Travellers in the Apennines - Nick Havely

Discover the literary, historical and cultural richness of the Apennine region of Italy as author Nick Havely explores the power of mountains on the imaginations of writers.
Nick will take you on an illustrated journey along the modern long-distance walking trail of the 'Great Apennine Excursion', moving back and forth in time: from the Middle Ages to World War Two and from the journeys of pilgrims, merchants and tourists to those of soldiers, partisans and poets.
Drawing on his book, Apennine Crossings: Travellers on the Edge of Tuscany, Nick will present a cast of characters including major writers and poets, such as Dante, Goethe and Shelley, together with less well-known figures whose journeys, experiences and responses cast new light on a landscape that is close to yet remote from the sites typically visited by modern travellers to Italy.