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Amalfi Houses : Architectural Gems on the Italian Coast

Matthieu Salvaing author Ana Cardinale author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Mondadori Electa

Published:23rd Apr '24

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The Amalfi Coast has always been a sought after destination among artists and the international jet set thanks to its spectacular topography, which combines a rugged coast and cliff-side villages overlooking the sea with the climate and the light of the Mediterranean, and the characteristic traditions and craftsmanship of the Campania region. The visitors to the Coast include major names that helped make it famous, such as Gore Vidal, Rudolph Nureyev, Greta Garbo, John Steinbeck, Gianni Agnelli, Jackie Kennedy and Lee Radziwill, Franco Zeffirelli, Maria Callas, Princess Margaret, and Hillary Clinton. This book gathers together beautiful houses from the Sorrento peninsula and the stretch of coast that extends from Positano to Vietri sul Mare, villas from different eras with different styles, some of which were decorated by famous designers and artists. Each villa surprises the reader with its uniqueness: historic homes that have been transformed over the years and more contemporary villas, some with lush gardens, all equally fascinating thanks to their topographical position, architectural quality, furnishings and interior decorations, which include the truly unique ceramic floors of Vietri. All of them encapsulate curious stories related to the people who have inhabited and transformed them, tales traced by journalist Ana Cardinale with an abundance of detail. The photographs were taken specifically for the book by renowned French photographer Matthieu Salvaing. They include the exteriors and spectacular landscape views, the interiors and furnishings, and numerous decorative details of the ceramic features.

"A new book out this month, Ana Cardinale’s Amalfi Houses: Architectural Gems on the Italian Coast, fills just over 200 pages with the most exceptional houses on the coast. Many of these properties remain as charming as they were decades ago. And many, as Steinbeck wrote in his article, are 'corkscrewed on the edge of nothing.'" — AIRMAIL.COM 

"With stunning images and artists, each villa surprises the reader with its uniqueness: historic homes that have been transformed over the years and more contemporary villas, some with lush gardens, all equally fascinating thanks to their topographical position, architectural quality, furnishings, and interior decorations." — CURATED TEXAN

ISBN: 9788891838896

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224 pages