Let's Go 2001: Italy: The World's Bestselling Budget Travel Series [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Let's Go Publications (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312246811
• ISBN-13: 978-0312246815
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,939,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A travel book I wouldn't recommend, August 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Go 2001: Italy: The World's Bestselling Budget Travel Series (Paperback)

On my trip to Italy I found this book VERY unhelpful. The maps were not detailed enough and while in Florence I noticed at least 3 other groups of American tourists all of us looking for the same Let's Go restaurant that did not seem to exist, this was after looking for another recommended restaurant whose street did not seem to exist. I would not recommend this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't read the reviews..., August 4, 2001

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begonia (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Go 2001: Italy: The World's Bestselling Budget Travel Series (Paperback)

I got this book based on its excellent reviews in preparation for a semester in Italy. Usually I choose Lonely Planet or the Rough Guides for travelling, and now I wish I had stuck to those. The book is difficult to read and its attitude makes me angry every time I open it. I feel like it doesn't have very much history or background, and putting prices for every attraction in parenthesis in the text is distracting. Not only that, it doesn't really say anything new -- you are left with information about the boring central tourist attractions, and no way to escape the herds.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's Go Italy 2001, December 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Go 2001: Italy: The World's Bestselling Budget Travel Series (Paperback)

I am biased to 'Let's Go.' I used their books in '99 for Ireland, England, and France. They are perfect for the student or budget traveller, especially those looking for hostels. I would recommend this series to almost everyone I know.

I just got Italy 2001 for Christmas, and I love it already! I have been waiting since September for this book to come out! It seems to be more organized and informative than the others.

The only downside of 'Let's Go' I've heard is that the places they recommend are loaded with American students, and fill up quicker because they all have the same book. I didn't have this problem, but if you use their most popular recommendations, make reservations!