Rick Steves' Florence and Tuscany 2008 (Paperback)

by Rick Steves (Author)
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Product Description

Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers how to stroll the same streets walked by Michelangelo, explore world-reknown art museums, or sample Tuscan cuisine? With Rick Steves’ Florence and Tuscany 2008, travelers can experience Steves' favorite destinations in Florence, including the Duomo, the Uffizi, the Bargello, and the Ponte Vecchio — economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, this guide includes opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights, friendly places to eat and sleep, suggested day plans, walking tours and trip itineraries, and clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot. America’s number one authority on travel to Europe, Steves' time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique European travel experience.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 2008 edition (August 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566918545
• ISBN-13: 978-1566918541
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #327,962 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful!, July 3, 2006

By	Berlin Traveller (Upstate NY and Berlin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rick Steves' Florence and Tuscany 2006 (Paperback)

I spent 9 days this spring in Florence and Tuscany & found this book to be absolutely wonderful--full of great tips to get the most of your trip. Obviously, a lot of other people found him useful too, as everywhere we went, we saw people toting his book around! My German sister-in-law found it comical!

I am so glad that my friend introduced me to Rick Steves! I now own 3 of his books and am actually shopping for a couple more to use in the coming year!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Packed with useful info!, October 17, 2007

By	Michaelangelo Buonarotti (Orance County, CA) - See all my reviews

We lived by this book for 4 days around Florence. The restaurants Rick suggests were really great (we tried 6 places), map is detailed, museum guides are adequately informative. He was wrong on a couple of museum prices - sometimes by 50%. I'm not sure if they are anticipating fee decrease in 2008 (we were just there last week). There are other guidebooks with color pictures and more detailed descriptions of sights - might also want to have those if you are not going to do a guided or audio tour. His suggestions on side trips to the hill towns were great. We went to Siena, Pisa, San Gimignano and Volterra by car. We are really glad to have had this book. Definitely recommend and will definitely buy Rick Steves books for our future travels.

4.0 out of 5 stars Rick Steves does well, October 8, 2008

By	Craig R. Cooper-wyble "LarrysCraig" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having been to Italy six times already, I was not sure if this travel guide would help much. I ordered it because we will be spending over three weeks in the Tuscany area. The book is more than worth the price with just the "behind the scenes" information that Rick provides you. Plus I utilized his suggestion for the B&B we will be staying at in Volterra, Italy. The only negative thing about the book is that it made me want to leave now...not next May