Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Discover Rome is your passport to all the most relevant & up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, & what hidden discoveries await you. Delve into history at the Colosseum, be amazed by the treasures in the Vatican Museums or dine al fresco in a Roman piazza (square); all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Rome & begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Discover Rome Travel Guide: Full-colour maps & images throughout. Highlights & itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs & interests. Insider tips save you time & money, & help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds & trouble spots. Essential info at your fingertips
- including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, & prices. Honest reviews for all budgets
- including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, & hidden gems that most guidebooks miss. Cultural insights give you a richer & more rewarding travel experience
- including history, art, literature, cinema, music, architecture, politics, cuisine, wine, & customs & etiquette. Free, convenient pull-out Rome map (included in print version), plus over 35 colour maps. Useful features
- including Walking Tours, What's New, Local Knowledge Highlights, Coverage of Ancient Rome, Centro Storico, Tridente, Trevi, the Quirinale, Vatican City, Borgo, Prati, Monti, Esquilino, San Lorenzo, Trastevere, Gianicolo, San Giovanni, Testaccio, Southern Rome, Villa Borghese, Northern Rome, & more. The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Discover Rome, our easy-to-use guide, is perfect for travellers who seek the most popular attractions a destination has to offer. Filled with inspiring & colourful photos, this guide focuses on the best of the best. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends a wide range of experiences, both popular & offbeat, & extensively covers all of the city's neighbourhoods? Check out Lonely Planet's Rome guide. Or check out Lonely Planet's Pocket Rome, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Italy guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer, or Lonely Planet's Discover Italy, a photo-rich guide to the country's most popular attractions. Look at what the whole region has to offer. Authors: Written & researched by Lonely Planet, Abigail Blasi & Duncan Garwood. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile & digital travel products, & a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world & to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in. Trip Advisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 & 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category' Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' -The New York Times' Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, & it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' -Fairfax Media (Australia)



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Rome in the Encounter Guide Series from Lonely Planet, exploring a range of cities & regions worldwide in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the distinctive neighbourhoods of the destination. Frank & informal in style, the guides are renowned for their appeal to independent travellers & are written & researched by local authors. Each guide is organised into 5 distinct sections
- Highlights, Diary, Itineraries, Neighbourhoods & Snapshots
- recommending a series of essential encounters for visitors to the region. Each guide opens with a

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What Will Your Rome Encounter Be...
Admiring the brush-clutching rebel, Caravaggio, at the Villa Borghese
Nibbling aperitivi

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Rome in the Essential Guide Series from the AA exploring the best places to see & things to do in a range of popular destinations. Each illustrated, pocket-sized guide is divided into five sections
- the essence of the area, planning your trip, the best places to see, best things to do & an exploration of notable highlights, organised by area. An introductory chapter profiles each destination &

Includes:: notes on local cuisine & recommendations for short breaks. A planning section advises on pre-trip preparations & getting there & around as well as outlining useful language tips & what


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This small, slender volume aims to provide essential information when visiting a city. The city is broken down geographically, focusing on areas of interest
- a double page that lists a selection of eateries, shops, bars, theatres & music venues in ascending price order, as well as visitor attractions. The entries are short, providing contact details & a brief account of what is on offer. Every entry has a map reference & the double page unfolds to reveal a clear, detailed street map, allowing you to quickly pinpoint the venues. The volume also

Includes:: a short introduction with useful information such as a calendar of events, websites & the address of the local tourist office. The guide closes with a map of the transport network which opens to reveal a short hotel list & further transport information.


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This small, slender volume aims to provide essential information when visiting a city. The city is broken down geographically, focusing on areas of interest
- a double page that lists a selection of eateries, shops, bars, theatres & music venues in ascending price order, as well as visitor attractions. The entries are short, providing contact details & a brief account of what is on offer. Every entry has a map reference & the double page unfolds to reveal a clear, detailed street map, allowing you to quickly pinpoint the venues. The volume also

Includes:: a short introduction with useful information such as a calendar of events, websites & the address of the local tourist office. The guide closes with a map of the transport network & further transport information.


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Rome in the Eyewitness Family Guide Series has been designed to help families get the most from their visit to their destination. It offers sightseeing itineraries & a balanced choice of culture & activities that are focused around major sights to keep parents & kids entertained. Practical information along with the maps ensure a fun & relaxed family holiday. Every book in this series is fully illustrated & arranged in geographical order. It first offers an overview of the city, region or country it covers, which is then organised into areas providing more specific information in the sightseeing section. Each guide opens with an introduction to the destination & presents the highlights, a yearly calendar of holidays & festivals, & a historical outline. It then provides information to help plan your family holiday, including advice on how to get there, getting around, health, money & communications, shopping, where to stay etc. The sightseeing pages offer a general context of each area showing the must-see attractions & a locator map illustrating the regions it covers. A ...

Rome in the Eyewitness Family Guide Series has been designed to help families get the most from their visit to their destination. It offers sightseeing itineraries & a balanced choice of culture & activities that are focused around major sights to keep parents & kids entertained. Practical information along with the maps ensure a fun & relaxed family holiday. Every book in this series is fully illustrated & arranged in geographical order. It first offers an overview of the city, region or country it covers, which is then organised into areas providing more specific information in the sightseeing section. Each guide opens with an introduction to the destination & presents the highlights, a yearly calendar of holidays & festivals, & a historical outline. It then provides information to help plan your family holiday, including advice on how to get there, getting around, health, money & communications, shopping, where to stay etc. The sightseeing pages offer a general context of each area showing the must-see attractions & a locator map illustrating the regions it covers. A ‘ Best of’ section advices on the best family-friendly activities, & things to see & do, ranging from short stays, cultural holidays & the outdoors. Each region is then explored in more detail in the subsequent two or three chapters, including individual regional road maps. Symbols & numbers locating major cultural & historical sights are cross-referenced with the text which offers more information such as opening hours, available facilities, how to get there, where to stay, eat, play & have fun. Sights feature special panels for kids. The ‘kid’s corner’ engages children with fun facts, quizzes, games & cartoons. Additional suggestions for things to do on a rainy day & places where the very young can run around are also included. The final part of the guide is dedicated to detailed street plans of the capital, plus a single page, essential words phrasebook. ...

Discover how the whole family can enjoy one of the world`s greatest cities with the DK Eyewitness Travel Family Guide Rome. The best things to do in Rome
- from imagining gladiator fights at the Colosseum to gazing up at the dome of the Pantheon
- are all approached from a family-friendly angle.DK Eyewitness Travel Family Guide Rome is organised around `hubs`
- major sights around which to plan your day
- & give child-friendly eating options, age-range suitability info, ideas for letting off steam, & maps showing the nearest parks, playgrounds & public toilets. Plus, there are activities for rainy days & Kids` Corners featuring cartoons, quizzes & games to keep young travellers happy all day long. Winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017.



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Rome Eyewitness travel guide from Dorling Kindersley is a lavishly illustrated book concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the country & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...