Lonely Planet Rome (City Travel Guide) [Paperback]

Duncan Garwood; Abigail Hole (Author)

Book Description

Series: City Travel Guide | Publication Date: March 1, 2010

Lonely Planet Rome

Peer through a keyhole for perfectly framed views of St Peter's Basilica - Rome's finest optical trick
Find out how Rome's cityscape influences the futuristic style of internationally renowned architect Massimiliano Fuksas
Solve the debate of fruit versus cream by adding a dollop of panna to your ice cream
Meet Fellini beneath the stars at a romantic island outdoor cinema

In This Guide:

Two resident authors, 5840 days of research, 30 maps, more than 800 places recommended
A dedicated Art & Architecture chapter covering signature works, celebrity artists and a useful glossary of terms
Local views from gallery owners, DJs and award-winning chefs who make up modern Rome

Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 6 Pap/Map edition (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741793238
• ISBN-13: 978-1741793239
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,459 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Travel > Europe > Italy > Rome

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet - THE ONLY travel guide you need!, April 11, 2011

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Michael J. Schmidt (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Rome (City Travel Guide) (Paperback)

I've visited 44 countries, mostly on a budget, and Lonely Planet is THE only book I would consider using. It's throrough, comprehensive and concise. It's especially geared for the budget/adventure traveler, though it would also prove useful to anyone on a tour or cruise. Lonely Planet is packed with maps, useful phrases, history lessons, tips on culture & conduct, addresses and descriptions of museums, hotels, restaurants - everything you need. Though Lonely Planet leans towards those of us who travel in hostels and budget hotels, it also gives a good description of hotels and restaurants for those who wish to travel in a more luxurious manner. There are other good travel books out there - Eyewitness Guides, etc - that have a lot of beautiful photos - but unless you're traveling with a steamer trunk, these are of little use because they lack the information you'll need while on the road. Look at the others for inspiration before you go, if you'd like, but pack your Lonely Planet. I'd never travel without it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Disappointing on Kinidle, July 1, 2011

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Elton Pinto "Eptiger" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Rome (City Guide) (City Travel Guide) (Kindle Edition)

The formatting and hyperlinking of this book is awful on the Kindle. It was so bad that I decided to stop reading it and buy the Rick Steves Rome book instead. Aside from it looking not that great, the hyperlinks mostly don't work properly. They take you near where they're supposed to, but not exactly there. Also, the maps aren't very good. That's forgivable for a Kindle version of a travel book, but Rick Steves usually has decent maps, even in digital form.

The organization was a mess. It didn't seem to make a lot of sense or flow very well. The information on the sights were pretty basic. Sometimes, it did have some interesting additional information, and the history section was cool, but the book was so odd to navigate that I couldn't really take advantage of the few nuggets of solid information it had. It also didn't make it easy at all to find the sights it was talking about.

Maybe this book is good in paper form, but they shouldn't have even bothered transferring it to Kindle if they were going to put such little effort into it.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!, January 16, 2011

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Jason Rosen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Rome (City Travel Guide) (Paperback)

We spent a long weekend in Rome and thoroughly enjoyed this great book. Every recommendation was on the spot. Very useful map included.
Well done.