Table of Contents

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

Robert Fisher is an acclaimed writer and photographer who lives in New York.

Reviews

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