Dreaming of Italy

Travel Guide

Travel through Italy with TA Williams BookTrail style

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“From the wild, northern mountains of Piedmont, down the vibrant coast of Cinque Terre and through the rolling hills of Tuscany, Emma’s journey becomes one of self-discovery as she questions her priorities in life.

Valli di Lanzo. These narrow rocky valleys directly to the north of Turin are a little-known gem of northern Italy.

From there, the group in the book travel southwest through the famous wine-growing area around Asti and Barolo to the Mediterranean coast.

They stay in Bordighera, a lovely old seaside resort that exudes fin de siècle charm, the little medieval town of Dolceacqua and then back to the coast to visit the gorgeous sub tropical gardens of villa Hanbury.

They move east around the coast to the delightful Cinque Terre region. This series of little fishing villages, perched amid rocky cliffs and coves just to the south of Genoa, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Then they head down to Tuscany, checking out the Leaning Tower of Pisa visiting the historic walled town of Lucca, before moving into Umbria via an agriturismo in the Chianti hills.

They visit the beautiful town of Gubbio, then down to Bologna before heading to Ferrara and the equally ancient university city of Padua – once home to Dante himself.

The trip ends on the quayside in Venice…but what a journey!”