Italy in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ...

Italy in the Countries, Regions & Cities series from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers & serving a range of worldwide destinations. Widely recognised for their free editorial style, Rough Guide authors are allowed to express their personal opinions on a range of subjects. Although sometimes controversial, this editorial stance allows readers to experience more detailed & personal takes on each destination, a feature often more limited in other guidebooks. Cultural & historical nuances are explored in significant depth throughout the text & descriptions on the ambience of individual settings alongside personal recommendations, particularly in cities, are notably prevalent. Each Rough Guide in the Countries, Regions & Cities series has a similar layout. A ...

Italy Baedeker is divided into four main categories
- background, practicalities, tours & A-Z of sites. The guide is introduced
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Indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map of Italy with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet & presents this unusually long country in four sections The map divides the country north/south, with Rome included on both sides. Road & rail networks are easy to see on a clear base which presents topography by altitude colouring with contours, spot heights, & names of numerous mountain ranges, valleys, & other geographical features. Road network

Includes:: many local roads & gives driving distances on main routes. National parks & protected areas are marked & symbols highlight various places of interest, including UNESCO World Heritage sites, other historical & cultural places, etc. The map has a grid with latitude & longitude at intervals of 1

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Italy in the Countries, Regions & Cities series from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers & serving a range of worldwide destinations. Widely recognised for their free editorial style, Rough Guide authors are allowed to express their personal opinions on a range of subjects. Although sometimes controversial, this editorial stance allows readers to experience more detailed & personal takes on each destination, a feature often more limited in other guidebooks. Cultural & historical nuances are explored in significant depth throughout the text & descriptions on the ambience of individual settings alongside personal recommendations, particularly in cities, are notably prevalent. Each Rough Guide in the Countries, Regions & Cities series has a similar layout. A ...

Italy on a large, double-sided map at 1:800, 000 from Insight Guides, including street plans of central Milan, Venice, Bologna, Florence Rome & Naples, with an extensive index covering both the road map & the city plans. Coverage

Includes:: the French Alps with the Rhone Valley, Switzerl&, German Alps, western & southern Austria, Slovenia & most of Croatia. The map provides a very good overview of the topography, with relief shading enhanced by plenty of peak names & heights, plus names of various mountain ranges & valleys. Road network is very clearly presented, with driving distances shown on main routes. Motorway service areas are marked, as well are roads closed to motorized traffic or nor recommended for caravans. Railway lines show high speed routes. Picturesque towns are highlighted & symbols indicate various other places of interest. The map has no geographical coordinates. The index, in a separate booklet attached to the map cover, lists locations with their postcodes &

Includes:: street indexes for the city plans as well as a separate list of places of interest.A special feature of the Insight Travel Map series is additional information provided in the margins of both the main map & all the enlargements & street plans. Numbers of roads leading to the edge of the map are prominently displayed there, together with distances to the nearest towns and/or major locations along the route, plus, where appropriate, to nearest motorway junction.



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Italy in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ...

Beautiful, noble, & dynamic Italy welcomes countless visitors in every season of the year. A journey along the peninsula never ceases to fill the eyes with wonder: the spectacular ruins of Roman civilization, the sumptuous art of Renaissance palaces & Baroque churches, the rugged Alpine ranges, & the light reflected on Mediterranean beaches. Italy has modern cities & simple villages, a rich tradition of folklore & the latest in technology, & a heritage mediated by centuries of culture. Famed for its art & archeology & for its natural beauty, Italy is above all a nation of varied & thrilling human landscapes. One of the major industrial countries in the world, Italy is also noted for its refinements & style of everyday living & for its dreams for the future. It is a country that stirs the emotions. It charms with its history, & at the same time it amazes & puzzles even the shrewdest observers with is chaotic & irregular pace of life. But perhaps the principal attraction of the country lies in its extreme variety. Italy will never lose the charm of its people, famous for their zest for life & their extravagant genius. ...

Italy at 1:800, 000 on a double-sided indexed map from the AA prominently highlighting locations worth visiting, plus town centre street plans Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Pisa, Rome, Turin & Venice. On one side coverage of mainland Italy extends beyond Rome to the outskirts of Naples &

Includes:: the Abruzzo National Park. Rome & L

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Here are hundreds of irresistible excuses for going to Italy. Be welcomed & utterly seduced by the vitality & sheer authenticity of Italy & its people. This collection of over 400 places provides ready-made friends & contacts, with beautiful & interesting houses to spend time in. Stay in a B&B at the foot of Mount Etna, a 16th-century monastery on the Italian Lakes, a medieval hamlet in Le Marche
- there`s even an entire village in Tuscany. Find plenty to do & learn too; there are yoga retreats & art & drama workshops, we have one farm that runs pottery & textile holidays another where you can go truffle hunting or honey collecting. Plus our Ethical Collection, marked on entry pages, highlights owners` commitment to the environment, the community or to serving local or organic food.* Over 17 years of experience have gone into Sawday`s most exciting collection of special places to stay in Italy, with over 400 properties listed
- many of which are new for this edition* Coverage is country-wide, including Sicily & Sardinia & emerging tourist regions like the Aeolian islands & Campania. You`ll find self-catering places of all sizes
- for two or for an entire wedding party* Places are chosen only after inspection, to suit all budgets & occasions & many of them have rooms for EURO100 or less for two people. Good value for your money is important at whatever price* Clear symbols, excellent maps, over 750 colour photos, & honest & lively write-ups take the hard work out of finding the perfect place for your special stay


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