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ITALY EXTRAORDINARY DESTINATIONS IN EUROPE
Cosmic is a company dedicated to offer reliable trips at affordable prices. This is our site dedicated to discover Italy and its wonderful cities: Visit Rome the famous eternal city, Venice the mysterious city built on 177 islands 150 canals and 400 bridges, Florence and its artistic beauties, Pompeii the famous Roman city destroyed by the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 A.C., Verona the monumental city setting of Shakespeare's masterpiece "Romeo and Juliet", the leaning tower of Pisa and much more. We offer several cultural trips with fixed departure dates and also some comprehensive tours with daily departures, as well as hotels reservations, car rental, cheap airfares, discount vacation rental and cruises, enjoy ! Climate
The climate of Italy is that of typical Mediterranean countries. Italy has hot, dry summers, with July being the hottest month of the year. In the north, they experience cold winters, as compared to mild ones in the south. Some regions in the south of Italy can experience no rainfall for the whole summer season. The long mountain ranges in Italy impact the weather significantly, as you can experience very different weather going from town to town.
Non-Guidebooks about Italy or by Italian writers.
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone - a biography of Michelangelo that also paints a lovely portrait of Tuscany and Rome
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King - a compelling story of one of the greatest structural engineering achievements of the Renaissance. The story of the building of the immense dome on top of the basilica in Florence, Italy.
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes - An account of a woman who buys and restores a holiday home in Cortona, Italy. Full of local flavor and a true taste of Tuscany.
The Sea and Sardinia by D.H. Lawrence - It describes a brief excursion undertaken by Lawrence and Frieda, his wife aka Queen Bee, from Taormina in Sicily to the interior of Sardinia. They visited Cagliari, Mandas, Sorgono, and Nuoro. Despite the brevity of his visit, Lawrence distills an essence of the island and its people that is still recognisable today.
Italian neighbours and A season with Verona by Tim Parks - Two portraits of nowdays life in Italy as seen by an English writer who decided to live just outside Verona. |
