Customer Reviews

Milan and the Lakes (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide)

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I usually buy these guides when I travel for my pleasure, so it seemed a good idea to buy this one when I had American friends visiting , and I wanted to introduce them my city in a thorough, well-informed way. And it was a really good idea indeed! This volume is consistent with the other ones in the series: the Eyewitness may not be as updated or insightful as the Frommer about hotels or restaurants (though I found the Milan listings generally good), but it's virtually unbeatable when it comes to find your way around a city. The many maps and, above all, the amazingly detailed 3-D drawings with the itineraries are entertaining and real time-savers: thanks to the visual approach you don't waste a lot of time trying to understand if the old building you're looking at is actually the one you were looking for! As a native , I found the big "X-rays" pictures of the "big attractions" ( the Galleria, the La Scala Opera, the Castle, the Duomo Cathedral) especially well done, but I also could find at least a couple of off-the-beaten-path attractions I didn' t know ! As ever, the guide also provides an informative presentation of the social and historical background of the city. Finally the "practical life" section (money , transportation, aiports) is extremely well done and clear. We also used the guide for a trip to Lake Como and Bellagio (astonishingly, I had never been there before!) and the whole thing was smooth and exhaustive. The texts are, as ever, somewhat succint but not too simplistic : they tell you more or less what you need to know, and the (unavoidable) inaccuracies are few. The guide is also satisfactorily updated, even if it misses some of the latest renovations, like the new huge Deco-ish fountain of the Castle and the new La Scala Square, now beautifully restored to its turn-of the century appearance, but these guides are regularly updated, and the next edition will surely have them. Finally , my friends' visit was a success, and I know much more about my city, too. Also used (and recommended) : Rome, London, Berlin, Barcelona NYC, San Francisco, Florida.

This is the state-of-the-art tourism book. After dozens of titles edited during the last years, Eyewitness really did it! I used to live in Milan and it's a great place to spend some days, along with the lakes. The coverage of the main lakes (Como, Lugano, Garda) is amazing!

The main attractions in Milan are also covered (the Duomo, the Scala, Il Quadrilatero etc).

Excellent!

This book is great. It divided milan into smaller sections so it's easy to figure out where everything is located. It's rare to find so many pictures that are as big and clear as they are in this book. There's also a street finder map in the back, which is very helpful. It really helped me prepare for my upcoming study abroad trip to milan.

Off to Lake Como soon, so wanted do some reading. Very interesting and information guide to the area. I highly recommend it.

This book is fairly comprehensive and when we were at a loss for ways to entertain ourselves at lake Garda, the guidebook helped find ways for us to fill up the day.

We used it on our last trip it was great. All the information was on the button. I would order from this vendor again.

The book is quite interesting and contains adequate information for big cities. However there is not enough information regarding travelling by train to smaller country towns.

I have been planning an Italian trip for this summer and have made some use of this book. While it was useful it was like using a catalogue but there was limited detail on the mundane aspects of travel. Which railway station, how are the tickets handled and more. For these details I used Rick Steves' Italy. I felt that he had actually been to the places he discussed.

It is as one might expect, no one book gives you all you need for planning a trip. The proof will be in how the trip goes. It is 100% planned by "moi".

PS Could the publishers of travel books please stop making them so heavy? It is good to take these books on the trip, but the weight becomes a problem.

I bought the book for it's portability and was disappointed when I found there was no map of the Metro included, which meant I needed to bring the Milan (big DK book) instead. Gives a basic overall view of Milan, but not enough details to make it THE book you'll use. I recommend using Zani Viaggi bus tour with guaranteed Last Supper viewing if you're short on time and didn't buy tickets to Last Supper well in advance. Also the tourist info place near the Duomo was helpful.

Received in condition promised and in a timely manner. thanks and it was helpful during my travels to Milan and the lakes.