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Lonely Planet Italy
Welcome to Italy
Despite incessant praise, Italy continues to surprise and delight. If you get it right, travelling in the bel paese (beautiful country) is one of those rare experiences in life that cannot be overrated.
Italy Outdoors
Roman Forum
Lonely Planet Italy is. ..
Your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Listen to your gondolier sing sweetly while gliding past centuries-old Venetian palaces, sample olives and wines amid the storybook hills of Tuscany, or lose yourself amid thousands of years of Roman history and art; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Italy and begin your journey now!
Bella Vita
In few places do art and life intermingle so effortlessly. This may be the land of Dante, Michelangelo, da Vinci and Botticelli but it’s also the home of Salvatore Ferragamo, Giorgio Armani and Gualtiero Marchesi. Food, fashion, art and architecture – you’ll quickly learn that the root of Italian pathology is an unswerving dedication to living life well.
Like a Local
A surprising number of Italians care deeply about the floral aftertastes of sheep cheese, the correct way to cut marble and the nuances of a Vivaldi concerto. Lurking behind the disinvoltura – the appearance of effortlessness– is a passionate attention to life’s fine print. So slow down, start taking note of life’s details and enjoy your own bella vita.
Delightful Desserts
Bon Appetito
Then there’s the food. Italy is quite literally a feast of endless courses, but no matter how much you gorge yourself, you’ll always feel as though you haven’t made it past the antipasti. Even the simplest snack can turn into a revelation, whether you’re downing a slice of Slow Food pizza, a paper cone of fritto misto (fried seafood) or pistachio flavored gelato. The secret is an intense, even savage, attention to top-notch ingredients and fresh, seasonal produce.
Inside Lonely Planet Italy Travel Guide:
- Full-color maps and images throughout
- Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests
- Eat and Drink Like a Local
- Coverage of Rome, Milan, Venice, Naples, Sicily, the Italian Riviera and more
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Andrew J. Doukas
on June 2, 2014
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I bought several guidebooks for an extended visit to Italy. Lonely Planet has often proved to be the best for me, as it focuses on activities that fit my active style on a budget. But this book was dim in comparison to Rick Steeve's guidebook. That was the one I went to again and again for info on Sardinia, Sicily, Lapari, Naples, Herculeneum, Venice, Ravenna, Rome, Orvieto, Florence, Cinque Terre, Lucca.
Talking to others we have come to a concensus that Steeves likes Italy best and that's why his book is so good. This book, I could have skipped and would not have noticed.
Talking to others we have come to a concensus that Steeves likes Italy best and that's why his book is so good. This book, I could have skipped and would not have noticed.
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I biked around the world with my husband in the 90s and the Lonely Planet was our go-to book - absolute favorite. So here we are, planning for Italy ... we of course buy the LP book ... and it is amazing how much is NOT in this book or at least is hard to find.
The index for instance includes no entry for gondola/ gondolier; no info that i could find in venice section on how to hire a gondola, what to expect to pay.
ok - so forget about venice. now i'm checking out ponza --- how to get there .... is it possible to do a day trip to the mainland?
Guess what: no Ponza in the index. Seriously. Maybe they just need better software for creating indices? I dunno but basically i have had to harvest all my info for this trip from the internet. wish i had not bought this particular book.
here's hoping LP is still an awesome brand and their other books are still something like the ones that helped me around the world say back when.
The index for instance includes no entry for gondola/ gondolier; no info that i could find in venice section on how to hire a gondola, what to expect to pay.
ok - so forget about venice. now i'm checking out ponza --- how to get there .... is it possible to do a day trip to the mainland?
Guess what: no Ponza in the index. Seriously. Maybe they just need better software for creating indices? I dunno but basically i have had to harvest all my info for this trip from the internet. wish i had not bought this particular book.
here's hoping LP is still an awesome brand and their other books are still something like the ones that helped me around the world say back when.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I’ve read through many travel guides and watched many travel shows about Italy in recent months. The “Lonely Planet Italy” book was the most comprehensive book about all of Italy that I’ve come across. It is much more structured and detailed, with each region organized in the same manner and order. Information is easy to find, just detailed enough, and written to appeal to most travelers. It is a book that will tend to appeal to a traveler who appreciates doing the research prior to the trip, and is much more thorough when compared to a book such as those in the Eyewitness Travel Guides series. I do not rely on travel books for hotels. Instead, this book is a reliable, handy resource for the “must-see” sights in various areas, as well as for places/things to do that one wouldn’t necessarily know about offhand. One example of such a location is the Tunnel Borbonica (Bourbon Tunnel), which is now on my list of things to see in Italy.
The only suggestions I have are as follows: buy this book well in advance of your planned trip! It takes time to read through the information. The way the book is divided into regions certainly makes it easier. Y ou may find yourself taking notes or researching different locations/sights to see online while reading the book. There is a handy guide to key Italian phrases, including pronunciation. The pull-out map of Rome is a nice added touch too. Will be in Italy for the next month and this is making the trip with me!
All in all, this is a great resource! 4.5 stars
The only suggestions I have are as follows: buy this book well in advance of your planned trip! It takes time to read through the information. The way the book is divided into regions certainly makes it easier. Y ou may find yourself taking notes or researching different locations/sights to see online while reading the book. There is a handy guide to key Italian phrases, including pronunciation. The pull-out map of Rome is a nice added touch too. Will be in Italy for the next month and this is making the trip with me!
All in all, this is a great resource! 4.5 stars
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Eugene Tenenbaum
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The world of travel guides is dominated by two giants: classic, illustrated in color, very detailed Baedeker (since 1839), and more exclusive, profusely illustrated in color, detailed Eyewitness Travel Guides. The new improved Lonely Planet is almost like Baedeker, but Baedeker is better published and handier, has clearer layout and better maps, and its plastic wallet cover holds the guide and map protected in all weather.
The content of approx. 81 pages of the book is shown by the Amazon.com's "LOOK INSIDE!" function. What cannot be seen is that the LP basic series including this ISBN 1742207294 Italy has covers laminated only outside, its text is detailed comparably to the Eyewitness, however not as profusely illustrated and mostly only in 4 colors: black, blue, red, and beige, except a few dozens of pages with photos in full color printed on low quality paper.
Though the LP Discover series is in full color, it is less detailed than this improved LP basic series, has fewer illustrations than, and is not as good as, Eyewitness, which is 1 inch longer and thus less handy, but has the excellent flexible vinyl bindings, greater number of details, superior layout, graphics, clarity, and - in general - the quality of being a souvenir\memento.
The content of approx. 81 pages of the book is shown by the Amazon.com's "LOOK INSIDE!" function. What cannot be seen is that the LP basic series including this ISBN 1742207294 Italy has covers laminated only outside, its text is detailed comparably to the Eyewitness, however not as profusely illustrated and mostly only in 4 colors: black, blue, red, and beige, except a few dozens of pages with photos in full color printed on low quality paper.
Though the LP Discover series is in full color, it is less detailed than this improved LP basic series, has fewer illustrations than, and is not as good as, Eyewitness, which is 1 inch longer and thus less handy, but has the excellent flexible vinyl bindings, greater number of details, superior layout, graphics, clarity, and - in general - the quality of being a souvenir\memento.
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I've been to Italy three times and two of those times were within a six month period this past year. I had no guide book since we visited only one city: Venice.
I never had any big yearning to visit Venice, but some friends and I put together a 'cheap' trip (although nothing is cheap in Venice) so off I went with no expectations, guidebook and very little research on the city. Once there I fell in love...with the city! The colors, the architecture, the canals...sublime. My one other trip to Rome was a two day stop over in Rome. The contrast between the two cities was huge...and I decided I need to go back to Italy and see more, more, more of this fascinating country.
Hence the guidebook! In perusing the guidebook I of course looked at Florence which is high on the "to be visited" list of many as well as Naples and Sicily. But the guidebook showed me there are so many more places to visit and explore. I came to the conclusion that you could spend years in Italy and not experience everything it has to offer.
As with all Lonely Planet books (at least the ones I've had) the book starts out with a map, need to knows and information on various items that help you get the most from your trip and experience. Starting on p. 57-60 there is a short summary of the various regions of Italy that gives you a little taste of what to expect with the page number of the section that details the region on the bottom! I started out with the Florence/Tuscany region and after reading the highlights for the other 13--well I may just have to move to Italy for a year or so to soak up the experiences. Alas, I can't manage it, so I'll have to really study the guide and put together a meaningful visit for the next time I go.Read more ›
I never had any big yearning to visit Venice, but some friends and I put together a 'cheap' trip (although nothing is cheap in Venice) so off I went with no expectations, guidebook and very little research on the city. Once there I fell in love...with the city! The colors, the architecture, the canals...sublime. My one other trip to Rome was a two day stop over in Rome. The contrast between the two cities was huge...and I decided I need to go back to Italy and see more, more, more of this fascinating country.
Hence the guidebook! In perusing the guidebook I of course looked at Florence which is high on the "to be visited" list of many as well as Naples and Sicily. But the guidebook showed me there are so many more places to visit and explore. I came to the conclusion that you could spend years in Italy and not experience everything it has to offer.
As with all Lonely Planet books (at least the ones I've had) the book starts out with a map, need to knows and information on various items that help you get the most from your trip and experience. Starting on p. 57-60 there is a short summary of the various regions of Italy that gives you a little taste of what to expect with the page number of the section that details the region on the bottom! I started out with the Florence/Tuscany region and after reading the highlights for the other 13--well I may just have to move to Italy for a year or so to soak up the experiences. Alas, I can't manage it, so I'll have to really study the guide and put together a meaningful visit for the next time I go.Read more ›
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