A cheerful reading book about what awaits travelers in Italy: Dietmar Polaczek explains the locals and translates their gestures. Alice Vollenweider takes you to restaurants and markets. Friederike Hausmann narrates the history of the names, dates, and places that emerge—from Garibaldi to Moro. Andreas Beyer describes the sense of beauty, the joy of colors, and the feeling of the body. Leonardo Galanti has photographed the most important gestures and explained their meanings. Additionally, there are insider perspectives. Italy, seen through the eyes of Italians, mostly writers, who are responsible for the free, fine, and common gaze, including Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco, and Antonio Tabucchi. Finally, two texts about the face of a city during the Renaissance and the earlier travel routes of tourists allow the curious traveler a glimpse into history.