Overview
Ravishingly photographed, romantic beyond reason, this book devoted to the most celebrated gardens of southern Italy captures the inexhaustible lure of one of the most beautiful places on earth: Campania, the sun-kissed region that is home to Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast. Erstwhile pleasure dome to the Roman emperors, and still Italy's most glamorous seaside getaway, this province has been a top destination for garden appassionati for decades. Bewitched by the natural splendours of the region, author and photographer Robert I.C. Fisher has created a 200-page celebration of twenty-four of southern Italy's finest gardens. In Ravello, the rampageous roses of Villa Cimbrone once warmed the famously chilly heart of Greta Garbo, while off the coast of Positano the private Li Galli islands were the last home of Rudolf Nureyev. In Sorrento, Lord Astor's garden is a monument to English exoticism and on Capri Graham Greene discovered his legendary retreat. Understanding that the potent allure of gardens is not only about plants and species, Fisher also tells the stories of some of the fascinating people who dedicated their lives to creating and nurturing these treasures. The gardens' special magic is captured in lush, mouth-watering photographs, whether it be of turn-of-the-century Sorrento, picture-perfect Positano, medieval Amalfi or island-in-the-sky Ravello. Prepare for enchantment as, through these bougainvillea-bright pages, you visit the garden Shangri-La that is Campania.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert I. C. Fisher
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint: Frances Lincoln
Dimensions:
Width: 25.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 29.50cm
Weight: 1.497kg
ISBN: 9780711230385
ISBN 10: 0711230382
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 08 September 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
One can almost smell the lemons and hear the waves. Ultratravel The gardens, views and stories are so ridiculously wonderful that your spirits are lifted just by flicking through the pages. Independent on Sunday To delve into this exquisite showcase of 20 of the most celebrated gardens is to become wrapped up in the inexhaustible lure of one of the most beautiful places on earth... Prepare for paradise as this vibant coffee table book takes you to a haven of natural beauty in the Shangri-La of gardens that is Campania. Italia A coffee-table book of the gardens of Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast that inspires a longing for sunshine, blue sky and bougainvillea. English Garden Escape to warmer climes, at least in your imagination, with this beautiful, lavishly photographed book which celebrates 24 of the finest gardens in this seductive area of Italy. Daily Mail
Author Information
Contributor to Town & Country and Art in America, author/photographer Robert I. C. Fisher published his first book, Escape to the Amalfi Coast, in 1999. His love affair with Italy began during graduate studies under Sir John Pope-Hennessy at New York City's Institute of Fine Arts and continues to this day in his job as an editor of travel books, including guides to Rome and Naples.
