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Preface
PART I: The Divine: Goddesses, Saints, and the Blessed Virgin Mary
1: The Campidoglio, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill
2: The Pietà, Saint Peter’s Basilica–Rome
3: Santa Maria Churches–Rome
4: Churches Dedicated to Female Saints–Rome
5: Bernini’s Beautiful Broads and the Galleria Borghese–Rome
6: Venuses, Madonnas, and Judith at the Uffizi–Florence
7: Annunciations–Florence
8: Mary’s Sacred Girdle and Salome Dancing–Prato, Tuscany
9: Museum of the Madonna del Parto–Monterchi, Tuscany
10: City of Saint Catherine–Siena, Tuscany
11: Town of Saint Margaret–Cortona, Tuscany
12: Santa Maria Churches–Venice
13: Madonnas by Titian, Bellini, and Tintoretto–Venice
14: The Scrovegni Chapel–Padua, Veneto
15: Venus of the Beautiful Buttocks and Other Museo Archeologico Nazionale Treasures–Naples
16: Cloister of Santa Chiara–Naples
17: Cave of the Cumaean Sibyl–Cumae, Campania
18: Goddesses and Madonnas–Palermo
19: Nymphs, Goddesses, and Santa Lucias–Ortygia, Sicily
20: Temple of Segesta–Sicily
PART II: Ville, Palazzi, and an Apartment
21: Palazzo Barberini–Rome
22: Villa Farnesina–Rome
23: The Costume Gallery at the Pitti Palace–Florence
24: Casa Guidi–Florence
25: The Peggy Guggenheim Collection–Venice
26: Palazzo Fortuny–Venice
27: Villa Valmarana Ai Nani–Vicenza, Veneto
28: Palazzo Ducale–Mantua, Lombardy
29: The Royal Apartments in Palazzo Reale–Turin, Piedmont
30: Oplontis–Torre Annunziata, Campania
31: Villa Romana del Casale–Sicily
PART III: GARDENS
32: Villa d’Este–Tivoli, Lazio
33: The Park of the Monsters–Bomarzo, Lazio
34: Gardens Outside Florence–Tuscany
35: The Tarot Garden–Capalbio, Tuscany
36: Villa Cimbrone–Ravello, Campania
37: Parchi di Nervi–Liguria
38: Gardens of the Isole Borromee–Piedmont
39: L’Infiorata
PART IV: Beaches
40: Sperlonga, Lazio
41: Forte dei Marmi–Tuscany
42: Sirolo–Marche
43: Positano–Amalfi Coast
44: Parghelia–Calabria
45: Santa Teresa di Gallura–Sardinia
46: Scopello–Sicily
PART V: Beauty Treatments and Spas
47: Hair Salons and Spas
48: Bulicame–Viterbo, Lazio
49: Fonteverde Spa–Tuscany
50: Grand Hotel Abano Terme–Veneto
51: L’Albergo della Regina Isabella Spa–Ischia, Campania
52: Masseria Torre Maizza–Puglia
53: Hammam–Palermo, Sicily
PART VI: Indulge Your Tastebuds
54: Caffès
55: Gelato
56: Chocolate
57: Wine Bars
58: Women-Owned Wineries
PART VII: Shopping
59: Shoes
60: Leather
61: Ceramics
62: Jewelry
63: Fragrances
64: Lingerie
65: Embroidery and Lace
66: Paper
67: Milan
68: Antique Markets
PART VIII: Active Adventures
69: Biking
70: Hiking
71: Skiing
72: Boating
73: Yoga and Pilates
PART IX: Cooking Classes
74: Cooking with Daniela–Rome
75: Tuscan Women Cook–Montefollonico, Tuscany
76: Monday at the Market–Florence, Tuscany
77: Cooking with Micaela—Parma, Emilia-Romagna
78: Mamma Agata Cooking School–Ravello
79: Cook at Seliano–Paestum, Campania
80: Cooking in Tropea–Calabria
PART X: Learn Italian Crafts and Culture
81: Maskmaking at Tragicomica–Venice
82: International School of Ceramic Art–Deruta, Umbria
83: Leathercraft at Scuola del Cuoio–Florence
84: Jewelry Making Classes–Cortona and Florence
85: Landscape Painting–Buonconvento, Tuscany
86: Giuditta Brozzetti Weaving and Embroidery Workshop–Perugia, Umbria
87: Italian Language Classes
88: Mosaics at Orsoni Studio–Venice
PART XI: Be Entertained
89: Opera
90: Classical Music
91: Jazz
92: Puppet Shows
93: Soccer
PART XII: Advice from Writers
94: Frances Mayes
95: Erica Jong
96: Marcella Hazan
97: Mary Taylor Simeti
PART XIII: La Famiglia Experiences
98: Places for Children
99: An Italian Wedding
100: Go Find Your Mammas
Appendix I Tips for Italian Travel
Appendix 2 Budget Travel Tips
Appendix 3 Packing
Calendar of Madonna Holidays and Female Saints’ Feast Days
Online Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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