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INTRODUCTION I NAPOLI NOBILISSIMA: Naples and Environs SUN SOUCI Villa d'Avalos, Posillipo REIGNING FASHION The English Garden, Reggia di Caserta THE GOOD VOLCANO Giardino della Regina, Reggia di Portici CLOISTERED CHARMS Chiostri di Santa Chiara and I Girolamini, Naples THROUGH ENGLISH EYES Villa Lanzara, Nocera WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER Castello Lancellotti, Lauro THE GLOBAL GARDEN Orto Botanico, Naples II TREASURED ISLANDS: Capri and Ischia HOW GREENE WAS HIS ISLAND Villa Il Rosaio, Anacapri SEEDS OF INSPIRATION La Mortella, Ischia IT HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL DAY Villa San Michele, Anacapri THE ISLAND WAY La Certosella, Capri III SIREN-LAND: Sorrento and the Sorrentine Peninsula HOW DOES LORD ASTOR'S GARDEN GROW? Villa Tritone, Sorrento CALL OF THE THE SIRENS The Li Galli Islands, off Positano ALONG THE GOLDEN MILE Villa de Gregorio di Sant'Elia, Portici LA BELLA SORRENTO Villa Silvana, Sorrento A REGAL REALM Parco dei Principi, Sant'Agnello IV LA DIVINA COSTIERA: The Amalfi Coast COLORE! Il San Pietro, Positano BLOSSOM FEVER Palazzo Murat, Positano THE FLOWER AND THE GLORY Villa Rufolo, Ravello GARBO'S SHANGRI-LA Villa Cimbrone, Ravello AMALFI CON AMORE Il Santa Caterina, Amalfi Index

About the Author

Contributor to Town & Country and Art in America, author/photographer Robert I. C. Fisher published his first book, Escape to the Amalfi Coast, in 1999. His love affair with Italy began during graduate studies under Sir John Pope-Hennessy at New York City's Institute of Fine Arts and continues to this day in his job as an editor of travel books, including guides to Rome and Naples.

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One can almost smell the lemons and hear the waves. Ultratravel The gardens, views and stories are so ridiculously wonderful that your spirits are lifted just by flicking through the pages. Independent on Sunday To delve into this exquisite showcase of 20 of the most celebrated gardens is to become wrapped up in the inexhaustible lure of one of the most beautiful places on earth... Prepare for paradise as this vibant coffee table book takes you to a haven of natural beauty in the Shangri-La of gardens that is Campania. Italia A coffee-table book of the gardens of Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast that inspires a longing for sunshine, blue sky and bougainvillea. English Garden Escape to warmer climes, at least in your imagination, with this beautiful, lavishly photographed book which celebrates 24 of the finest gardens in this seductive area of Italy. Daily Mail

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