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In toscana e' possibile fare escursioni di un giorno
.... di due giorni
.... di tre giorni
.... ma molto piu' bello e' viverci
La Toscana ha da lungo tempo esercitato una attrazione magnetica sui
visitatori per questa che e' la piu' romantica delle regioni
italiane. Da Lord Byron e Henry James agli scrittori contemporanei,
pittori e artisti ognuno e' affascinato dalla dolcezza del
paesaggio toscano, dalla sua magica luce, dalla sua cultura artistica
e pittorica, ma sopratutto dalla sua alta qualita' di vita.
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In Tuscany is possible to make excursions of one day
.... of two days
.... of three days
.... but is a lot more beautiful to live in.
Tuscany's hill towns and countryside have enthralled inhabitants and
visitors for centuries--the golden light in the afternoons, the grape
arbors, and the rolling hillsides dotted with rustic farmhouses and
villas.
Private Tuscany invites us into these dwellings, giving us a glimpse of
how life is lived in this warm, inviting place.
The homes featured in this gorgeous volume are as enchanting as the
Tuscan towns and hillsides they're built on.
Many embody a style we've come to associate with Tuscany:
dark-timbered kitchens with dried herbs and garlic ropes hung
from the rafters, original terra-cotta tile floors,
large-windowed living rooms, and artfully frescoed walls.
There are centuries-old furnishings crafted by skilled Italian artisans
and elegantly manicured gardens containing hidden grottos and classical
statuary.
But the homes also reflect the special touches of the people who occupy them.
For instance, a theater lover displays his exquisite collection of
miniature theaters in the salon; the daughter of a villa owner
paints traditional murals on the walls and mosaic patterns on
the floors.
This serves as an introduction to Tuscany's pleasures, providing
contact information for sampling the region's wine and produce, fine
dining, hotels and houses, gardens, and crafts. Several of the
homeowners featured in Private Tuscany have gone to painstaking lengths
to restore these buildings after decades, or even centuries,
of neglect. The results, from the simplest farmhouse kitchen to an
elaborately frescoed dining room, are breathtaking.
Tuscany has long exerted a magnetic pull over visitors to this most romantic
of Italy's provinces. From Lord Byron and Henry James to contemporary
writers, designers, and artists, everyone is charmed by the rolling
Tuscan landscape, its magical light, its rich artistic and visual
culture, and above all, its highly sensuous way of
life. Private Tuscany reveals the interior style of some of the area's
most charming homes--the pared-down beauty of a film director's
farmhouse retreat; the refined elegance of an aristocrat's
seventeenth-centry palazzo high in the hills; the Gothic mood of a
winemaker's medieval fortress; the modern chic of a designer's country
house; or the earthy character of an architect's villa, drenched with
color and light.
Whether it is the ancient terra-cotta floors, gardens fragrant with herbs,
or candlelit dinners on outdoor terraces, the spirit of living in
Tuscany is alive in these pages in brilliant color.
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