Fodor's Italy 2002: The Guide for All Budgets, Updated Every Year, with a Pullout Map and Color Photos (Fodor's Gold Guides) [Paperback]

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Publication Date: October 2, 2001 | Series: Fodor's Gold Guides

No matter what your budget or whether it's your first trip or fifteenth, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go. In this guide, updated every year, our experts who live in Italy give you the inside track showing you all the things to see and do -- from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun. Start with the color planning section to help you decide where to go, use your personal supply of Post-it? flags to mark your favorite listings, and consult the foldout map to stay on course. Fodor's Italy 2002 shows you hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges -- from budget-friendly B&Bs to luxury hotels, from casual eateries to the hottest new restaurants, complete with thorough reviews showing what makes each place special. The Smart Travel Tips A to Z section helps you take care of the nitty gritty with essential local contacts and great advice -- from how to take your mountain bike with you to what to do in an emergency. Plus, web links, maps, costs, and mix-and-match itineraries make planning a snap.


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No matter what your budget or whether it's your first trip or fifteenth, Fodor's Gold Guides get you where you want to go. In this guide, updated every year, our experts who live in Italy give you the inside track showing you all the things to see and do -- from must-see sights to off-the-beaten-path adventures, from shopping to outdoor fun. Start with the color planning section to help you decide where to go, use your personal supply of Post-it? flags to mark your favorite listings, and consult the foldout map to stay on course. Fodor's Italy 2002 shows you hundreds of hotel and restaurant choices in all price ranges -- from budget-friendly B&Bs to luxury hotels, from casual eateries to the hottest new restaurants, complete with thorough reviews showing what makes each place special. The Smart Travel Tips A to Z section helps you take care of the nitty gritty with essential local contacts and great advice -- from how to take your mountain bike with you to what to do in an emergency. Plus, web links, maps, costs, and mix-and-match itineraries make planning a snap.


"The king of guidebooks." - Newsweek

Product Details

• Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; Revised edition (October 2, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679008659
• ISBN-13: 978-0679008651
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,518,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, January 2, 2002

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Richard Rivas (Bridgewater, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Italy 2002: The Guide for All Budgets, Updated Every Year, with a Pullout Map and Color Photos (Fodor's Gold Guides) (Paperback)

In my mind, the Fodor's Italy guide is an excellent resource to help you get around Italy. From its hotel and restuarant suggestions to recommended sights both principal and off-beat, Fodor's identifies wonderful things to visit. I have yet to find a disapointing restaurant suggestion. In particular, their sections on Tuscany, Umbria, and Venice are so spot on that following them closely left me with an enriched aesthetic, culinary, and historical understanding of Italy.

What I so appreciate about this guide is the respectful tone it uses to talk about religious or historical sites. Irrespective of what people may think about Catholicism, Italy is the center of the Catholic Church and has numerous religious shrines. Other guide books often have a sarcastic tone when describing some Catholic sites, almost forgetting that many people visit Italy for religious reasons.