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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you "really" need to know when traveling in Italy.
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 cafe, and pick up a picknic lunch at an "allimentari." Relax and enjoy the life of "Bella Italia!"
Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He'll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip. You'll get up-to-date recommendations about what is worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.
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 cafe, and pick up a picknic lunch at an "allimentari." Relax and enjoy the life of "Bella Italia!"
Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He'll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip. You'll get up-to-date recommendations about what is worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Greatest Tool When Traveling!,
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This review is from: Rick Steves' Italy 2012 (Paperback)
Rick Steves' travel books are amazing and must have when traveling. So useful! Paid such a great price for the book. Worth buying!
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Rick Steeves' Italy 2012,
This review is from: Rick Steves' Italy 2012 (Paperback)
Rick has good advice for the first-time and returning visitor to Italy, along with history and important information with which I agree on how to protect one's self from unwanted encounters and how to enjoy one's self to the fullest. In other years Ricks' suggestions worked perfectly for us whether it was the restaurants or the hotels where we stayed. The book is an enjoyable read, just for the history and venues alone.
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Pretty Good Within Limitations,
By J. Martens - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Rick Steves' Italy 2012 (Paperback)
I like the book and found it very useful, but do have issues with it. First, Trieste isn't covered. Granted, Trieste is not a hugely popular tourist destination, but it is a great place to visit with much history.The maps are readable for us older folks, but not really very good. Streets are left out and featured places of interest are misplaced. A good example is in Verona where the "Devotional Column," which is across the street from the arena, is shown over a block away. Take the book, but get a better map from the TI or elsewhere. Verona also provides a good example of another deficiency. The suggested self-guided walk includes things of seemingly limited interest, like the house of Juliet (completely created for tourists--Juliet was fictional, and so never had a house) and leaves out the fascinating Roman theater, which is just a block off the suggested walk. For Herculaneum, though, the tip on how to turn the lights on in the gymnasium was tremendously useful. Hotel and restaurant reviews tend to not be useful in any guide book, so I don't blame Steves for this. Virtual Tourist and the like, with large numbers of reviewers, are much better. If these recommendations were removed, the book would be lighter, fit better in a jacket pocket, and yet be no less useful. 22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best Guidebook for Practical Information,
By Katherine E. Porter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rick Steves' Italy 2012 (Paperback)
While Rick Steve's guidebooks aren't filled with beautiful pictures they are chock full of practical information. Example: In the Milan train station stand with your back to the tracks and the ATMs are on your right and the restrooms are on your left. With all the information on the Web it can still be difficult to find out if there is an English bookstore in town or a laundromat or where there are Internet cafes or free Wi-Fi. Rick Steves guidebooks will give you all that information and more. I never leave home without one.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Guide filled with Secrets!,
By J. Rivera - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rick Steves' Italy 2012 (Paperback)
I went on my honeymoon to Italy and this book was the only thing I used to guide me around Rome. Rick Steves is simply AWESOME! One example I remember was following his tip about buying the Colosseum tickets on the Colina Palatina booth, in order to skip the HUGE lines on the Colosseum! I did just that and me and my wife went laughing ALL the way from the back of a 200 person line to the entrance and into the Colosseum! AMAZING! This book is filled with MANY, MANY secrets like this and I couldn't find any situation on which Mr. Steves was wrong. If you are going to Italy, take this book with you and SAVE a TON of money! Highly Recommended!
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