Michelin Green Guide Rome (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)

by Cynthia Clayton Ochterbeck (Editor) "Located 28km/17mi from the coast, Rome enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate: bright and crisp in winter, hot in summer..." (more)
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Product Description
PLAN…...DISCOVER…..EXPLORE….with the newly updated Michelin Green Guide Series. Reorganized and reformatted, Michelin’s Green Guide Series helps travelers find the best local and regional travel information.

Our goal is to provide travelers with practical, accurate and cultural destination information to a city, region or country with emphasis on: • Prioritizing your trip via Michelin’s star ratings for major sights • Time-saving practical information with detailed itineraries, excursions and walking tours • Navigating effectively thru the area, destination and sight using maps and floor plans throughout the guide. • Enhancing knowledge of destination and sights with detailed historical and cultural information • Learning the best hotels, restaurants, shopping, entertainment and recreation sights to visit during trip.

New and improved features: • Writing Style-The writing style offers friendly guidance, but still retains the intellectual substance of the traditional Green Guide • Cover- New graphically vibrant covers highlight exciting information inside. • Colors- Contemporary colors have been added for page banner and headers to help readers easily identify the guide’s major sections-making important information to you easier to spot. • Sidebars- Touring Tips, Sidebars and other practical information have been placed throughout the guide. • Double Columns- have been placed introduced in two sections, "Planning Your Trip" and "Understanding the Regions," for ease of reading. • Maps- Colorful, legible Michelin maps have been retained throughout the new layout along with many helpful waling or driving tour maps. Some guides include a metro or subway map on the inside front cover. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Publisher
One Team: A Devotion to Quality There’s just one reason our team is dedicated to producing quality travel publications—you, our reader. We want you to get the maximum benefit from your trip—and from your money. In today’s multiple-choice world of travel, the options are many, perhaps overwhelming. In our guidebooks, we try to minimize the guesswork involved with travel. We scout out the attractions, prioritize them with star ratings, and describe what you’ll discover when you visit them. To help you orient yourself, we provide colorful and detailed, but easy-to-follow maps. Floor plans of some of the major museums help you plan your tour. Throughout the guides, we offer practical information, touring tips and suggestions for finding the best views of the city, a good place for a break or where to make that special purchase. Lodging and dining are always a big part of travel, so we compile a selection of hotels and restaurants that we think convey the feel of the city, and organize them by geographic area and price. We also highlight shopping, recreational and entertainment venues, especially the hot spots. If you’re short on time, two- and four-day itineraries are included so you can hit the highlights and quickly absorb the best of the destination. For those of you who love to experience a destination on foot, we add walking tours, complete with a map. And we list other companies who offer boat, bus or guided walking tours of the city, some with culinary, historical or other themes. In short, we test and retest, check and recheck to make sure that our guidebooks are truly just that: a personalized guide to help you make the most of your visit. After all, we want you to enjoy traveling as much as we do.

The Michelin Green Guide Team --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications; 6th edition (November 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1906261156
• ISBN-13: 978-1906261153
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #118,484 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely essential, October 25, 2006

By	TravelMod (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin Green Guide Rome (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)

I've browsed and borrowed several guidebooks, and the ones I relied on for taking with me and walking around with (as opposed to pre-trip research) were Fodor's, and Michelin's Green Guide for Rome. The latter has no restaurant or hotel information, but excellent historical and cultural notes--more than some people want, perhaps. My only criticism of it is that the index is not good: some listings are under the Latin or Italian names, (many churches are found under the listing "chiesa" for example),some are under the English translation names, and some important topics or sites are not actually listed in the index at all, but they do appear in the book. Topics are well-organized into walking itineraries.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well researched and organized, compact size that travels well, June 6, 2006

By	Amalfi Coast Girl (Mid-Atlantic, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Michelin Green Guide Rome (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)

I have used the Michelin Green Guides on many trips to Italy. They have always provided accurate information in an easy to use format. I particularly like that they are small enough to pack in a suit easily. This might not sound like much to you. But I am a one carry-on suitcase kind of girl, so I don't have much room to spare for lots of travel guides. I always have at least one Michelin Green Guide in my suitcase for each new adventure.

The writers do a nice job of provided walking directions through Rome to maximize your sightseeing opportunities. I love to walk around Rome. It is such a beautiful city that can only be truly appreciated up close. Just be sure to wear comfortable shoes. The street are very uneven and unless you have gel inserts in your hard soles shoes you feet might give out before you do. I have been known to walk 10 miles a day in Rome without trying to. It is very easy to get carried away and just want to see more.

Be sure to check out a few of the outdoor markets that are outlined in the book. These are so much fun. I like them almost as much as the museums.

The floorplans of the museums that are provided are very useful and I would recommend copying those before you leave to have with you if you don't plan to take the book.

One overlooked sight in Rome that I love is the Baths of Caracalla. If you are there in summer check to see if they are having the outdoor concerts at night, they are worth attending. Even without the concerts the scope of the Baths is worth seeing. It is fascinating what the Romans were able to accomplish in AD 212.

I would highly recommend the Michelin Green Guide to Rome to anyone that is planning a trip to Rome, be it their first trip or their tenth.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Michelin Green Guide for Rome, June 18, 2008

By	Gilbert Reeser "Gil" (SFO Bay Area) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Michelin Green Guide is still the best. The history and tours will turn you into your own expert guide. The star system lets you select the best spots to visit within your time frame. It will fit in your pocket, but it is not a light weight guide. Durable and easy to use, it is a classic.