{"product_id":"the-companion-guide-to-sicily-paperback","title":"The Companion Guide to Sicily - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaleigh Trevelyan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis vivid, knowledgeable and privileged guide to the riches of Sicily is vintage Companion Guide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe beautiful island of Sicily, poised between Europe and Africa, has seen many invaders, nearly all of whom have left their mark in art and architecture. It is also a land of myth and enigma, pagan below the Catholic surface, troubled by the shadow of the Mafia - in the words of the great Sicilian writer Leonardo Sciascia, a fantasy world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Raleigh Trevelyan knows the island intimately, and his knowledge adds immeasurably to the experience of visiting the great sites: Segesta, Agrigento and the mosaics of the Roman villa near Piazza Armerina, Palermo and Monreale, the theatre at Syracuse and the baroque marvels of Noto. Unforgettable though these are, Sicily's unique character is more fully revealed as the author makes his leisurely way from province to province, describing the landscape and monuments, great treasures and remote villages, and spicing these discoveries with personal anecdote and references from writers down the centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRALEIGH TREVELYAN's books include several on Italian themes, notably Princes under the Volcano and two outstanding books about the Second World War in Italy: The Fortress: A Diary of Anzio and After and Rome 1944: The Battle for the Eternal City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 622\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 4.3 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759468183840,"sku":"9781900639446","price":50.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/39f954cea6dba73d456f7e3df862eb85.webp?v=1780153675","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-companion-guide-to-sicily-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}