In this companion volume to The Renaissance of Italian Cooking, the author makes a tour of the grandest and most beautiful gardens in the length of the peninsula. Starting with the medieval monastery in which she lives and which is the headquarters of her renowned cookery school, she visits the villas, palaces and castles of her friends and relatives, providing the reader with a privileged view of their gardens. Lorenza de' Medici has also written Italy The Beautiful Cookbook.