Close to paradise
Subtitle: the gardens of Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast
By: Robert I.C. Fisher
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780711230385
Subjects: Italian Gardens; Gardens; Pictorial works; Landscape gardening; History; Guidebooks
Description: "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."
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Napoli Nobilissima: Naples and environs --; title: Sun Souci: Villa d'Avalos, Posillipo --; title: Cloistered Charms Chiostri Di Santa Chiara and I Girolamini, Naples --; title: The good volcano: Giardino della Regina, Reggia di Portici --; title: Through English Eyes: Villa Lanzara, Nocera --; title: When knighthood was in flower: Castello Lancellotti, Lauro --; title: The global garden: Orto Botanico, Naples --; title: Treasured Islands: Capri And Ischia --; title: How Greene was his island: Villa Il Rosaio, Anacapri --; title: Seeds of inspiration: La Mortella, Ischia -- It has been a beautiful day: Villa San Michele, Anacapri --; title: The island way: La Certosella, Capri --; title: Siren-land: Sorrento And The Sorrentine Peninsula --How does Lord Astor's garden grow? Villa Tritone, Sorrento --; title: Call of the Sirens: Li Galli, off Positano --; title: La Bella Sorrento: Villa Silvana, Sorrento --; title: A regal realm: Parco dei Principi, Sant'Agnello --; title: La Divina Costiera: The Amalfi Coast -- La dolce vista: Il San Pietro, Positano --; title: Blossom fever: Palazzo Murat, Positano --; title: The flower and the glory: Villa Rufolo, Ravello --; title: Garbo's Shangri-La: Villa Cimbrone, Ravello --; title: Amalfi con amore: Il Santa Caterina, Amalfi.