a whole year Hellas Verona, the Verona football club. The result is a highly personal account of...
    • Publisher: Secker & Warburg

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    An Italian Education

    by Tim Parks
    How does an Italian become Italian? Or an Englishman English, for that matter? Are foreigners born, or made? In "Italian Education, the sequel to his bestselling "Italian Neighbours", Tim Parks focuses...
    • Publisher: Vintage

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    Italian Neighbours: An Englishman in Verona

    by Tim Parks
    In the delightful "Italian Neighbours", Tim Parks explores the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Italian culture. When Parks moved to Italy he found it irresistible; this book is a testament to his love...
    • Publisher: Vintage

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    A Time In Rome

    by Elisabeth Bowen
    Elisabeth's Bowen account of a time spent in Rome between February and Easter is both an introduction for visitors and an attempt to capture the "mood" of the Eternal City. It is no ordinary...
    • Publisher: Vintage

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    Francesco's Kitchen

    by Francesco Da Mosto
    In “Francesco’s Kitchen”, Francesco Da Mosto invites you into his family's kitchen in his 16th-century Palazzo in the heart of the city where he acts as the perfect guide to the unique culinary charact...
    • Publisher: BBC Books

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    The Name of the Rose

    by Umberto Eco
    Umberto Eco’s modern classic The Name of the Rose”takes place at a truly transcendental time in world history, when mankind was on the verge of ideas and discoveries that would violently throw it into...
    • Publisher: Vintage

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    Walking and Eating in Tuscany & Umbria

    by James Lasdun
    In Walking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria, James Lasdun and Pia Davis offer forty walks through the spectacular countryside of both regions. Arranged for the utmost flexibility the guide includes...
    • Publisher: Penguin

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    Italian Hours

    by Henry James
    In these essays on travels in Italy written from 1872 to 1909, Henry James explores art and religion, political shifts and cultural revolutions, and the nature of travel itself.

    James's...
    • Publisher: Penguin

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    Pictures from Italy

    by Charles Dickens
    A delightful travelogue in the unique style of one of the greatest writers in the English language, the "Penguin Classics" edition of Charles Dickens' "Pictures from Italy" is edited with notes and an...
    • Publisher: Penguin

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    Rome and Jerusalem - The Clash of Ancient Civilizations

    by Martin Goodman
    Martin Goodman’s “Rome and Jerusalem - The Clash of Ancient Civilizations” is a fabulous dissection of two crucial centuries in Jewish history, providing an original account of the origins of anti-semi...
    • Publisher: Penguin
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