Edward Hutton's Italy

I owe a great debt to Edward Hutton (1875-1969) whose books on the regions and cities of Italy were an inspiration. I mean to reproduce here what I consider to be the Best of Edward Hutton.

Friday, September 12, 2025

Over the Garfagnana

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Edward Hutton ended "Florence and Northern Tuscany" with an account of his walk out of Tuscany through the mountains of the Garfag...

Friday, September 5, 2025

Lucca

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Edward Hutton stopped at Lucca before taking leave of Tuscany. He particularly liked the Duomo and its sculptures. But to-day Lucca is l...

Friday, August 29, 2025

Prato and Madonna's Girdle

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His visit to the little city of Prato gave Edward Hutton occasion to relate the charming legend of Madonna's Girdle. In the Middle Age...

Friday, August 22, 2025

St. Francis and La Verna

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Edward Hutton's visit to La Verna, the rocky hilltop where St. Francis received the stigmata, the wounds of Christ on his body, brough...

Friday, August 15, 2025

Vallombrosa

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After his stay in Florence, Edward Hutton left the city to tour the surrounding countryside. One of his objects, the former abbey at Val...

Friday, August 8, 2025

Florence: The Villa

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In his chapter on Fiesole, Edward Hutton discoursed on the villa, that very important feature of the Italian countryside. That love of co...

Friday, August 1, 2025

Florence: Fiesole

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After his tour of Florence, Edward Hutton took to the countryside and the small towns in the vicinity. His first stop was the hilltop town...

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