Lonely Planet Rome (Lonely Planet Travel Guides French Edition) [Hardcover]

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 332 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet (October 1999)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 2840701464
• ISBN-13: 978-2840701460
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,636,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst travel books I have ever read, November 17, 2006

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Rome (Lonely Planet Travel Guides French Edition) (Hardcover)

They left out a lot of history and a lot of landmarks in favor of "gee whiz" and cheap, nasty eateries. The hotel reviews were worthless as well. I would not recommend this as a travel book unless you are going the el-cheapo backpacker route. Even then, I'd say look for something else: perhaps the "Let's Go" for Rome would have been better. My main criticism of Lonely Planet is that it concentrates on the low-cost and the low-brow. This one failed at proper low-cost education, and didn't provide anything to make up for it. The maps were crummy as well.

I mean, it's Rome. Granted, Rome is huge and wonderful, but I could have written a better book based on a few week visit.