Living in Tuscany Book

Anyone who has ever travelled the Tuscan countryside and lusted after the beautiful and often mysterious villas partly hidden in the hills will love this book. It is not about day to day life in the region but focuses on 25 villas, farmsteads, abbeys and castles that have been carefully restored and enhanced by people who care about their heritage. It is an opportunity to glimpse inside a selection of elegant and often opulently refurbished properties and learn a little about them, and the changes and improvements carried out by the owners.What makes this book such a delight is the superb photography by Gian Luigi Scarfiotti who captures the moods and magic of these architectural gems so well. Shots are taken from every angle and used cleverly to make the most effective photographs, some showing details that hint of the whole and others depicting atmosphere and grandeur. With the rich text provided by Tuscan journalist Leonardo Castellucci, this is an ideal blend of writer and artist collaborating to produce a book to fascinate and entrance anyone who knows the region.As Lorenza de' Medici Stucchi says in the introduction, "Tuscany offers the chance to enjoy beauty in its fullest sense". Living in Tuscany shows why this is true. --Judith SpelmanRead More