Milan & the Lakes (Eyewitness Travel Guides) [Paperback]

Monica Torri (Author)

Book Description

Series: EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE | Publication Date: May 2000

The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you!

Get the most from your visit to this Italian hotspot with DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Milan and the Lakes. Includes tips for hotels, shops, markets, restaurants and bars, outdoor activities and entertainment and a Survival Guide with advice on everything from posting a letter to getting around by public transportation. In Milan, visit the museums at Castello Sforzesco, the church Santa Maria delle Grazie, the San Lorenzo alle Colonne, the Sant' Ambrogio, and the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica. More than 750 full-color photographs provide details about all the main sights with maps, photographs and detailed illustrations. Experience Lake Maggiore, Lake Como, and Lake Garda as well as some of smaller, less-visited lakes. Highlights include the Santa Caterina del Sasso Ballaro monastery on Lake Maggiore, the medieval town of Bellagio on Lake Como, and the town of Sirmione on Lake Garda.

Editorial Reviews

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Both novice and experienced travelers will be captivated. -- U.S. News & World Report

Each book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. -- The New York Times

Encyclopedic in scope, it's meant to be used before, during, and after your stay. -- Travel & Leisure

Eyewitness Travel Guides are marvels of writing, color photography and illustration. What makes these so special is their thoroughness. -- New York Times Syndicate

For comprehensive advice that is attractively presented, publisher Dorling Kindersley's guides for serious travelers are tough to beat. -- US News & World Report

Hats off to DK for the Eyewitness Travel Guides...[they] raise the bar for all others. -- Dallas Morning News

The best travel guides ever. -- Sky Magazine

The most graphically exciting and visually pleasing series on the market. -- Chicago Tribune

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: DK Travel; 1st edition (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789451719
• ISBN-13: 978-0789451712
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #973,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > Travel > Europe > Italy > Milan

More About the Author

Reid Bramblett spent his adolescence living in Italy, which later served him well in writing ten guidebooks and contributing to more than two-dozen others (and launching ReidsItaly.com). He is a Contributing Editor Condè Nast's Concierge.com and to Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine, where he was formerly Associate Editor. As a daily travel reporter for MSNBC.com he won two Lowell Thomas awards. His award-winning ReidsGuides.com trip planning site has been recommended by CNN, USA Today, SmartMoney, and National Geographic Traveler, and was proclaimed "Among the best" by Arthur Frommer. His old weekly adventure column in the Chicago Daily Herald, "The Intrepid Traveler," has been revived at TheIntrepidTraveler.net. His articles have appeared in Newsweek, The Miami Herald, The Dallas Morning News, the St. Petersburg Times, Modern Bride, and on CNN.com. He has served as a travel expert on CNN, Fox NEWS, CNNfn, and the New York City affiliates of ABC, Fox, and UPN, as well as on various NPR stations and as an occasional guest host of "The Travel Show" on WOR710am.

Customer Reviews

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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Note of appreciation from a Milanese, May 23, 2001

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N. Daniele Pietro "hyperdanny" (Milano, MI Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Milan & the Lakes (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)

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.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent as always, November 1, 2000

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Carlos Blajberg (Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Milan & the Lakes (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)

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!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great book, November 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Milan & the Lakes (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)

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.