Patty Civalleri's new series of Italy Travel Books is the most innovative series in over 15 years. As a 17-year archaeology associate, historian, photographer, and world traveler, Civalleri brings her light conversational style to Italy's visitors.

"When visiting an ancient city, it seems incomplete to visit just the restaurants, bars, and hotels," stated Civalleri. "But history is too difficult for most people to grasp when they are being rushed through an old city."

To bring the traveler closer to the historical heart of a city, Patty makes it easy for a time-strapped visitor by incorporating back-stories, trivia, vignettes, and factoids into her books. All of this is laid out between hundreds of photos and images to make the knowledge-grab visual, simple, and easy.

Civalleri has been amassing quite a list of awards and trophies for these books, and is now having fun as a speaker.

This series was written using today's style for today's travelers.

We are pleased to announce "Behind the Fig Leaf" to be released Summer 2019. This unabashed look at the Florentine Renaissance goes behind the scenes and into the minds of the artists, architects and influencers of that period. The tales are both humorous as well as educational, and was written to ignite interest in the Renaissance in readers without a prior knowledge or interest in art history. A terrific and visual read that will compel you to want to visit that period in history.

All books by Patty Civalleri are distributed by IPG/MidPoint Trade, and can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, and at bookstore or airport near you.