Blue Guide Sicily, Sixth Edition (Paperback)

~ Ellen Grady (Author)

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Product Description

Revised and updated by a new local author, Blue Guide Sicily offers the most comprehensive description of this popular, year-round Mediterranean destination. Detailed practical information, superb new maps and plans, and thorough accounts of the region's food and art all make for a terrific guide to a fascinating destination. Color map, 40 maps and plans, 20 illustrations.

About the Author

The author is a freelance journalist who has lived in Sicily for many years. She also works as a guide for specialist tour companies. Her enthusiasm for all things Sicilian, especially the wonderful food, is infectious. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 6th edition (May 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393324702
• ISBN-13: 978-0393324709
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,325,215 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Earthly paradise, November 21, 2003

By A Customer

This new edition of the classic Blue Guide Sicily is packed with information, not only about cities and places to see, how to get there and so on, but also lots of hotels, B&Bs, farm accommodation, and the best places to eat! (Which doesn't mean the most expensive). Sicily is so different compared with any other place in the world that it can seem intimidating at first; everybody seems to shout instead of talk, traffic whizzes around, yet Ellen Grady takes you by the hand and helps you relax and enjoy, appreciating all the wonderful things about Sicily that make this island unique, a true earthly paradise. I love Sicily thanks to her, and I just can't wait for her next book!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for the traveler that likes detail and history., February 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Blue Guide Sicily (Blue Guides) (Paperback)

Comprehensive and detailed book that covers it all. Drawings of the greek temples of Agrigento, Selinute and Segesta. Maps of what the sites would have looked like. Explanations of the dozens of layers of history and conquest that is Sicily's legacy. 319 pages of well layed out information in a region by region basis. Good overview of transporation options and how to get to the more remote sites. Minimal hotel information. Good color map section in the back. Did not need to buy the local english guides with this one along on the trip.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for the in-depth traveler!, February 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Blue Guide Sicily (Blue Guides) (Paperback)

Comprehensive and detailed this 319 page book covers it all. Sicily is a gold mine of history and with this book you can follow along at the most involved historic site. We used it during all 14 days we spent in Sicily and found that we did not need to buy the english site guides while there. A lot of drawings that show how the greek sites would have been layed out and the structure of the temples. Of great use in Segesta, Selinute and Agrigento historic sites. Highly recommend for the traveler that likes detail!