Knopf Guide: Florence (Knopf Guides) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 1993 | Series: Knopf Guides

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

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Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Knopf; Fourth Edition edition (October 19, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679749152
• ISBN-13: 978-0679749158
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,501,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it's weight in gold, October 9, 2000

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Benjamin Spencer (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knopf Guide: Florence (Knopf Guides) (Paperback)

While living in Florence, Italy, I used this little book on a daily basis. It is a beautiful book and a wealth of priceless information: from scenic walks along the Arno, places of cultural value, stories behind some of the world's most incredible collections of art, churches, markets, wines and trattorias, transportation routes and day trips into the Tuscan hills ... the list is endless. This book is worth its weight in gold.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Weight of Gold, May 13, 2007

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Kolby Kirk "Kahunna" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knopf Guide: Florence (Knopf Guides) (Paperback)

I collected these Knopf series when I was a teenager in the mid 90's. The glossy pages filled with reprints of paintings, maps, and photos helped create a lust for travel. These guidebooks might not be the best weight for carrying around on a trip (they are quite heavy), but are great for planning a trip at home.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Useless for a visitor, November 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Knopf Guide: Florence (Knopf Guides) (Paperback)

To state it as succinctly as possible, this guide is useless for the first time visitor. The maps included do not list all of the little side streets in the city (a must for the maze that is the historic center). The description of the sites are totally devoid of any practical information for the first time visitor, and what is included is shunted into a separate section in the back. We purchased this instead of the Eyewitness Tuscany because if was more focused on the city, but we found the others in the Eyewitness series to be much more user friendly.