Beautiful & seductive, the Italian island of Sicily offers everything from Greek & Roman temples to mouthwatering street food & a dramatic scenery topped by mighty Mount Etna. Explore Sicily is part of a br&-new series & is the perfect pocket companion for your trip: a full-colour guide containing 14 easy-to-follow routes, taking in all of the classic sights, such as Val di Noto`s sublime Baroque architecture & the frenetic capital Palermo, alongside Agrigento`s fine Greek temples &, further afield, the stunningly beautiful Aeolian Islands, popular for volcano-climbing. Insight`s trademark cultural coverage perfectly sets the routes in context, with introductions to Sicily`s cuisine & shopping possibilities, as well as an overview of the island`s complex history & the low-down on its array of outdoor activities. H&-picked places to eat & drink are highlighted in each tour & in the directory section, which contains a wealth of useful practical information including a language guide, as well as a range of carefully selected hotels to suit all budgets. All routes are plotted on the useful pull-out map, & the stunning photography captures the dramatic Sicilian landscape. Ed. September 2014. ...

Sicily 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 ...

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

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Sicily 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 across the isl&, 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: Sicily 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. You can 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: Sicily & its free pull-out map. DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Sicily
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Sicily at a detailed scale of 1:150, 000 on a large, double-sided map in Freytag & Berndt’s very popular “ Top 10 Tips” series. A booklet attached to the map cover provides descriptions of the region’s 10 best sights, Street plans, included on the map itself rather than in the booklet, show central Palermo, Catania, Messina & Siracusa. Many place names are in large print to make navigating easier.PLEASE NOTE: the same mapping but with route highlighting & additional information for cycling is also available in the publishers’ set covering Sicily on two more handy size, double-sided maps – please click on the series link to see the set & other titles in this series. Maps in this “ Top 10 Tips” F&B series for Italy have topography well presented by subtle hill-shading with spot heights, plus colouring for woodlands; national & regional parks are highlighted. Road network emphasizes motorways & regional roads, but also

Includes:: small local roads & selected country tracks, most annotated with driving distances. Scenic routes are highlighted & the maps show roads closed to motor vehicles and/or not recommended for caravans, winter closures, toll routes, etc. Names of larger local towns are in bold print, making navigating in unfamiliar terrain much easier. Railway lines & ferry routes are included & local airports are marked. Picturesque locations are highlighted & in each title 10 best places of interest are prominently marked & briefly described in a booklet attached to the map cover. Symbols indicate various landmarks & facilities, e.g. archaeological sites, churches & castles, campsites, hostels, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10` intervals. The index, listing all the localities with their postcodes, is in the booklet attached to the map cover. The booklet also provides street plan (s) of the region’s main town (s). Map legend & the descriptions include English.

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Sicily at 1:150, 000 in a set of two double-sided, GPS compatible maps from Freytag & Berndt highlighting for recommended cycle routes & best sights, with descriptions in the accompanying booklet; plus street plans of central Palermo, Catania, Messina & Siracusa. The mapping is similar to the publishers’ “ Top 10 Tips” one-sheet map of Sicily at this scale, but with additional information for cyclists. Topography is presented by relief shading & spot heights, with protected areas prominently highlighted. Many place names are in large print to make navigating easier. Road network

Includes:: selected local tracks & shows motorway services, toll routes, entry restrictions & seasonal closures, roads not recommended for caravans, steep gradients, etc; driving distances are included on many local routes. Scenic roads & routes recommended for cycling are highlighted. Railway lines are shown with stations & ferry connections are marked. The maps indicate locations worth visiting, with 10 best sights cross-referenced to their descriptions in the accompanying booklet. Symbols show other places of interest including campsites & youth hostels. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at intervals at 10’ & include street plans of central Palermo, Catania, Messina & Siracusa. Accompanying 46-page booklet provides an index listing locations with their postcodes, descriptions of the 10 best sights highlighted on the maps, a street plan of a wider part of Palermo, plus descriptions of five cycling routes. Map legend & all the text include English. To see the other titles in F&B’s “ Top 10 Tips” series for Italy, including the one-sheet map of Sicily, please click on the series link.

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Sicily on a laminated, tear-resistant Insight Flexi Map, with a road map of the isl&, an enlargement of the Mount Etna area, street plans of central Palermo & Catania, all indexed, plus extensive tourist information. On one side is an indexed road map of Sicily at 1:550, 000. Relief shading gives some indication of its topography, with numerous peaks & heights marked right across the whole isl&. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. The map presents the road & rail networks, including selected local roads, with driving distance shown on main routes. Interesting town & villages are highlighted & symbols mark other sights. The map has no geographical coordinates. On the reverse are indexed street plans of central Palermo (1:8, 000) & Catania (1:15, 000). Public buildings, places of interest & selected hotels are prominently highlighted. Also provided is an indexed enlargement at 1:185, 000 showing the Mount Etna area in greater detail, including the coastline from Taormina & Giardini-Naxos to Catania.A special feature of the Insight Flexi series are panels with additional tourist information: 22 main sights, neatly grouped into sections covering Major Attractions, Beaches & Scenery, plus Other Points of Interest, are given brief descriptions & are prominently highlighted on the relevant maps. Further panels provide information on Getting Around & Facts for Visitors, including tourist information offices, public holidays, opening times, money, telecommunication & monthly climate charts. ...

Sicily on a laminated, tear-resistant Insight Flexi Map, with a road map of the isl&, an enlargement of the Mount Etna area, street plans of central Palermo & Catania, all indexed, plus extensive tourist information. On one side is an indexed road map of Sicily at 1:550, 000. Relief shading gives some indication of its topography, with numerous peaks & heights marked right across the whole isl&. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. The map presents the road & rail networks, including selected local roads, with driving distance shown on main routes. Interesting town & villages are highlighted & symbols mark other sights. The map has no geographical coordinates. On the reverse are indexed street plans of central Palermo (1:8, 000) & Catania (1:15, 000). Public buildings, places of interest & selected hotels are prominently highlighted. Also provided is an indexed enlargement at 1:185, 000 showing the Mount Etna area in greater detail, including the coastline from Taormina & Giardini-Naxos to Catania.A special feature of the Insight Flexi series are panels with additional tourist information: 22 main sights, neatly grouped into sections covering Major Attractions, Beaches & Scenery, plus Other Points of Interest, are given brief descriptions & are prominently highlighted on the relevant maps. Further panels provide information on Getting Around & Facts for Visitors, including tourist information offices, public holidays, opening times, money, telecommunication & monthly climate charts. ...

Sicily on an Insight Flexi Pocket Map in their new format introduced to provide more convenient access to the special features of this series: various additional maps and/or street plans plus tourist information including a list of must-see sights. The map is tear-resistant, waterproof, & can be written on with non-permanent marker pens. On one side is a map of Sicily at 1:450, 000 showing its road network on a base with altitude colouring, spot heights & names of mountain ranges. The map has no geographical coordinates & is indexed for places & points of interest. On the reverse are this title’s additional

Features:- A street plan of central Palermo at 1:8, 500, indexed for streets & points of interest.- Small panels showing Sicily with the surrounding islands, plus Lampedusa, Ustica, Egadi Islands & Lipari (Aeolian) Islands, indicating ferry connections & indexed for islands, places & points of interest.- 21 main sights, neatly grouped into sections covering Major Attractions, Beaches & Scenery, plus Other Points of Interest are given brief descriptions & are prominently highlighted on the relevant maps.- Information about Getting Around & Facts for Visitors, including tourist information, money, public holidays, opening times, tipping, telecommunications, plus monthly climate charts. To see the list of other Insight Flexi titles in this series please click on the series link.

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