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By Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla

Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla, sensitive and often nostalgic lovers of their home country, take readers on a tour of an Italian’s Italy, off the main roads traversed by tourists and onto hidden side streets or off the grid altogether, to corners lesser known but filled to bursting with the quintessential details that define timeless Italian style. See the Sassi cave dwellings etched into the mountainside of Matera; admire the red-orange walls characteristic of the Emilia-Romagna region; and examine the carved birds at Sorrento’s Grand Hotel Ambasciatori, so lifelike they might fly off the page. Reina and Ferolla invite readers to discover the special moments and places that reveal an intimate portrait of one of the world’s most treasured destinations, and Ferolla’s classical illustrations add another level of personality to the journey.

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 4 reviews)

Andrew ★★★★★

The photography alone is worth it — they skip the usual tourist spots and show quiet courtyards and little trattorias you'd never find on your own. Reading it feels like getting a tour from a friend who actually grew up there.

Andrew I. ★★★★★

I bought this for a trip and ended up reading it cover to cover before I even left. The photos are gorgeous, and the authors' nostalgic take on their home country makes you want to find the little villages nobody talks about.

Steven I. ★★★★★

This book skips the usual tourist spots and shows you the Italy locals actually know—quiet side roads, little towns. The writing by the two authors feels personal and nostalgic rather than like a generic guidebook.