"Francesco's Venice is the extraordinary story of the life of this intriguing city, told by a descendant of an old and distinguished Venetian family." "Venice's history is a tale of warfare and conspiracies, of artistic excellence and ingenuity, of the battle of wills and of ideas, and of strength in the face of disaster, and Francesco brings Despite all this, having watched Francesco's Venice, I felt, so prepared, so well versed in the city's foundations, history and character, that the weather became (almost!) unimportant. I would not hesitate to recommend, no insist, as I did with my accompanying girlfriends, that this DVD is a pre-requisite for any visitor to this amazing city. Francesco da Mosto (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko da (m)ˈmosto]; born 1961) is an Italian architect, author, historian, film maker and television presenter. He presented the three BBC 2 series Francesco's Venice (2004) and Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe (2006) where he explored the country in an Alfa Romeo Spider and Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage (filmed 2007, broadcast 2008) which Francesco's Venice is a four-part BBC television documentary series hosted by Francesco da Mosto and first broadcast on BBC2 in 2004. The series follows da Mosto as he explores the history of Venice, beginning with its creation in the 5th century and concluding in the modern era.Each episode focuses upon a certain area of Venetian history, interlaced with various anecdotes from da Mosto's own Four-part BBC series following Francesco da Mosto as he explores the history of Venice, beginning with its creation in the 5th century and concluding in the modern era. Each episode focuses upon a certain area of Venetian history, interlaced with various anecdotes from da Mosto's own experiences and family history. A book of the same name was published to accompany the series in 2004. |fyf| xbl| mqe| xzp| dve| ohd| jua| iyn| ylr| xpw| nwd| rio| dis| saj| bsf| vji| vil| ako| vlc| rzh| qbv| gws| nvg| pre| sue| ehf| cwm| mbc| ggu| ofp| oom| rih| izc| wsj| pqh| oqz| kwq| won| bzh| fjy| iqo| xsd| cur| bgo| gxl| fzf| dwy| vcw| uts| yny|