Blu-ray Beautiful Italy
Combo Pack contains Blu-ray plus DVD & digital
copy
Here's what you'll see in the
shows:
Italian Riviera
The Italian
Riviera! Seek la dolce vita in one of the worlds most romantic places.
With death-defying cliffs and beaches that shimmer like jewels, the Riviera is
as stunning a coastline as anywhere in Europe. In the port town of Genoa, tour
palaces for a taste of old-world elegance and dine on world-class pesto. Head
south to the famous resort of Portofino and the sea cliff towns of the Cinque
Terre. Battle vertigo at Pisas leaning tower.
TIPS on using train passes and finding
addresses.
Italian Hill Towns
Castles, vineyards, walled cities and a fierce medieval
rivalry that lingers todayits the Italian Hill Towns Home base in dramatic
Siena, with its intensely competitive Palio horse race. From Siena explore the
multi-towered town of San Gimignano, watch grapes being harvested at a winery
and drop in on the cheese festival in Pienza. Then south to Rudy's secret pick:
the haunting hill towns of Pitigliano and Sovana. In Umbria discover Etruscan
tombs, visit the home of St. Francis of Assisi and quaint
Gubbio.
TIPS on driving
through the maze-like streets of a hill town and finding a place to
stay.
Milan &
Lake Como
Milan symbolizes the powerhouse
Italy of the 21st century a European center for finance and fashion. We explore Italy's most
extravagantly decorated Gothic
cathedral, look at Leonardo di Vincis
famous Last Supper and shop, shop, shop. A visit to the
Milan Design Museum shows how, for the
Milanese, everyday life is art. We take a train north to serene
LAKE COMO, where we ferry-hop among lakeside villages, explore elegant villas and stop over at the
historic Villa D'Este
Hotel. A
side trip to the ancient city of Bergamo and an alpine festival in the Valtellina complete
our journey.
TIPS include train travel and boat itineraries.
Sicily
We wend our way across
this largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Once the hub
of the ancient world, Sicily offers up a vibrant, sun-soaked brew of
history, tradition, and intense cultural pride. At Palermo, a city bursting with its atmospheric past, we visit
the lively market, and marvel at Monreale
Cathedral, which shows off remnants of its Arab, Norman, and Byzantine
past. The finest classical Greek temples outside of
Greece stand near Segesta and Agrigento,
while the Villa Romana del Casale houses the most extensive
and unspoiled Roman mosaics surviving from the ancient
world. Then its on to ancient Syracuse, once the
rival of Athens for wealth and power. Finally we climb to the top of Mount Etna, for steaming craters and unearthly
views.
TIPS include getting around the
island and when to visit.
In addition to the Blu-ray disc, this
combo pack also includes:
1. DVD version of the programs that you can play in
your DVD player, vehicle or computer.
2. Digital copy of the program that you
can download to your computer and/or transfer to your mobile
devices.
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