Frommer's Portable Florence [Paperback]

Reid Bramblett (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Portable | Publication Date: March 15, 2002

Frommer's Portable Guides offer all the detailed information and insider advice of a Frommer's Complete Guide--but in a concise, pocket-sized format.

Perfect for the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn't want to wade through or carry a full-size guidebook, this series selects the very best choices in all price categories and takes you straight to the top sights. Get the latest on hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, shopping, and nightlife in a nutshell in these lightweight, inexpensive guides.

Frommer's Portable Florence offers everything you need at a glance: the top hotel picks in all price ranges, the hottest restaurants and pubs, San Lorenzo street market shopping, pubs and wine bars, the David, the Duomo, the Boboli gardens, museum guides, and detailed neighborhood maps. Ideal for weekend visitors, families, or business travelers, this handy guide captures the best of Florence!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. Frommer’s Portable Guides help you make the right travel choices. They’re easy to carry–and carry an unbeatable price. Frommer’s. Your guide to a world of travel experience.

Put the Best of Florence in Your Pocket

• Outspoken opinions on top attractions–what’s worth your time and what’s not.
• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
• The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.
• The expert guidance you need to take charge and travel with confidence.

Excerpted from Frommer’s Tuscany & Umbria

About the Author

Reid Bramblett has lived in Europe on and off since he was 11. Reid splits his time between his native Philadelphia and Rome, Italy while researching and writing such guides as Frommer's Italy from $70 A Day, Europe For Dummies, and Frommer's Tuscany & Umbria.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 1 edition (March 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076456594X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764565946
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,544,115 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Reid Bramblett spent his adolescence living in Italy, which later served him well in writing ten guidebooks and contributing to more than two-dozen others (and launching ReidsItaly.com). He is a Contributing Editor Condè Nast's Concierge.com and to Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine, where he was formerly Associate Editor. As a daily travel reporter for MSNBC.com he won two Lowell Thomas awards. His award-winning ReidsGuides.com trip planning site has been recommended by CNN, USA Today, SmartMoney, and National Geographic Traveler, and was proclaimed "Among the best" by Arthur Frommer. His old weekly adventure column in the Chicago Daily Herald, "The Intrepid Traveler," has been revived at TheIntrepidTraveler.net. His articles have appeared in Newsweek, The Miami Herald, The Dallas Morning News, the St. Petersburg Times, Modern Bride, and on CNN.com. He has served as a travel expert on CNN, Fox NEWS, CNNfn, and the New York City affiliates of ABC, Fox, and UPN, as well as on various NPR stations and as an occasional guest host of "The Travel Show" on WOR710am.