The Christian Travelers Guide to Italy

by Caroline Mangone and David Bershad

Book Overview

The Christian Travelers Guides deal directly with what even the best general travel guides only touch on: Christianity's enormous influence on Europe--and, through its history and culture, Europe's influence on Christianity. This unique series guides you on a pilgrimage to the heart of our Christian heritage. Saints and secularists, martyrs and kings, castles and cathedrals, public squares and rolling hillsides, great works of art, literature,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310225736
• ISBN13: 9780310225737
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

American Library Journal

From the Library Journal, Vol. 126, No. 8, p. 117, 1 May 2001:These guides do not lead tourists to the most popular bars or shopping districts but instead to the various Christian heritage sites in each country ... Each guide follows the same layout: Hexham begins with an overview of the history of each country from prehistoric times to the present. He then includes a chapter on literature, art, and architecture and lists what he considers the top ten Christian heritage sites in each country. Each entry thereafter is in alphabetical order ... Recommended for all public libraries.