Made in Italy: A Shopper's Guide to the Best of Italian Tradition

• Paperback - 23 August, 2003 - Universe
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• By: Laura Morelli
• ISBN: 0789308754

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Reviews by readers

Beautiful and comprehensive

I heard the author interviewed on the radio and I was intrigued so I ordered the book. It is lovely--many color photographs that illustrate ceramics, copper, earthenware, wrought iron, and the beautiful Italian countryside. The book also includes many useful listings of where to buy these things and what to look for to get the best deals on the best stuff. Now I have another excuse to go to Italy... Not only great food but shopping, too!

simply the best

Being the owner of a furniture store, my last visit to Italy was a ceramics buying trip. The recommendations in this book were right on. The section on Deruta was especially good.

A Great Resource

If you are going to Italy and are interested in things specific to the region and made there, this book is a great resource for planning your trip and also a great companion through the actual adventure.

The photos are great. The text is informative. Plus, some things you may not have thought of on your own are covered and suggested.

Having just returned from a driving trip through Italy, I can say the book was definitely valuable although you need to supplement with your own research as to practicalities (such as how to get to places and actually find the shops within the cities).

Also, some of the cities actually publish listings/maps of the shops. So, for example, it is possible to obtain a map of the ceramics shops of Faenza from the city's tourist office.

We had some difficulties in trying to find some of the addresses, and some of the recommendations are a matter of taste, but these are details. I wish there were more books of this sort. A great resource!

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