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Too Much Tuscan Sun : Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide
Too Much Tuscan Sun Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide
Author: Dario Castagno, Robert Rodi
Over the past several years, "the American in Tuscany" has become a literary subgenre. Launched by the phenomenal success of Frances Mayes's Under the Tuscan Sun, bookstores now burgeon with nimble, witty accounts of this clash in cultures-Americans trying to do American things in Italy and bumping against a brick wall of tradition. — Before this...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780762736706
ISBN-10: 0762736704
Publication Date: 9/1/2004
Pages: 288
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3.9 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Too Much Tuscan Sun : Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide on + 22 more book reviews
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The history of the Chianti region is interesting, and many of the author's tales of tourists with bizarre demands or skewed perspectives of Italian life are funny, but others come off as improbable caricatures.
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Very fun reading...Provides an "Italian" viewpoint to Americans in Italy... The antithesis of all those "Under the Tuscan Sun" books out there!!
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Book by a very interesting guy who grew up in the region, and he gives lots of history of the famous Sienna horse race that occurs twice a year and other historical sites. Some of the descriptions of his difficult clients becomes tiresome, because I started to feel like he thinks all Americans are obnoxious. But, was happy when he said good things about a couple from Birmingham and mentioned Alabama as well. I would like to visit the region after reading his book, it's a quick read and very enjoyable if you like travel books about Tuscany and Italy in general.
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reviewed Too Much Tuscan Sun : Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide on + 31 more book reviews
Great book!!
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A delightful book. I was fortunate enough to tour the Tuscany/Chianti region when my husband was stationed in Europe - but sadly we didn't have the money for a guide like Dario! We had to make due with guide books and a rental car.

I loved reading the descriptions of the area - it really took me back to our visit!

A great read for anyone planning a trip to Tuscany, or anyone who just wants a mini mental vacation.


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