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Italy
Travel Guides & Essays
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Italy (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
(Turtleback)
~ DK
Publishing (Author)
Product Description
Italy offers an extraordinary kaleidoscope of
regions and experiences for all visitors. Packed with photographs,
illustrations and maps the Eyewitness Travel to Italy has mapped
out all of the remarkable flavors of Italy. Use this guide to help
you decide where to stay, eat, relax, and shop. Every page in the
Eyewitness Travel to Italy has pinpointed the highlights of each
fascinating region
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Knopf Guide: Italy (Knopf Guides
Italy) (Paperback)
~ Knopf
Guides (Author)
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Fodor's Italy 2010 (Full-Color
Gold Guides) (Paperback)
~ Fodor's (Author)
Review
"In
terms of comprehensiveness of coverage, the very accessible format,
and the enthusiastic tone, this series remains one of the best on
the market." –Booklist
"Fodor's super-informative guidebooks are known for accuracy
and attention to detail…" –The Sacramento Bee
"The Fodor's guides are notable for their ratings of sights,
restaurants, shops, accommodations and attractions." –Chicago
Tribune
"The great detail, infectious spirit, and attractive format are
distinguishing traits of these guides, which are entries in one of
the top series in the business." –Booklist
"Fodor's can help you plan the perfect adventure" –The
Arizona Republic
"Always thoughtfully written and easily readable, Fodor's
travel guides have become a must-have when traveling to unfamiliar
destinations" –Mid South Magazine
"Widely recognized as the gold standard of mainstream
travel" –Honolulu Advertiser
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Rick Steves' Italy 2010 with
map (Paperback)
~ Rick
Steves (Author)
Product
Description
From the beaches to the Alps, from fine art to
fine pasta, Italy has it all. With this book, you’ll trace
Italian culture from Rome’s Colosseum to Michelangelo’s David to
the bustling elegance of Milan. Experience the art-drenched
cities of Venice and Florence, explore the ancient ruins of the
Roman Forum, and learn how to avoid the lines at the most
popular museums. Discover the villages of Tuscany and Umbria and
the lazy rhythms of the Cinque Terre. Shop at local market
stalls, sip a cappuccino at an outdoor café, and pick up a
picknic lunch at an allimentari. Relax and
enjoy the life of Bella Italia!
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Lonely
Planet Italy
(Country Guide) (Paperback)
Amazon.com
Review
From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there,
chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and
matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm
the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing
off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded
globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks
for nearly 30 years and as a result, has the experience and
know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there"
advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has
recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the
low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of
accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than
money.
Explore the riches of Italy with Lonely Planet's
essential guide. Featuring a special color feature on Italian art
and architecture, this book also contains insider's advice on the
best pasta and gelati; skiing and trekking information, notes on
history, culture and current politics; as well as practical food
and accommodation suggestions for every budget. Delightful
sidebars add insight into the culture, with details on everything
from gladiators to mushroom picking. --Kathryn True --This
text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this
title.
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The Rough Guide to Italy 9
(Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)
~ Robert
Andrews (Author), Ros
Belford (Author), Jules
Brown (Author), Jonathan
Buckley (Author), Martin
Dunford (Author), Tim
Jepson (Author), Celia
Woolfrey (Author), Rough
Guides (Author)
P
Product Description
The Rough Guide to
Italy
is the ultimate travel guide with clear maps and detailed
coverage of all the best Italian attractions. Discover the vibrant
Italian regions with the off-the-beaten track information every
visitor to
Italy
needs. Find up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels
in
Italy
, bars in
Italy
, restaurants in
Italy
and shops in
Italy
to cater for all budgets. Whether you wish to visit the
Colosseum in
Rome
, the thermal spas of
Tuscany
, the stunning architecture in the heart of
Milan
or the magnificent canals of
Venice
; this Rough Guide will ensure you make the most of every moment in
Italy
. Featuring a comprehensive guide to
Italy
’s gastronomic delights; enjoy the best authentic Italian food
with regional food guides on each chapter and a section devoted to
Italian wines. Packed with detailed, updated maps, you’ll find
expert tips to help you make the most of
Italy
’s varied landscape, fantastic hikes and city walks in
Italy
combined with an authoritative background on
Italy
’s rich cultural history, highlighting
Italy
’s spectacular festival culture.
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Frommer's Italy 2010 (Frommer's Color
Complete Guides) (Paperback)
~ Darwin
Porter (Author), Danforth
Prince (Author)
Product
Description
NOW
IN FULL COLOR!
Insider
advice on avoiding the crowds as you explore some of Italy's
greatest gems, from the Uffizi in Florence to the Vatican Museum in
Rome, and from the ruins at Pompeii to Venice's St. Mark's basilica.
Plus tips for navigating the country's lovely but less-traveled
corners, like the Marches, the Dolomites, and even Sardinia.
Where
to find the absolute best seafood in Venice, the loveliest vineyards
in Tuscany, the tastiest pizza in Naples, and, of course, the finest
gelato that Italy has to offer.
Insightful
commentary on Italy's dazzling array of art and architectural
masterpieces, from Michelangelo's statue of David to the glories of
St. Peter's in Rome.
Opinionated
write-ups. No bland descriptions and lukewarm recommendations. Our
expert writers are passionate about their destinations--tell it like
it is in an engaging and helpful way.
Exact
prices listed for every establishment and activity--no other guides
offer such detailed, candid reviews of hotels and restaurants. We
include the very best, but also emphasize moderately priced choices
for real people.
All
Complete guides offer user-friendly features including star ratings
and special icons to point readers to great finds, excellent values,
insider tips, best bets for kids, special moments, and overrated
experiences.
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Frommer's 25 Great Drives
in Italy (Best Loved Driving Tours) (Paperback)
~ Paul
Duncan (Author)
PProduct
Description
These full-color guides show travelers how to see the
best of Europe and the U.S. by car.
• More than 20 driving tours
• More than 100 color photographs
• Hotel recommendations
• Detailed maps
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Michelin the Green Guide Italy
(Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)
~ Jonathan
P. Gilbert (Editor) "April,
May, September and October, are best for city breaks, with cooler
temperatures and thinner crowds..." (more)
Product
Description
PLAN…...DISCOVER…..EXPLORE….with
the newly updated Michelin Green Guide Series. Reorganized and
reformatted, Michelin’s Green Guide Series helps travelers find
the best local and regional travel information.
Our
goal is to provide travelers with practical, accurate and cultural
destination information to a city, region or country with emphasis
on: • Prioritizing your trip via Michelin’s star ratings for
major sights • Time-saving practical information with detailed
itineraries, excursions and walking tours • Navigating effectively
thru the area, destination and sight using maps and floor plans
throughout the guide. • Enhancing knowledge of destination and
sights with detailed historical and cultural information •
Learning the best hotels, restaurants, shopping, entertainment and
recreation sights to visit during trip.
New
and improved features: • Writing Style-The writing style offers
friendly guidance, but still retains the intellectual substance of
the traditional Green Guide • Cover- New graphically vibrant
covers highlight exciting information inside. • Colors-
Contemporary colors have been added for page banner and headers to
help readers easily identify the guide’s major sections-making
important information to you easier to spot. • Sidebars- Touring
Tips, Sidebars and other practical information have been placed
throughout the guide. • Double Columns- have been placed
introduced in two sections, "Planning Your Trip" and
"Understanding the Regions," for ease of reading. •
Maps- Colorful, legible Michelin maps have been retained throughout
the new layout along with many helpful waling or driving tour maps.
Some guides include a metro or subway map on the inside front cover. --This
text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Permanent Italians: An Illustrated,
Biographical Guide to the Cemeteries of Italy (Paperback)
~ Judi
Culbertson (Author), Tom
Randall (Author)
FFrom
Library Journal
This is the latest addition to photojournalists
Culbertson and Randall's "Permanent" series, e.g.,
Permanent Londoners (LJ 2/15/91). From Roman emperors to recently
deceased film director Fellini and his wife, the authors chronicle
the final resting places and funerary memorials of notable
personages, both Italian and foreign. The authors concentrate on
Rome, Florence, and Venice, with a quick mention of other cities and
towns, including Naples, Bologna, Mantua, and Rimini. The more
famous and notorious get capsule biographies; the obscure get only a
mention of the aspects of their memorials that caught the authors'
attention. Featured are artists, musicians, philosophers,
politicians, literary figures, and saints. Foreigners include the
pretender Stuarts of Scotland, art patron Peggy Guggenheim,
casualties of World War I from India, Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
and many more. Not only cemeteries but also churches and other sites
from private homes to Roman antiquities are included. Some of the
sites are only memorials and do not host the remains of the persons
honored. Directions for reaching the sites by public transportation
or private car as well as opening hours and fees are also given. A
valuable addition to travel collections.?William R. Smith, Johns
Hopkins Univ. Lib., Baltimore
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Central Italy
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Central Italy Trip Planner &
Guide: Florence, Tuscany, Umbria, the Marches, Northern Lazio
(Paperback)
~ Fiona
Duncan (Author), Peter
Greene (Author) |
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Rick Steves' Snapshot Hill Towns
of Central Italy: Including Siena & Assisi (Rick Steves Snapshot)
(Paperback)
~ Rick
Steves (Author)
Product
Description
You
can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need
to know when traveling in the hill towns of central Italy.
In this 158-page compact guide, Rick Steves covers the essentials
of the hill towns, including San Gimignano, Volterra,
Montepulciano, and Cortona. Explore the Galgano Monastery,
Volterra’s Etruscan Gate, Orvieto’s Duomo, or relax while wine
tasting in Montalcino. You’ll get Rick’s firsthand advice on
the best sights, eating, sleeping, and nightlife, and the maps and
self-guided tours will ensure you make the most of your
experience. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves
Snapshot guide is a tour guide in your pocket
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Walking
in Tuscany (Paperback)
~ Gillian
Price (Author)
Key
Phrases: white paint stripes, San Gimignano, Via Clodia, Monte Amiata (more...)
Product
Description
This
full colour guide is a new edition, and offers suggestions for
exploratory walks through the picture postcard landscapes of
Tuscany, Umbria and Latium. Once known as Etruria, it was home to
the ancient and enigmatic Etruscan people who preceded the Romans.
The book has fifty itineraries ranging from brief strolls to the
Chianti Trail, a five-day trek, taking in little-known Etruscan
marvels such as ancient sunken roads and monumental tombs. Walkers
are guided through medieval hamlets, exquisite Romanesque churches,
unspoilt coast and countryside alive with wild life and carpeted
with wild flowers and aromatic herbs. There's the wild Chianti
ridge, city walks through Perugia, Orvieto and Voltera, day walks on
the divine island of Elba and along the unspoilt coast around
Orbetell. A mass of practical details cover accommodation in farms,
country hotels, convents and hostels, with notes on local
specialities in the food and drink field. Visitors are encouraged to
use the public transport system so as to minimise impact. The aim of
this walking guide is to encourage people to get out of their car
and explore the area on foot. A series of walks is presented to take
visitors through the maze of age- old tracks and discover the
delights of the Tuscan and surrounding countryside, often meaning
fascinating little known Etruscan sites. There are mysterious tombs
excavated out of volcanic tufa cliff sides, original sunken
roadways, dominating acropolis sites and impressive sanctuaries, all
set in inimitable picture postcard countryside. --This
text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Blue
Guide Tuscany (Fifth Edition) (Blue Guide) (Paperback)
~ Alta
Macadam (Author)
Review
Sets
the standard for travel guides. -- Sunday Times [London] --This
text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Product
Description
With
its capital city of Florence and a host of gorgeous medieval cities
set in rolling hills, Tuscany is considered by many to be the
cultural heart of Italy. In
classic Blue Guide style, this new edition covers
Florence and other major cities—among them Siena, Pisa, Lucca,
Cortona, and Arezzo. Ideal for the Florence-based visitor making day
trips to the surroundings or a tour of the whole of Tuscany
Full
color with maps, photographs, architectural details, and floor
plans.
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The
Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria 7 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
(Paperback)
~ Tim
Jepson (Author), Jonathan
Buckley (Author), Mark
Ellingham (Author), Rough
Guides (Author)
Review
''“The
best all-round coverage of attractions and places to sleep and eat” ''
- Sunday Times, London
Product
Description
The
Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria is
the most complete guide with detailed coverage of all the best
attractions Tuscany and Umbria have to offer. Discover the vibrant
regions of Tuscany and Umbria; with full accounts of Tuscany and
UmbriaÂ’s major centres of Florence, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, Assisi
and Orvieto, complete with coverage of the many smaller towns and
villages of Tuscany and Umbria. Fully updated and expanded, guide
features detailed coverage of the regionsÂ’ many sublime
landscapes, from the wooded hills and vineyards of Chianti, to the
mountains of the Alpi Apuane and lucid accounts of the regionsÂ’
artistic and cultural attractions. Find detailed practical advice on
what to see and do in Tuscany and Umbria, whilst relying on
up-to-the-minute recommendations of the best hotels in Tuscany and
Umbria, authentic restaurants and bars in Tuscany and Umbria, plus
all the insider tips for the best shopping and entertainment options
in Tuscany and Umbria, whatever your budget. Explore all corners of
Tuscany and Umbria with the clearest maps of any guide.
Make
the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria.
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Frommer's
Florence, Tuscany & Umbria (Frommer's Complete) (Paperback)
~ John
Moretti (Author)
Product
Description
Meticulously researched by our expert author, Frommer’s
Florence, Tuscany & Umbria is the only guide you need
to discover the region’s artistic treasures, Renaissance
architecture, rustic villages, vineyards, and fabulous shopping.
This authoritative guide will reveal the best wines and hearty
regional dining, tell you how to rent your own romantic villa,
send you on scenic bike tours, and lead you away from the tourist
crowds so you can discover the true flavor and leisurely pace of
this sunny corner of Italy. We’ll show you the best of Florence
and its treasure trove of art and architecture, then take you
through the medieval alleyways of Siena, along the Chianti Road,
and to lovely towns like San Gimignano, Lucca, Assisi, Perugia,
and more.
Every one of our honest, in-depth hotel reviews
is based on a recent personal inspection; every restaurant has
been tried personally; and every sight, shop, and stroll was
checked out in detail. You’ll get the latest trip-planning
advice, valuable cultural insights, wonderful tips for venturing
off the beaten path, and detailed, accurate maps. With Frommer’s
in hand, it’s a snap to design the Italian adventure that’s
right for you.
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Walking
and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria: Revised Edition (Paperback)
~ James
Lasdun (Author), Pia
Davis (Author)
Amazon.com
Review
Tuscany and Umbria are famous for both their
glorious scenery and their superlative cuisines--could there be a
more perfect vacation than walking through the countryside,
stopping to dine along the way? In Walking and Eating in
Tuscany and Umbria authors James Lasdun and Pia Davis
offer readers 40 itineraries ranging from half-day walks to routes
stretching over several days. There are written directions for
each walk as well as a map. There is also a chart for each
itinerary outlining travel alternatives such as buses, trains, or
private automobiles and a list of restaurants along the way. Each
itinerary describes the sights and terrain in charming detail, and
though you might want to supplement this book with other guides
specific to each area, this one does a nice job of balancing the
demands of cuisine and countryside in a single volume. --This
text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this
title.
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Umbria
(Blue Guides) (Paperback)
~ Alta
Macadam (Author)
Product
Description
Umbria
is established as one of the most popular destinations in Italy, and
the increasing number of cheap flight opportunities means that this
trend should continue. This "Blue Guide" provides in-depth
coverage of the region, and should be suitable for those touring by
car and for tourists who prefer to get to know one or two places
really well. The familiar "must sees" of Perugia, Assisi
and Orvieto are given detailed descriptions, and those unfamiliar
with places such as Gubbio, Norcia or Bevagna will probably want to
visit them after reading this guide. Also included is information
about restoration programmes which affect the opening times or
layout of churches, galleries and monuments. The hotel and
restaurant recommendations throughout the guide have been updated
and revised, and there are maps and town plans to help the reader
find their way around.
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Frommer's
25 Great Drives in Tuscany & Umbria (Best Loved Driving Tours)
(Paperback)
~ Michael
Buttler (Author)
Product
Description
Frommer's 25 Great Drives In Tuscany &
Umbria
Everything You Need to See the Best of Tuscany
& Umbria by Car
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25 distinctive itineraries with full-color
maps, exact directions, and distances
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Popular areas and attractions, including the
Duomo in art-rich Florence
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Hidden gems, from the vineyards of the
Chianti region to the quaint western hill towns
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Tips on the best hotels and restaurants
along each route
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More than 100 full-color photos and detailed
route maps
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Scenic detours, recommended walks, and
activities for children
And more!
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Italy:
A Complete Guide to 1,000 Towns and Cities and Their Landmarks, With
80 Regional Tours (Heritage Guides) (Paperback)
~ Touring
Club of Italy (Editor), Touring
Club Italiano (Corporate
Author) "An
extraordinary variety of climate and land can be found in the
1,300-kilometer length (808 miles) of the boot-shaped peninsula that
stretches out into the..." (more)
Product
Description
Dozens of full-color maps "zoom in" from
an overview of each Italian city to detailed neighborhood plans,
leading readers through monuments, museums, and architectural and
archeological sites. 100 maps.
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City
Secrets: Florence, Venice, and the Towns of Italy (Library Binding)
~ Robert
Kahn (Editor) "How
does one begin to describe the achievement that this structure
represents?..." (more)
Product
Description
City Secrets: Florence, Venice and the Towns of
Italy is the second volume in the acclaimed City Secrets series.
Unlike a standard guidebook, City Secrets' unique format brings
the passionate opinions and informed perspectives of more than 200
distinguished contributors -- including curators, composers,
artists, journalists, architects, and historians. An architect
leads you through a hidden Florentine passageway built for the
Medici; the most renowned of Italian cooks divulges her favorite
Venetian eateries; an artist directs you to the courtyard of a
Renaissance convent, where you will ring for access to the
frescoes -- and a miraculous handprint that lie within. Topics
covered include art, architecture, museums, restaurants, shopping,
flea markets, monasteries, churches, wineries, gardens, vistas,
drives, day-long excursions, hikes, artists' haunts, and cultural
tidbits.
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Blue Guide Rome, Ninth Edition
(Paperback)
~ Alta
MacAdam (Author)
Review
'This
is quite simply the most informative, most in-depth guide book
currently available on Rome....it gives the reader a well-written
synopsis of every important monument in a city so rich in myth and
history. For the traveller interested in going beyond colour photos
of the Pantheon, this book is indispensable.' An Amazon.com reader
review. --This text refers to an out
of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Knopf
Guide: Rome (Knopf City Guides Rome) (Paperback)
~ Knopf
Guides (Author)
Editorial
Reviews
Product
Description
"You can lose yourself in a guide, but you
won't get lost in the city." -- Town & Country
Once the most powerful city in the world, the heart of an empire
that stretched from northern Africa to England, the Rome of today
stands as an unforgettable reminder of the birth of Western
civilization. Rome is a city unsurpassed in its legacy of art and
architecture, yet its nightclubs and fantastic restaurants such
has Alfredo's (with its signature fettucine) prove there is still
plenty of life in this city that sits along the banks of the
Tiber.
Everything you want to know about Rome is here: the Vatican
ceremonies, secret gardens from a by-gone era, and walking tours
from the breathtaking Piazza Novana to the Forum and Trastevere.
Discover the beautifully proportioned piazzas, centuries-old
churches, magnificent palazzos, and unsurpassed
displays of mosaics, frescoes and statues, as well as the sidewalk
cafes and shops along the Via Condotti. Enjoy the city's charm --
palm trees against crumbling ochre-colored walls, the golden vista
of obelisks and domes at sunset, cats asleep in the Teatro Pompeii
where Julius Caesar met his fate in 44 BC -- and marvel at its
modern-day brio.
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Rome:
An Oxford Archaeological Guide
by
Amanda Claridge, Judith Toms, Tony Cubberley
Paperback, 320 pages
Published by Oxford Univ Pr (Trade)
Publication date: Jul 1998
The
city of Rome is the largest archeological site in the world. If your
idea of a good Roman holiday is uncovering the archeological mysteries
of the Roman Empire, then Oxford Archeological Guides: Rome is
your ideal guidebook.
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Eyewitness
Travel Guides, 00 Rome: Millennium Edition
by
Olivia Ercoli, Ros Belford, Roberta Mitchell, Rodney
Palmer (Contributor)
Paperback, 432 pages
Published by DK Publishing
Publication date: Oct 1999
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Michelin Green Guide
Rome (2nd Ed)
by Staff Michelin
Travel Publication
Paperback, 274 pages
Published by Michelin Travel Publication
Publication date: Dec 1997
Over 100 color illustrations complemented by 80 detailed maps in this
guide make it possible for the first-time traveler and regular visitor
to discover ever new marvels nesting in the Eternal City. Includes 32
itineraries, informative essays on the city's fascinating history,
advice on how to use public transportation, a glossary of useful
Italian words, and a full index for cross-referencing sights, dates,
and historical figures.
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Fodor's
Holy Rome
by
Fodor's (Editor)
Paperback, 192 pages
Published by Travel Pubns
Publication date: Oct 1999
If
you're planning on making a millennium pilgrimage to Rome, you'll need
the holy scoop--a guide specializing in the Christian monuments,
tombs, martyrs, saints, catacombs, mausoleums, monasteries, churches,
and basilicas, plus Rome's origins, its popes, and the Vatican. Fodor's
Holy Rome explains everything you'll need to know about the
origins and history of the Jubilee...
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A
Pilgrim's Guide to Rome: For the Millennial Jubilee Year
2000
by Barrett McGurn
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published by Viking Pr
Publication date: Dec 1998
...This
helpful guide will provide a history of the Holy Year and a calendar
of its events; historical tours of the Vatican, St. Peter's, the
Vatican Museum; fascinating background on major basilicas and other
places of religious interest; and much more. From walking-tour maps to
Papal audiences, it is a must for any pilgrim or tourist. |
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City Secrets Rome
by Robert Kahn
Hardcover
Published by Little Bookroom
Publication date: Feb 2000
The
New York Times
When in Rome, do as Danny Meyer, John Guare and Richard Meier
do. With the notion that the discerning traveler wants the inside
dope, Robert Kahn, a New York architect, canvassed poets, chefs,
architects and others for their favorite haunts in "City Secrets
Rome" ... This idiosyncratic guide helps
jaded visitors see the Eternal City anew. |
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Pilgrims
in Rome: The Official Vatican Guide for the Jubilee Year
2000
by Central Committee for the Jubilee
Year 200
Paperback, 240 pages
Published by Viking Pr
Publication date: Dec 1998 |
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The Jubilee Guide to Rome: The
Four Basilicas, the Great Pilgrimage
by Andrea Braghin, Edmund Caruana
Paperback, 124 pages
Published by Liturgical Press
Publication date: Aug 1998
The
New York Times
When in Rome, do as Danny Meyer, John Guare and Richard Meier
do. With the notion that the discerning traveler wants the inside
dope, Robert Kahn, a New York architect, canvassed poets, chefs,
architects and others for their favorite haunts in "City Secrets
Rome" ... This idiosyncratic guide helps
jaded visitors see the Eternal City anew. |
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A Catholic's Guide to Rome:
Discovering the Soul of the Eternal City
by Frank J. Korn
Paperback, 176 pages
Published by Paulist Press
Publication date: Mar 2000 |
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A Food
Lover's Companion to Tuscany
by Carla Capalbo
Paperback, 352 pages
Published by Chronicle Books
Publication date: Mar 1998 |
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A
Literary
Companion
to
Rome
(Literary
Companion
to
Rome)
by
John
Varriano
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About
the
Author
John
Varriano,
a
professor
of
art
history,
has
written
numerous
works
on
Roman
art
and
architecture.
He
divides
his
name
between
the
United
States
and
a
flat
in
Rome.
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Florence
and Tuscany - Eyewitness Travel Guides
by
Christopher Catling, Chris Catling
Paperback, 312 pages
Published by DK Publishing
Publication date: April 2003
The
usual DK abundance of color photos, maps, diagrams, charts of this
lush region of sybaritic and aesthetic extravagance. From
Book News, Inc.
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Knopf
Guide Florence
Knopf
Guides
Paperback, 392 pages
Published by Knopf
Publication date: Oct 1993
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Blue
Guide Florence
by Alta MacAdam
Paperback, 448 pages
Published by W W Norton & Co
Publication date: Feb 1998
This
Blue Guide provides extensive, up-to-date information on museums,
galleries, churches, and palazzi, both in and around Florence. A
summary of highlights ensures that even the shortest stay is
worthwhile, and there is a section on Further Reading for those who
want to know more. |
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Florence: A Complete Guide to
the Renaissance City, the Surrounding Countryside, and the Chianti
Region (The Heritage Guides)
by Touring Club Italiano
Paperback, 204 pages
Published by W W Norton & Co
Publication date: Apr 1999 |
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Italy
With Kids (Italy With Kids, 1st Ed)
by Barbara Pape, Michael Pape
Paperback, 240 pages
Published by Open Road Pub
Publication date: Nov 2000
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Frommer's
Tuscany and Umbria With Your Family: From Renaissance Architecture to
Stunning Scenery (Frommers With Your Family Series) (Paperback)
~ Donald
Strachan (Author), Mr
Stephen Keeling (Author)
Review
"...the guides give up-to-date information on
the best family-friendly accommodation, attractions and
events...hundreds of images and unique inside information".
RaisingKids.co.uk June 2008 Included as "unique destination
guides written specifically for families" - with the jacket
image for Devon and Cornwall shown. The Independent on Sunday 4
May 2008
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Fodor's
Around Rome With Kids: 68 Great Things to Do Together (Fodor's Around
the City With Kids)
Paperback, 160 pages
Published by Fodors Travel Pubns
Publication date: Apr 2000
Each book focuses on 68 terrific ideas for family
days, from museums and puppet theaters to skyscrapers and parks.
Written by parents who live in the cities they cover, these books are
smart about what kids like--and about what parents need. All the
details for planning are included: addresses, phone numbers, admission
prices, and age-appropriateness.
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Suzy
Gershman's Born to Shop Italy (Frommer's Born to Shop Italy, 9th Ed)
by Suzy Gershman
Paperback, 312 pages
Published by John Wiley & Sons
Publication date: Nov 2001
The ultimate guide to Italy's shopping scene!*
Shopping hotspots, from trend-setting boutiques in Milan to colorful
pottery shops along the Amalfi Coast - plus the country's top factory
outlets.
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Designer
Bargains in Italy
by Theodora Van Meurs
Paperback, 336 pages
Published by Editoriale Shopping Italia
Publication date: Mar 2002
Harpers Bazar, April 1998
With this guide in hand a trip to Italy could pay
for itself.
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Murano
Magic
by
Carl
I.
Gable
Average
Customer
Review:
- Hardcover:
272
pages
- Publisher:
Schiffer
Publishing
(April
1,
2004)
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A
Traveller's Wine Guide to Italy
by Stephen Hobley, Donatella Cinelli
Colombini
Paperback, 144 pages
Published by Interlink Pub Group
Publication date: Mar 1999
Italy has probably the richest variety of wines of any country in the
world. Hobley describes Italy's most important wine-producing areas,
gives the background to the wines, and provides a guide to visiting
the best producers. |
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Lonely
Planet World Food Italy (World Food Guides)
by Matthew Evans, Gabriella Cossi
Paperback, 288 pages
Published by Lonely Planet
Publication date: Mar 2000 |
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Road
Map of Italy. Easy to Read Maps for Safe and Enjoyable Travel
Map
Dimensions (in inches) 0.56 x 5.16 x 9.91
Published by The Internationalist
Publication date: Jan 2000 |
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Italy
Central Map 563 (Michelin Maps) (Map)
~ Michelin
(Author)
Map
Dimensions (in inches) 0.28 x 4.38 x 9.83
Published by Michelin Travel Publications
Publication date: Feb 2000 |
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Road
Map of Umbria Provincial Area. Easy to Read Maps for Safe and
Enjoyable Travel.
Map
Dimensions
Published by The Internationalist
Publication date: Feb 2000
This is a clear and easy to read road map, which fully covers the
Umbria Provincial area in Italy. It is highly detailed and covers all
of the small roads along with the large highways. It is a convenient
fold out style with cardboard cover. Perfect for driving through
Umbria Province. Ideal for anyone wanting a good travel map for the
area. |
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Road
Map of Tuscany: Easy to Read Maps for Safe and Enjoyable Travel.
Map
Dimensions: 0.57 x 5.12 x 9.89
Published by The Internationalist
Publication date: Jan 2000
A clear and easy to use Road Map of Tuscany. It is a detailed road map
for driving in Tuscany. An essential companion for hassle-free,
enjoyable travel. |
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Tuscany
(Insight Map Series)
Map
Dimensions (in inches) 0.23 x 8.68 x 3.86
Published by Langenscheidt Publishing Group
Publication date: Apr 1999 |
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Italy:
Euro-Country Map
Calendar
Dimensions (in inches) 0.57 x 5.11 x 9.73
Published by Langenscheidt
Maps
Publication date: Jan 1998 |
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Rand
McNally Italy (International Series)
Paperback
Dimensions (in inches) 0.33 x 4.36 x 9.03
Published by Rand
McNally & Co
Publication date: Dec 1999 |
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Florence:
Europe City Map
Map
Dimensions (in inches) 0.44 x 4.75 x 9.20
Published by
Langenscheidt
Maps
Publication date: Jan 1998 |
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Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness
City Map to Florence
Map
Dimensions (in inches) 0.20 x 8.80 x 4.76
Published by DK Pub Merchandise
Publication date: May 2000
The
team that brought you the best-selling, groundbreaking Dorling
Kindersley Travel Guides and the innovative Dorling Kindersley Travel
Planners introduces a new series-Dorling Kindersley City Maps.
Designed to complement the guides and planners, each sturdy,
weatherproof, but lightweight map features a detailed street grid of a
major city keyed to a user-friendly Street Finder index. Other travel
maps just point the way: DK takes you there.
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Rome
(Map)
~ Berndtson
Maps (Author) |
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Eyewitness
City Map - Rome
Calendar, 12 pages
Dimensions (in inches) 0.17 x 4.61 x 8.60
Published by DK Pub Merchandise
Publication date: Oct 1999
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Rome:
Euro- City Map 1:15,000
Map
Dimensions (in inches) 0.38 x 4.75 x 9.18
Published by
Langenscheidt
Maps
Publication date: Jan 1998 |
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Michelin
Rome Street Map No. 38 (Michelin Maps & Atlases)
Map - Map&Book Edition
Dimensions (in inches) 0.44 x 9.94 x 4.55
Published by Michelin Travel Publications
Publication date: Dec 1999 |
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Rome
Fleximap (Insight Map Series)
Paperback
Dimensions (in inches) 0.24 x 8.74 x 3.86
Published by
Langenscheidt
Maps
Publication date: Apr 1999 |
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Italian
Journey {1786-1788} (Penguin Classics)
by
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Elizabeth Mayer, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, W. H. Auden
(Translator)
Paperback
Published by Penguin USA
Publication date: reissue edition Dec 1992
Containing the letters and
diaries that Goethe wrote during his journey to Italy at age
thirty-seven, Italian Journey reveals his tremendous range of
interests. His writings cover literature, art history and his own
struggle to be a painter, various sciences and political events,
personal encounters, and the Italian landscape.
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Desiring
Italy
by
Susan Neunzig Cahill (Editor)
Paperback, 364 pages
Published by Fawcett Books
Publication date: April 1997
This collection of
passionate travel writings about Italy includes works by George Eliot,
Edith Wharton, Mary McCarthy, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Patricia
Hampl, and 23 others who reveal why the land that is the heart and
soul of European civilization is so seductive to women.
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A Room
With a View (Classic)
by Edward Morgan Forster
Paperback
Published by Bantam Classic and Loveswept
Publication date: reissue edition Aug 1988
This Edwardian social
comedy explores love and prim propriety among an eccentric cast of
characters assembled in an Italian pensione and in a corner of Surrey,
England. A charming young English woman, Lucy Honeychurch, faints into
the arms of a fellow Britisher when she witnesses a murder in a
Florentine piazza.From
the Publisher
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A D. H.
Lawrence and Italy: Twilight in Italy, Sea and Sardinia,
Etruscan Places
by Edward Morgan Forster
Paperback, 512 pages
Published by Penguin USA
Publication date: Jul 1997
Written at the height of
D.H. Lawrence's creative energies, TWILIGHT IN ITALY (1916) is
composed of seven short pieces that sparkle with the humor and lively
sensory images for which he is known. Features an Introduction by
Anthony Burgess. |
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Italian
Days
by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Paperback, 512 pages
Published by Atlantic Monthly Pr
Publication date: Oct 1998
"Italian Days" is
one of the richest and most absorbing travel books written--a journey
that traverses the Italian peninsula and immerses readers in a culture
which provides the reader with a definition of the good life.
"Harrison's wonderful journal will make you update your passport
and dream of subletting your job, home, etc. . . .
"--"Glamour". |
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As the Romans Do: The
Delights, Dramas, and Daily Diversions of Life in the Eternal City
by Alan Epstein
Paperback, 288 pages
Published by William Morrow & Co.
Publication date: Apr 2000
LIBRARY
JOURNAL
"Epstein, European correspondent for American radio and
president of a travel association aptly named As the Romans Do, has
written a colorful account of his experiences and observations of
daily life in Rome. Focusing mainly on the Italian people, Epstein
compares and contrasts their lifestyle as well as their views on
religion, marriage, and family. The reader is taken on a magical
journey through a land of plenty, as Epstein discusses the importance
of the piazza (not only for watching people but for catching up on
neighborhood gossip) and such traditional activities as baking bread,
playing soccer, and eating in trattorias. |
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The
Hills of Tuscany: A New Life in an Old Land
by Ferenc Mate
Hardcover, 248 pages
Published by W W Norton & Co
Publication date: Nov 1998
A sensuous valentine to
author Ferenc Máté's adopted homeland, The Hills of Tuscany
brims with lush descriptions of golden dales, scrumptious meals, rich
wines, and friendly natives. After years of nomadic roaming from
Central America to Canada, Máté (a writer) and his wife, Candace (a
painter), visit Tuscany and impulsively decide that this is
where they will settle down. |
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After
Hannibal
by Barry Unsworth
Hardcover, 250 pages
Published by Doubleday
Publication date: Mar 1997
The life of a literary
expatriate often is far from rosy, even in Umbria. Unsworth has set
his latest novel (his twelfth) in the rural Italian region where he
also resides. In this vibrant book, three sets of expatriates of sorts
become ensnared unsuspectingly by danger in the midst of rustic
beauty. A retired American couple building a dream house risk losing
their savings to a devious "buildings expert." A British
financier and his wife become embroiled in a peasant blood feud. Two
gay lovers... |
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Italian
Neighbors Or, a Lapsed Anglo-Saxon in Verona
by Tim Parks
Paperback
Published by Fawcett Books
Publication date: Jul 1993
"One of the most
delightful travelogues imaginable...So vivid, so packed with
delectable details, that it serves...as a more than decent substitute
for the real thing."--LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW |
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The
Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley
by Ferenc Mate
Hardcover, 248 pages
Published by W W Norton & Co
Publication date: Nov 1998
The Tuscan Year recounts
the daily life and food preparation of the Cerotti family, Elizabeth
Romer's neighbors in a valley between Umbria and Tuscany. She
chronicles each season's activities month by month: curing prosciutto
and making salame in January, planting and cheesemaking in March,
harvesting and threshing corn in July, hunting for wild mushrooms in
September, and grape crushing in October. |
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Within
Tuscany/Reflections on a Time and Place
by Matthew Spender
Paperback, 366 pages
Published by Penguin USA
Publication date: May 1993
In an informative and
entertaining book, sculptor Matthew Spender takes readers on a
captivating tour of his adopted homeland, Tuscany--a region
unsurpassed in a richness of history, artistry, and culture. "A
rare delight."--The Boston Globe. |
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Travelers' Tales Italy
by Anne Calcagno
Paperback, 437 pages
Published by Travelers' Tales Inc
Publication date: Oct 1998
These tales take the reader far beyond a packaged tour of Italy to
encounter the land of magical extremes. Meet sculptors, olive
harvesters, art historians, cooks, and grandparents whose tales soar
with opera and simmer with bribes. Funny, heart-wrenching, and smart,
this book reveals Italy, both ancient and modern. |
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