Lonely Planet
Italy
Paperback - 864 pages
4th Ed (29 February, 2000) |
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Visit Roman ruins, study the
art of the Renaissance, stay in medieval hilltowns or
go mountaineering in the Alps. This comprehensive guide
to Italy includes a range of options for places to stay
and eat, as well as details on getting around the country.
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Lonely Planet
Rome
Paperback 320 pages
2nd Ed (September 2001) |
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Rome is one of Europe's most
popular cities. This guide is packed with the best places
to wine and dine from trendy bars to five-star restaurants.
There is a historical overview of the city, from Michelangelo
to the new millennium, and there is also a comprehensive
language guide. |
Lonely Planet
Tuscany
Paperback - 336 pages
1st Ed (28 July, 2000) |
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This guide to Tuscany includes
an illustrated section on the region's world famous
food and wine specialities. It covers Tuscan art and
architecture from the Etruscans to the Uffizi. |
Lonely Planet
Rome Condensed
Paperback - 128 pages
1st Ed (27 July, 2001) |
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This guide shows you how to
order a "mangiare bene" in the cafes and restaurants
and shares Rome's shopping secrets as well as the best
places to experience "la dolce vita". |
Lonely Planet
Sicily
Paperback - 288 pages
1st Ed (20 August, 2000) |
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This guide to Sicily features
details of the island's colourful festivals, an in-depth
history section following Sicily's development from
its Etruscan past to the European Union and a practical
language section on the Sicilian dialect. |
Lonely Planet
Venice
Paperback - 280 pages
1st Ed (March 2000) |
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This guide to Venice gives
the low-down on places to stay, from hostel dorms to
spectacular palazzi. It offers coverage of Venice's
many festivals, from gondola regattas to the Venice
International Film Festival, and a guide to the Grand
Canal and its bridges, churches and palaces. |
Lonely Planet
Rome City Map
Paperback
(26 January, 2001) |
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This is one in a series of
maps covering cities on and off the beaten track. It
includes public transport routes and walking tours as
well as essential information and telephone numbers.
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Lonely Planet
Italian
Phrasebook
Paperback - 366 pages
(January 1998) |
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Lonely Planet
Florence
Paperback - 224 pages
1st Ed (18 May, 2000) |
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The Lonely Planet guide to
Florence features day trips into the Tuscan countryside
including Siena and Pisa and contains a section on Florentine
painting and sculpture. There is a 16-page map section
and contemporary Florence is covered - cookery courses
and football, opera and nightclubs. |
Lonely Planet
Milan, Turin
& Genoa
Paperback - 236 pages
(5 July, 2001) |
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Providing in-depth coverage
of the history and culture of these three Italian cities,
this guide offers information on accommodation, nightlife
and shopping. Excursions are also dealt with, including
trips to the lakes, skiing and the coastal villages
of the Cinque Terre. |
Lonely Planet
Walking in Italy
Paperback - 378 pages
(31 July, 1998) |
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An English language guide
to walks throughout the whole of Italy, this book has
a map for every walk, regional maps for planning and
a country map in full colour. It also covers classics
such as the Grande Escursione Appenninica and Grand
Traversata delle Alpi. |
Lonely Planet
World Food Italy
Paperback - 303 pages
1st Ed (24 March, 2000) |
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The texts in this series offer
recipes, cuisine highlights maps, and regional and city
maps. As well as containing explorations of regional
influences and traditional cooking they provide guides
to markets, dining out and celebrating in each country
plus a cuisine dictionary. |
Rough Guide
Italy
Paperback - 1184 pages
5th Ed (26 April, 2001) |
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Rough Guide
Mini Rome
Paperback - 384 pages
(27 April, 2000) |
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This miniguide aims to provide
everything needed for a short or long break in Rome.
It has in-depth coverage of every attraction and gives
insider reviews of the best places to stay. |
Rough Guide
Tuscany
& Umbria
Paperback - 656 pages
4th Ed (24 February, 2000) |
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With reviews of the best places
to eat, drink and stay, to suit all budgets, this guide
has accounts of sights from hill-town frescos and churches
to the sulphur baths of Bagno Vignoni and Carrarra's
marble quarries. It has tips on activities from the
Siena Palio to the Gubbio candle race. |
Rough Guide
Sicily
Paperback - 448 pages
Reissued 4th Ed (27 May, 1999) |
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This handbook to Sicily includes
accounts of all the sights, from the mosaics of Monreale
and temples of Agrigento to the bustling markets in
Palermo. There are reviews of hotels and restaurants
for every budget and practical information on trips
to Etna, mountain hikes and excursions to islands. |
Rough Guide
Venice
& the Veneto
Paperback - 480 pages
5th Ed (28 June, 2001) |
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This guide to Venice gives
background information on everything from the city's
great monuments to the latest plans for its future.
There is advice on where to stay and eat, as well as
coverage of the city's art, history and culture. |
Rough Guide
Italian
Phrasebook
Paperback - 256 pages
New Ed (20 May, 1999) |
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This text is one of four titles
in a relaunched Phrasebook Dictionary series from Rough
Guides. It contains tools of the language, Italian-English
and English-Italian, together with contemporary travel
tips, a basic grammar and a menu reader. |
Rough Guide
Mini Florence
Paperback - 352 pages
(29 April, 1999) |
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NTC/Contemporary Publishing
On the Road Around
Northern Italy
Paperback - 372 pages
(June 1998)
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Open Road
Italy with kids
Paperback - 300 pages
(31 January, 2001) |
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A guide to holidays in Italy
with children. A wide assortment of family-oriented
resorts and hotels are reviewed, as well as restaurants
that specifically cater for families. Readers should
discover which museums are geared to children, which
beach and ski-resorts are all-inclusive and have baby-sitting
programmes, and more. Whilst the focus of the book is
Rome, Venice and Florence, lots of smaller towns and
offbeat destinations are featured. Special sections
include travel planning for families, health and safety,
packing for children and the unique experiences that
children can have in Italy - ancient hills and ruins,
lava passageways in Pompeii, Pinocchio Park outside
Pisa, and more. |
