The Green Guide to Italy is a useful travel companion, offering suggestions on what to see and what to do, background on history and cultural heritage.
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I have used Michelin Green Guides for 30 years. From San Francisco, to New York, to New England, to Germany, they never fail to give me accurate and useful information. I bought the Green Guide to Italy and it is as chock full of goodies as any of the other half dozen guides I own and love. It is not laid out by region (which is the only reason why I gave just 4 stars), but, instead, by city. Since I know the alphabet pretty well by now, I got over my initial disappointment! The guide does a very good job describing the best things to see at all of the major tourist cities - Venice, Rome Florence and Milan. It even gives useful information on smaller, but interesting, cities like Gubbio (a GREAT town to visit). The size and shape encourages you to carry it along with you and the high quality of the paper and binding means that it will last through several trips. If I could only own one book on Italy, this would probably be it - it was the first I bought. It doesn't give insights into places to eat or hotels, but there are the red guides...
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Brilliant for smaller places,
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Michelin may be too superficial on mainstream places like Rome and Florence, but if you need a guide to cover destinations that are less obvious, this is definitely your choice.Maps are very good. The system of classification and organization takes some getting used to (well, this is produced in France, what do you expect). And thank God they are not too shy to use plenty of pictures - apart from Eyewitness Guides, few publishers do this. Language is not brilliant - it often has the "translated" feel. Michelin is not very strong on practicalities - you will probably need something in addition to this for covering day-to-day questions. Generally, unless you plan to visit small places extensively, this would not be the first choice. Begin with Eyewitness or Fodor's, or a Frommer's if you are a newcomer.
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The boot of Italy which stretches 1 300km/808mi from north to south, juts into the Mediterranean between Greece and Spain. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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The boot of Italy which stretches 1 300km/808mi from north to south, juts into the Mediterranean between Greece and Spain. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
small black type, other beauty spots, excursion centre, partial access, basilical plan, zona archeologica, touring programmes, last admission, intarsia work, admission times, independent commune, octagonal baptistery, international gothic style, museo archeologico, historic centre, public holidays, closed for restoration, octagonal plan, north aisle, archeological museum, combined ticket, mosaic flooring, del comune, excellent address, museo civico Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Maria, Vittorio Emanuele, Michelin Atlas Italy, San Giovanni, San Pietro, San Francesco, The Green Guide, Alto Adige, Leonardo da Vinci, Bay of Naples, Giovanni Bellini, Piazza del Duomo, San Lorenzo, Tuscany Population, Lorenzo Lotto, San Marco, Emperor Frederick, Last Judgement, San Domenico, San Giorgio, Lazio Population, Parco Nazionale, Calendar of Events, Fra Angelico, Giovanni Pisano New!
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