Rome (City Guides - Cadogan) [Paperback]

Dana Facaros (Author), Michael Pauls (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2002 | Series: City Guides - Cadogan

Cadogan launches a new City Guide series with a personal approach to each city. Combining up-to-the-minute facts with cultural and historical asides - the hallmark of Cadogan. Extensive, clear mapping with more cross-referencing than any other city guide.

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From the Back Cover

This guide is packed with ideas - to peel back the layers of history, find peace and quiet or unearth the unexpected. It takes you off the tourist trail to the Rome only the locals know - from hidden art in the heart of the city to underground clubs and wine cellars. Our expert authors give the lowdown on the city, from the elegant piazzas to backstreet markets. 90 hotels and 170 restaurants, plus Rome's best gelaterie, wine bars and music venues are all personally reviewed.There are 25 detailed maps, plus 12 pages of full-color maps with grid-references to help you find every sight and recommendation in the guide. You will also find guided walks and itineraries that take you down the Appian Way, around the swish shopping streets of the center and to the pick of the restaurants. (5 x 8 1/2, 384 pages, color photos, maps)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Cadogan Guides; 1st edition (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860118429
• ISBN-13: 978-1860118425
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,094,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars witty, erudite-the real Rome revealed, March 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rome (Paperback)

We just came back from Rome with Facaros and Pauls in hand and can't wait to go back. I never read such a compelling, well thought out, and beautifully written guide in my life. All the other guides to Rome we saw were basic and boring and humdrum compared to this one--it makes the eternal city eternally fascinating. Sometimes we just burst out laughing aloud, and got some very strange looks from the Romans. Get it or regret it!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT guidebook, February 10, 2000

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Carlton E. Nettleton (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rome (Paperback)

This guidebook is not sanitized like the Fodors books. While there may not be a pages of color photographs, you will certainly come back with the flavor of Rome.

The book is laid out in a series of walks through the city with insightful/caustic commentary. The walks can be daunting and the recommended time for each walk if about right. However, the walks take you off the main throughfares of Rome and into the city.

I liked this book so much, I'm buying another by the same authors for a trip to Paris