Review: Anyone planning a trip to Tuscany will want to read this!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2013
Anyone planning a trip to Italy will certainly want to read this book. My girlfriend is Italian and I wanted to buy her a book that she would be interested in. This book, which is part of a three book series, is about the adventures of Dante Alighieri and his travels throughout various cities of Tuscany in Italy. You aren't really told who Dante is in this book, but you pick up on his greatness as you read. The other two books in this series focus on Florence and Sienna, but this particular book focuses on Tuscany. This is the region where my girlfriend is from, so I think she will like it. As I read the book first I learned about what Tuscany was like back in the days of Dante. The book provides quotes from Dante and brings us on a tour of the adventures he went on in Tuscany during his era. The reader almost feels like they are living in the Middle Ages with the way the author, Sara Bruni, describes these different cities in Tuscany. She makes you feel like you are traveling with Dante by using photos and specific descriptions of what these cities in Tuscany were like back then.This is actually like a history book about what Tuscany was like during the Middle Ages. It is a fun read and great for tourists who want to learn more about the history of the locations they are visiting in Tuscany. All of the photos you see in the book are modern, obviously, but they still have an old age resemblance to them. If you take a picture like the Fiesole Theater, for example, you can still admire the ancient architecture and the grass surrounding it. There is nothing modern around to give away the time period of the photo. Of course the structure itself is much more deteriorated now than it was back then, but your imagination can give you a clear picture of what it was like to have been in this place during that time period. This book is a simple read and anyone interested in Italy will certainly want to check this out.