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Experience The Best of Italy. Highlights reveal the must-see attractions and unbeatable experiences. Itineraries organized by region, theme and length of trip. Local Experts recommend what not to miss. Easy-To-Use Tools make planning your trip simpler than ever, no matter what your budget.
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Born in Melbourne to Italian parents, Cristian Boneto was raised on a healthy diet of polenta, panettone and stories of adolescent cruising in Fiat 500s. He still vividly remembers his first encounter with the 'motherland', bewitched at the thought of not needing to spell out his surname. It felt like meeting 57,000,000 long lost relatives. Smitten, the 21 year old backpacker got himself a Milanese address and spent the next two years of his life working on an intense love/hate relationship with Europe's sexiest boot. When not gorging on chocolate in Turin, competing against Latin lotharios in Naples or rubbing shoulders (literally) with Stefano Gabbana in Milanese bars, Cristian snapped and sipped his way across the continent in a chain of somewhat surreal moments, which included clubbing to Kylie Minogue at a hardcore anarchist bar in Bilbao. Not long after returning home to Australia to complete his Arts degree, he was back in Italy to document the tour of his play 'Il Cortile' (The Courtyard). Several trips and articles later, Cristian finally saw the light in 2006, ditched his gig as a TV soap scribe, and re-invented himself as a Lonely Planet vagabond. He now gets to taste test Sicilian ice-cream brioche in the name of research. Travel tip: Give Swedish pizza a miss.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
travelling bohemian style,
This review is from: Lonely Planet Discover Italy 1st Ed.: 1st Edition (Paperback)
I love to explore new countries. This book has so much information on where to go and what to see. I keep flaging the pages that has interesting thing to do and see and where to eat. It is one of the best book that I found that has so much information on Italy. I love the pictures and all of the references.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (44 customer reviews) 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Compact, informative, and full-color guide to Italy,
By Z Hayes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lonely Planet Discover Italy 1st Ed.: 1st Edition (Paperback)
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When I am looking for a particular travel guide, one requirement is that is should be compact (besides the usual, i.e. informative, practical, has lots of color photographs, and full of tips). The Lonely Planet "Discover Italy" guide is the size of a large paperback and can easily fit into my small handbag. The guide focuses on the following regions, i.e. Milan & North America; Venice and the Northeast; Florence and Central Italy; Naples, Pompeii, and Amalfi; and Sicily and the South. Each region is color-coded for easy reference and there is an index at the end for convenient cross-reference.There are also some extra features such as Italy's Top 25 Experiences (e.g. wining through Chianti in Tuscany, freewheeling along the Amalfi,etc); Italy's Top Itineraries; suggestions on planning one's trip; a calendar that highlights some of Italy's festivals and seasonal offerings, etc. There are also maps (not foldouts) provided for certain cities/regions, but I would definitely advise getting separate foldout maps for the area you're planning on visiting as these maps may not suffice. Overall, this is an attractive and handy guide to Italy, but if you're planning on visiting a specific region, I'd advise purchasing a guide book that covers that region comprehensively. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Planning Guide,
By D_Strasse "D_Strasse" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lonely Planet Discover Italy 1st Ed.: 1st Edition (Paperback)
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Travel books fall into a couple of categories, planning, companion, remembering. In my opinion, this book is an excellent planning guide. Here are my pros and cons for this book:Pros: * Lots of color pictures, sometimes a description of how great the Trevi Fountain is at night just doesn't cut it. * Discrete itineraries, the book provides travel plans of differing lengths for those who just want to be told where to spend their time. (Not for everyone but handy for those who want it.) * Lots of insider info on how to appreciate the best sites from local tour guides. * Detailed info on select shopping, food, and lodging in each region. * Maps, both overview and select locales with extra detail. * Color coded by region for quick reference. * Compact, guides of this nature can quickly large and heavy. * Additional information, Events calendar, hints and tips, links and ideas for inspiration and additional information, as well as general reference info once on site like currency and temperature conversions. Cons: * Due to the more compact size and greater focus on planning, info had to be cut. You won't find info on every obscure restaurant or hostel in this guide. This might not cut it for the free spirit that just wants to show up in a place and know whether the retasurant that they're staring at is any good. * Budget specific organizing of eateries/lodging. Some travel books additionally organize the info in these categories by budget. Yes, average meal prices are included in this book but I find that extra piece of info handy to quickly find a great place to eat ro sleep. Based on my experiences traveling Rome, I can say that this book hits all the highlights and offers numerous ways to maximize your visit. For that reason this is an easy recommendation. And while this book could function as a travel companion stuffed into your backpack/bag, I would probably recommend a more in depth book for anyone considering wandering freely off the beaten path (even if this was just left in your room to help plan the next day). 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the Discover Italy guide!,
By Marla - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lonely Planet Discover Italy 1st Ed.: 1st Edition (Paperback)
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Italy is the next destination we would like to visit in Europe. Discover Italy is the perfect guide for that purpose. The book, albeit a bit heavy, is very well illustrated. The quality of the book is very nice, and the maps are also very useful. The information is not too detailed but it covers all topics of interest. For the money, this guide is well worth it.
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