Customer Reviews

MapEasy's Guidemap to Rome

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I like the MapEasy guides because they are easy to read and interpret. They are great for planning but even better for use while on foot, especially in unfamiliar cities.

This map of Rome is great for seeing the many sights, and especially useful for navigating the ancient landmarks. The map has several insets of all the popular Roman destinations, and not only depicts interesting historical sights, but also shows things of practical importance to modern travelers such as retail stores and malls of different types, restaurants, churches, banks, and transportation locations (bus stops, subway and train stops, etc.) It is especially strong on historically important areas such as the Colosseum and Roman Forum (and adjacent Via dei Fori Imperiali.)

Much of the map is in perspective views which help people new to an area get their bearings. It has illustrations that are detailed enough to be useful, but is not so packed with detail as to render it hard to interpret. From a practical standpoint, it is made of a water resistant material, yet is not stiffly laminated, so it is easy to pack and carry.

I highly recommend the MapEasy map of Rome to anyone planning a visit to Italy, and especially to those new to the city.

This map of Rome turns out to be very helpful, as it shows where stores, restaurants and hotels are, making it very easy to know where to go and how to get there.

There's also some information on the subway stops, but it's not muchs as Rome has only a few stations.

The detail on the streets may not be as extreme as other maps may have, but it's enough to get you up and going.

We just got back from Rome and carried this map with us everywhere. It is the bible of maps! Great little icons for all landmarks, even good restaurants, etc. But best of all, the easist map to read if you are unfamiliar with the area. A must have for travelers.

I have 8 of these maps, for cities from Rome to NY. They helped us around in Wash, DC, find the monuments, eating, and points of interest. They are well planned and informative. We just got back from NY and it was just perfect, once again. Having used the "traditional" ones in the past and being a constant traveller, I look forward to our next trips using MapEasy.They are also small enough to fit anywhere.

My wife and I bought 2 maps for our trip to Rome this one, and the Streetwise Rome map. This one is helpful if you are trying to find places to eat that are inexpensive, but the locations aren't in the same location that it shows you. This happened to us a couple of times, also, some of the stores are closed that it has listed. It is very helpful because it has the Pantheon, Coliseum, and Piazza Navona blown up on the back side which proved to be helpful.

Overall the Streetwise is a better map because it has the names of all the blocks whereas this one misses some of the alleys (which there are a lot of). The Streetwise does have a smaller font but not terribly small like one of the other reviews states.

Also, this map would be much more helpful if it had an index of the streets and piazza's/largos which the Streetwise map does have.

Overall this map is worth the 6 bucks that I paid for it, but the 9 that I paid for the streetwise was better (more flipping the map over because it's two-sided, but better).

I navigated my way through Rome for three months using this map. Worked splendidly! The waterproofing and heavy, foldable (and light-weight) construction is brilliant, as I was caught in more than a fair share of rain storms while using the map. Ideal for pedestrians.

This map is waterproof, wind resistant, easy to fold and easy to read. It probably has more tourist highlights on it than you'll be able to visit in one trip.

After four trips to Rome and being folded & folded & abused, there are still no rips in this map. I get a MapEasy's Guide anytime I can. Easy to read. And, no matter how long between visits, these places never move. Restaurants & hotels may change, but I mark where our favorite places to stay & eat were for future reference.
But mostly I just want to know where an attraction is and the shortest way to get there!!!!