With passion, humor, and helpful tips, 100 Places In Italy Every Woman Should Go inspires women to discover places that will appeal to their spirits, senses, and quests for adventure. Author Susan Van Allen, a former staffer for the sit com Everybody Loves Raymond, has explored Italy up and down the boot for over thirty years and has written about her experiences for such places as National Public Radio, Town & CountryTravelers Tales anthologies. In this book, she shares intriguing details and secrets of her favorite places—whether it’s exploring the palace where Audrey Hepburn lived in Roman Holiday, making a carnival mask in Venice, or admiring Botticelli’s Birth of Venus in Florence. The book also includes recommendations for relaxing spas, splendid gardens, and places to shop for treasured handicrafts. Van Allen offers nuts and bolts information and her suggestions fit a range of budgets to make a woman’s Italian vacation dreams come true.