DVD Milan & Lake Como/Sicily
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Extras include helpful maps, Rudy's
Smart Tips, promos and clips from our other destinations,
and exclusive video previously seen only by viewers of PBS High Definition
channel.
The
superb visual quality of imagery originally captured in the HDCAM
High-Definition format and random access of
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Here's what
you'll see in the shows:
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. more
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. more
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