Alastair Sawday's

FOREWORD BY GIORGIO LOCATELLI, author of Made in Italy and Britain's favourite Italian cook.

Italy, the birthplace of the Slow movement and the home of Slow Food, is the second destination in our Slow series. We have handpicked 46 exceptional places to stay - places where attention is lavished on some of the most important things in life: convivial meals, community, friends and family, a respect for the environment and a celebration of regional distinctiveness. From the mountainous north, through cypress-dotted Tuscany and on down to the gutsy, colourful south, you'll discover an unmatched passion for Slow Food and Slow Travel. Each of the special places featured is given four large pages (each page is 24 x 20 cm) filled with stunning colour photography and an interview with the owner. Foreword by Giorgio Locatelli, Britain’s foremost Italian chef.

Following in the footsteps of Go Slow England, the first book in the new Slow series that has sold 16,000 copies since publication in April 2008. 46 of Italy’s most exquisite B&Bs, agriturismos and hotels are chosen as places to 'go slow’. They are places to find home-made and home-grown food produced with care, flair and love by owners who respect tradition and the rhythm of the seasons.