TIM JEPSON has been a passionate and lifelong devotee of Italy. He has written 15 books on the countries around the Mediterranean, as well as numerous articles for the Daily Telegraph, Vogue, Conde Nast Traveller, and other publications. For National Geographic he has written the following guides in the National Geographic Traveler series- Florence & Tuscany, Naples & Southern Italy, Piedmont & Northwest Italy, and Sicily. Now based in London, Jepson continues to visit the Mediterranean regularly. As well as having spent much time on land, he has cruised along the beautiful coasts of the Mediterranean.