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 ...

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 ...

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see & do, plus detailed itineraries & comprehensive maps for exploring this historic city. Explore ancient sights, from the Colosseum to the Palatine, admire Michelangelo`s masterpieces in the Sistine Chapel or marvel at the treasures in the Vatican Museum: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Rome with this indispensable travel guide. Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Rome:- Over 40 colour maps, plus a large-scale pull-out map of the city & a transport map, help you navigate with ease- Simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need- Comprehensive tours & itineraries of Rome, designed for every interest & budget- Illustrations & floorplans show in detail the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Vatican Museums & more- Colour photographs of Rome`s ancient sights, medieval alleys, Renaissance palaces, elegant piazzas & more- Detailed chapters, with area maps, cover the Capitol, the Forum, Palatine, Piazza della Rotonda, Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna, Campo de` Fiori, Quirinal, Esquiline, Lateran, Caracalla, Aventine, Trastevere, Janiculum, the Vatican, Via Veneto & beyond the city- Historical & cultural context gives you a richer travel experience: learn about the city`s fascinating history, renowned architecture, churches & temples, museums & galleries, fountains & obelisks, artists & writers, festivals & more- Essential travel tips: our expert choices of where to stay, eat, shop & sightsee, how to get around, plus useful phrases, & visa & health information DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Rome is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you get the most from your visit to Rome. ...

The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Rome 2016 will lead you straight to the best attractions Rome has to offer. The guide



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Rome in the Eyewitness Top 10 series from Dorling Kindersley is a condensed format guide book featuring dozens of illustrated, top ten lists for the traveller regardless of their disposable budget. To save you time & money a Top 10 Things to Avoid is also included. Top 10 lists are given for things to see & do both in & around town, as well as the top ten features of particular locations or events. Practicalities are not forgotten as Top 10s are also provided for topics such as planning your trip, getting around & shopping. Accommodation lists provide the ten most recommended places to stay for a range of budgets, whilst restaurant top tens feature as the guide works its way through the location in question. Simple, small street plans illustrate the location of the top ten recommends within their neighbourhoods & basic, fold out maps form the inside covers. An additional pull out feature of the guide suggests ideas on how to spend your day & a phrase section is included which will help the traveller to acclimatise. ...

Rome in the Eyewitness Top 10 series from Dorling Kindersley is a condensed format guide book featuring dozens of illustrated, top ten lists for the traveller regardless of their disposable budget. To save you time & money a Top 10 Things to Avoid is also included. Top 10 lists are given for things to see & do both in & around town, as well as the top ten features of particular locations or events. Practicalities are not forgotten as Top 10s are also provided for topics such as planning your trip, getting around & shopping. Accommodation lists provide the ten most recommended places to stay for a range of budgets, whilst restaurant top tens feature as the guide works its way through the location in question. Simple, small street plans illustrate the location of the top ten recommends within their neighbourhoods & basic, fold out maps form the inside covers. An additional pull out feature of the guide suggests ideas on how to spend your day & a phrase section is included which will help the traveller to acclimatise. ...

DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Rome will lead you straight to the very best on offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots; this guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists
- from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events & festivals
- there's even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid. The guide is divided by area with restaurant reviews for each, as well as recommendations for hotels, bars & places to shop. You'll find the insider knowledge every visitor needs & explore every corner effortlessly with DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Rome & its free pull-out map. DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Rome
- showing you what others only tell you.


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Central Rome in a series of handy pocket street plans from Freytag & Berndt. Each map is laminated, so waterproof & tear-resistant, & highlights the publishers’ recommendations of five best choices in five categories: shopping, restaurants & cafes, culture, nightlife & sights. On one side is an indexed street plan annotated with colour-coded markers highlighting the publishers’ recommendations, all listed on the reverse of the map with brief notes in several languages. In larger cities the plans cover only the central districts. Also provided are a small road map of the city’s environs, if appropriate a diagram of the metro network, & a Fact Box with phone numbers for tourist offices, car hire & emergency services. Map legend & notes on the recommendations include English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Insight Guides Flexi Map: has a weather-proof fold out map of the country with top attractions listed. Ideal for taking on holiday. This Rome Flexi Map is drawn to a scale of 1:12, 000 & shows the entire city complete with a comprehensive index. This is an ideal on-the-move companion when you`re exploring Rome It

Includes:: separate maps of the Vatican City & the surrounding area of Rome Outlines Top Attractions & places of interest

Includes:: useful fact for people visiting Rome Information on how to get around the city Key facts on the sights



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Rome is not one city but many, each with its own history unfolding from a different centre: now the trading port on the Tiber; now the Forum of antiquity; the Palatine of imperial power; the Lateran Church of Christian ascendancy; the Vatican; the Quirinal palace. Beginning with the very shaping of the ground on which Rome first rose, this book conjures all these cities, past & present, conducting the reader through time & space to the complex & shifting realities
- architectural, historical, political & social
- that constitute Rome.

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