Italy in the AA Spiral Guides series; comprising a selection of titles exploring a wide range of cities, regions & countries in a handy, spiral loose-leaf format. Fold-out flaps at the front & back of each title give an overview of the main regions covered, with page numbers so visitors can locate their destination easily. Each guide explores the destination geographically by region or area & provides the essential information for the main sites & attractions in addition to a recommended tour of each area by car. An introductory section - ...

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The Rough Guide to Italy is the ultimate travel guide with clear maps & detailed coverage of all the best Italian attractions. You can discover the vibrant Italian regions with the off-the-beaten track information every visitor to Italy needs. You can find up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels in Italy, bars in Italy, restaurants in Italy & 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 & 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 & city walks in Italy combined with an authoritative background on Italy's rich cultural history, highlighting Italy's spectacular festival culture. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Italy. ...

Italy Road Atlas 2018 edition at 1:200, 000 with Touring Club Italiano’s superb cartography & presentation, including 18 ...

Italy in the Countries series from Time Out; comprehensive guides to a range of destinations, exploring the best places to stay, eat & explore. Based on their successful ‘ City Guides’ series, Time Out country guides have a similar format & cover an extensive range of activities, entertainment & sightseeing opportunities. Each guide is written by a team of experts who specialize in their locality, giving readers a detailed & thorough understanding of each region. An ‘ Editor’s Pick’ opening chapter summarizes some of the country’s ‘star destinations’ in categories including art & architecture, eating & drinking, historic sites, hotels, nightlife, outdoor activities, scenery, shopping, art & famous buildings. Each guide has a similar layout, allowing readers to plan their trip accordingly. Sections are thematically grouped & include categories such as rural idylls, cities, coast, small gems, mountains, rivers & wetlands & dramatic landscapes. Using Time Out’s extensive knowledge & experience of cities, this section is usually the most in-depth, including comprehensive listings for the best places to eat & drink, accommodation & local entertainment & nightlife. Individual features exploring specific facets of a local region or city are interlaced with the text & are compiled by knowledgeable local experts.A ‘ Need to Know’ chapter gives useful practical guidance on a range of matters including accommodation, age restrictions, airlines, customs, disabled travelers, driving, drugs, electricity, embassies & consulates, emergencies, health, language, money, opening hours, smoking, tax, telephones, time & seasons, tipping, trains, visas & weights & measures. There is also a calendar of local & national festivals & events that are held throughout the year, with website details where relevant. ...

Wherever you visit--Rome, Florence, Venice, Tuscany, Naples, Sicily, etc.--you are in good hands with renowned Italy expert Tim Jepson. He ably guides readers through the storied capital of Rome, Northwest Italy, Lombardy & the Lakes, Venice, Northeast Italy, Emilia-Romagna & the Marche, Florence, Tuscany, Umbria, the South, & Sicily & Sardinia. The opening chapters offer practical advice on planning your trip & explain the country in the context of its rich history & culture, its arts, &, of course, its cuisine. Throughout the guide, contemporary editorial features & experiential sidebars highlight every aspect of Italian life & offer a wide range of activities for the traveler to seek out: Learn the history of the Grand Tour; watch the Palio, one of the world`s oldest horseraces; explore the Trulli houses of Puglia; & learn the true history of the Mafia in Sicily. Take a walk through Medieval Rome; hunt for truffles; explore Chianti or Umbria by car; or enjoy a drive along the Valle d` Aosta, around Lago Maggiore, or Lago di Garda. Take a walk from Santissima Annunziata to Santa Trinita in Florence & learn about the city`s flooding challenges. ...

About this series Based upon the idea that the best advice is the advice of fellow travellers this series of books collects together writings from various authors. Some are well known, others are just ordinary travellers, but all connected with travel in a certain place. ...

Italy Wine Wall Map from De Long Company, size 61 x 92 cm / 24” x 36”, presents in an attractive pastel colouring the country’s wine regions according to their official classifications: DOCG & DOC (now also known as DOP according to the EU regulations), plus IGT, IGP, & Vd T. Colouring & graphics are carefully designed to show overlapping zones, e.g. Chianti Classico & Val d’ Arbia. The base map has colouring according the mean annual temperature, with graphics to indicate mountainous and/or forested areas, main rivers & roads, plus selected towns & locations within the wine regions. Insets show in greater detail sub-zones of Chianti, plus separately the DOCG & DOC zone of Piedmont. Coverage, with full colouring & other information,

Includes:: parts of the Rhone Valley & Provence, Corsica, Ticino, western Slovenia & the northern coast of Croatia, & the north-eastern region of Tunisia. An interesting feature is the inclusion of latitude lines to provide comparisons with other wine growing areas, e.g. at 38°30’ the Napa Valley in California lies just north of Sicily. The map is supplied with a separate brochure which

Includes:: two indexes: by region, plus alphabetically by the DOGC & DOC names. Map legend & all the text are in English.PLEASE NOTE: this map is also available folded, with on the reverse a map showing the IGT zones, plus an index booklet.



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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Italy's Cinque Terre. In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the essentials of the Cinque Terre, including Corniglia, Vernazza, & the nearby towns of Santa Margherita Ligure & Portofino. Marvel at colorful murals in Riomaggiore, rent a boat in Sestri Levante, or explore the Church of the Cappuccin Monks in Monterosso al Mare. You'll get Rick's firsthand advice on the best sights, eating, sleeping, & nightlife, & the maps & self-guided tours will ensure you make the most of your experience. More than just reviews & directions, a Rick Steves Snapshot guide is a tour guide in your pocket. Rick Steves' Snapshot guides consist of excerpted chapters from Rick Steves' European country guidebooks. Snapshot guides are a great choice for travelers visiting a specific city or region, rather than multiple European destinations. These slim guides offer all of Rick's up-to-date advice on what sights are worth your time & money. They include good-value hotel & restaurant recommendations, with no introductory information (such as overall trip planning, when to go, & travel practicalities). ...

Long-distance hiking tours in the high Alps in a series of contoured, GPS compatible maps at 1:25, 000 or 1:50, 000, published jointly by L’ Escursionista Editore & Editrek & printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant paper. Each title also contains a multilingual guide with stage-by-stage descriptions & other useful information. Each map is contoured (for interval please see individual descriptions), plus has bold relief shading & colouring for forested areas. Plenty of spot heights & names of various topographic features (peaks, valleys, etc) are also provided. The route is highlighted & annotated with its official letters or numbers. Also marked, although less prominently highlighted, are local trails, plus campsites & different types of mountain accommodation, locations with services such as cash machines or grocery stores, bus stops, etc. Road network indicates routes closed to motorized traffic. The maps have both UTM & latitude/longitude grids. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each title also

Includes:: a multilingual pocket guide with a description of the tour, a table showing availability of accommodation & other services, contact details for tourist offices & mountain shelters, etc. For more information please see description of the individual titles.



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