Books set in Italy/Slovenia/Austria
03-18-09, 10:39 AM
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Books set in Italy/Slovenia/Austria
My wife and I are taking a trip to Europe this summer and hitting up the following areas:
- Ljubljana, Bled, and Bohinj in Slovenia
- Salzburg, Kehlsteinhaus (The Eagles Nest), Berchtesgaden in Austria/Germany
- Lake Como (Bellagio), Sorrento/Amalfi Coast/Capri, Tuscany, and Cinque Terre Italy
I recently read Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and I loved it, really had me wanting to go back to Barcelona (and almost did for this trip). I also read Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follett and really liked them, and they give a cool picture of Mideavil Europe in general, if not the specific areas we'll be going to.
I would love some good recommendations on anything similar that maybe takes place in any of the areas we are going to, as I think it is fun to read novels (or movies too) that are based in an area you are going as they give you a fun perspective when you go there and sometimes a different feel or even good suggestions for things to do/places to go that you don't get from guidebooks and travel research on the area.
- Ljubljana, Bled, and Bohinj in Slovenia
- Salzburg, Kehlsteinhaus (The Eagles Nest), Berchtesgaden in Austria/Germany
- Lake Como (Bellagio), Sorrento/Amalfi Coast/Capri, Tuscany, and Cinque Terre Italy
I recently read Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and I loved it, really had me wanting to go back to Barcelona (and almost did for this trip). I also read Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follett and really liked them, and they give a cool picture of Mideavil Europe in general, if not the specific areas we'll be going to.
I would love some good recommendations on anything similar that maybe takes place in any of the areas we are going to, as I think it is fun to read novels (or movies too) that are based in an area you are going as they give you a fun perspective when you go there and sometimes a different feel or even good suggestions for things to do/places to go that you don't get from guidebooks and travel research on the area.
04-23-09, 09:45 AM
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I'm reading "Man on Fire" by A.J. Quinnell. It's the novel the Denzel Washington movie was based on. It is set in Italy and is about a cold hearted bodyguard that learns to feel again when he is hired to protect a young girl. She gets kidnapped and he becomes a man on fire to find her and bring justice to bear. Good stuff. I don't know if it would have what you are looking for as far as the locations and the descriptions, as I;m only 100 pages in so far, but its a suggestion. Have you a good trip!
04-23-09, 04:35 PM
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Re: Books set in Italy/Slovenia/Austria
My favorite Italian-flavored book:
Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. Not so much for good places to visit in Italy, but just to give a good idea of a very infamous time in its history.
Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. Not so much for good places to visit in Italy, but just to give a good idea of a very infamous time in its history.
04-25-09, 10:06 AM
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The White War by Mark Thompson. Its about WWI between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian empire. Its all about the Austrians, Italians, Slovenes, Croats, Germans and how the modern day area resulted from that war. It also gives a real insight into the performance of the Italian soldier in WWII. Very good book about an area of WWI that is almost unknown in the west.
