Italy '99: The Complete Guide with the Cities, Lakes, Tuscan Hills and Baroque and Renaissa nce Treasures (Fodor's Gold Guides) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Fodor's Gold Guides | Publication Date: September 29, 1998

The best guide to Italy, updated everyyear
The great sights -- the historic cities and Tuscan and Umbrian hill towns, plus the lakes, coasts, and islands
Walking tours to piazzas and palaces, churches and museums
Wine roads, mountain drives, canal cruises, southern sojourns
Seaside hiking, country biking, golf, skiing, boating
Where to buy leather goods, antiques, jewelry, ceramics
Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Rooms with a view -- Renaissance villas, pensions and farm stays, stylish city finds, resorts and monastery retreats
Chic city restaurants, rustic osterie, family-run trattorie, seaside fish eateries, piazza cafés, pizzerias, and gelaterie
Fresh, thorough, practical -- off and on the beaten path
Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents
65 map pages, 43 vacation itineraries, 33 city tours
Smart Travel Tips
Fodor's Choice
What's Where
Pleasures & Pastimes
New & Noteworthy
Festivals
Background essays
Italian Vocabulary

Editorial Reviews

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The best guide to Italy, updated everyyear
The great sights -- the historic cities and Tuscan and Umbrian hill towns, plus the lakes, coasts, and islands
Walking tours to piazzas and palaces, churches and museums
Wine roads, mountain drives, canal cruises, southern sojourns
Seaside hiking, country biking, golf, skiing, boating
Where to buy leather goods, antiques, jewelry, ceramics
Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget
Rooms with a view -- Renaissance villas, pensions and farm stays, stylish city finds, resorts and monastery retreats
Chic city restaurants, rustic osterie, family-run trattorie, seaside fish eateries, piazza cafés, pizzerias, and gelaterie
Fresh, thorough, practical -- off and on the beaten path
Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents
65 map pages, 43 vacation itineraries, 33 city tours
Smart Travel Tips
Fodor's Choice
What's Where
Pleasures & Pastimes
New & Noteworthy
Festivals
Background essays
Italian Vocabulary

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; Book&Map edition (September 29, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679001395
• ISBN-13: 978-0679001393
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,581,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)