Customer Reviews

Frommer's Sicily

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I had this guide as a back-up to my conventional choice of DK Eyewitness. DK let me down completely, and I had to rely on Frommer - and boy was I lucky I bought this book.

You may argue with the style of writing (for many, it is too patronizing and too prescriptive), but you cannot argue that they have done their reserch and then some more. If you are on a mission to set the world straight and if everything smelling of America appals you, you will not like it: Lonely Planet will make you happier. However, if you seek reliable information for your trip and generously extensive descriptions, Frommer's is your guide.

Good maps, and detailed (if very personal) descriptions for lodging and restaurants. Practical info is as good as you can get in often unpredictable and laid-back Italian south. Info about driving in Italy is honest. Writing style is lively and positive; you get overall sense of authors enjoying themselves and really being in love with the island.

This is Frommer's first guide to Sicily, and first guides are not always very strong - but this one is definitely a major success.

Frommer's does not often come as top of the list in my guidebook recommendations, but this is one occasion where it does so with flying colors.

The color fold-out map was useful in my journeys to Sicily's many historical sites and architectural monuments. This guide is all I needed in Sicily and covered all of my top destinations, including Palermo, Catania, Syracuse, and more!

This book is a real let down.
The suggested itineraries are absurd. The one week itinerary actually suggests that you try to visit the whole island in one week, which would involve you spending most of your time in the car!

Most of the recomended best beaches are a bunch of flat, crowded, over-developed boring beaches next to the big cities. When actually Sicily is full of beautiful picturesque beaches set amongst interesting rocky cliffs off the beaten track.

Furthermore, it seems that the writer never even visted the west side of the island. There is only 18 pages on the west side of the island, and the Egadi Islands are not even mentioned.

I would not recomend this book, especially if you intend to visit the westside of the island.

A nice book about Sicilly, with almost all information one may need. But for a multimedia savvy reader the layout of this book is a bit boring and drab.

I am planning to make a boat trip to several destinations like Malta and Tunisia. One of the major port one will arrive taking ferry from Malta on Sicilly is Pozzallo, hardly mentioned at all in the book. This book is a bit too rigid in the travel framework it has laid for itself.

We have always used Frommer's guide books while traveling abroad. We are never disappointed with the context of the book. We find it very complete and helpful. The restaurants, B&B, road maps, and sites to see are all excellent suggestions. One can not go wrong with the book. One of the places we stayed did not even know they were written up in Frommer's until we showed them the article in the book. We would not leave home without it!

I found this guide easy to use. I was able to find the shops that were listed. Interesting little tidbits of extra information were very enjoyable. I would wholeheartedly recommend this. Looking through it after the trip was helpful in jogging my memory about certain places and towns. Sicily is a wonderful place to visit!

This is not one of the worse but THE worst travel guide ever!!! I am someone who has traveled extensively worldwide, including throughout Italy, and I used this guide in my recent trip to Sicily (I just came back), which was the only place in Italy where I hadn't been before. The person who wrote this guide Frommer's Sicily (Frommer's Complete)has no judgement and apparently had never traveled before in his life in order to be able to appreciate what is worth visiting and what is not. This guide is not only misleading but it is also full of inaccurate information --enough to send you to the wrong places on the wrong days and times (e.g., wrong hotel addresses; wrong opening days and hours for museums, etc).

Although this book provides some useful information on sites and the location of some restaurants, stores and hotels, I was disappointed that the book did not take a more practical, dollar-wise approach to touring Sicily. Definitely not the approach Arthur Frommer would take. Other books on Sicily are more insightful and do not waste your time pointing you toward the more glitzy, materialistic sites.

My bible when I am in Sicily. Info is great and true. Lots to see there so do not miss anything. This book with guide you to the perfect spots.

I also have the DK Guide to Sicily but Frommer's is totally different. The one and two week trip itineraries were really helpful in determining exactly what to see in our schedule. Highly recommend it along w/ the DK book.