Frommer's Northern Italy's Best-Loved Driving Tours (Paperback)

~ Marina Tagliaferri (Author), Barbara Fisher (Translator) "The main axis is the A4, which runs from Turin via Novara, Milan, Bergamo, Brescia, Verona, Vicenza and Padua to Mestre, Venice and Trieste..." (more)
Key Phrases: scenic position, sacro monte, refuge huts, Santa Maria, Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore (more...)

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Frommer's Driving Tours are packed with detailed, color-coded maps and stunning full-color photographs. Each guide outlines dozens of driving tour options and then helps you plan your route with exact directions, distances, and driving times. You'll see all the top sights and then have the flexibility to discover the hidden pleasures of each destination -- our suggested routes include scenic detours and stops for spectacular views, easy walks, shopping, dining, and fun breaks for travelers with children. We'll show you how to enjoy some of the world's most spectacular drives!

This first edition of Frommer's Northern Italy's Best-Loved Driving Tours guides you and your car through several different regions -- including the areas along and around Lake Maggiore; the Lakes of Varese and Lake Lugano; Lake Como; Bergamo, Brescia, and Lake Iseo; Lake Garda, and The Veneto. It features:

• 25 distinctive, easy-to-use itineraries
• More than 100 beautiful full-color maps and photos
• Recommendations on the best hotels and the restaurants along each route
• Exact directions, distances, and driving times for each route
• All the sights along the way -- with highlights for history buffs, nature lovers, and families traveling with kids
• Sceneic side trips, special moments, and recommended walks
• Detailed, accurate full-color route-planning maps

Whether you're seeking the vineyards of Franciacorta, the paintings of the Convent of the Annunziata, or simply want to explore this beautiful region, Frommer's Northern Italy's Best-Loved Driving Tours is the only guide you'll need to see the best of Northern Italy by car.

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Frommer's Driving Tours are packed with detailed, color-coded maps and stunning full-color photographs. Each guide outlines dozens of driving tour options and then helps you plan your route with exact directions, distances, and driving times. You'll see all the top sights and then have the flexibility to discover the hidden pleasures of each destination -- our suggested routes include scenic detours and stops for spectacular views, easy walks, shopping, dining, and fun breaks for travelers with children. We'll show you how to enjoy some of the world's most spectacular drives!

This first edition of Frommer's Northern Italy's Best-Loved Driving Tours guides you and your car through several different regions -- including the areas along and around Lake Maggiore; the Lakes of Varese and Lake Lugano; Lake Como; Bergamo, Brescia, and Lake Iseo; Lake Garda, and The Veneto. It features:

• 25 distinctive, easy-to-use itineraries
• More than 100 beautiful full-color maps and photos
• Recommendations on the best hotels and the restaurants along each route
• Exact directions, distances, and driving times for each route
• All the sights along the way -- with highlights for history buffs, nature lovers, and families traveling with kids
• Sceneic side trips, special moments, and recommended walks
• Detailed, accurate full-color route-planning maps

Whether you're seeking the vineyards of Franciacorta, the paintings of the Convent of the Annunziata, or simply want to explore this beautiful region, Frommer's Northern Italy's Best-Loved Driving Tours is the only guide you'll need to see the best of Northern Italy by car.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Frommer's (April 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764565885
• ISBN-13: 978-0764565885
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,271,328 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Most Breathtaking Drives on Earth, April 22, 2004

By	Barbara Rose (BornToInspire.com) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

If you want to take a drive, and soak in some of Earth's most breathtaking sites while making interesting and fun stops along the way, this book is a fantastic resource.

I used to live in this region, and my favorite routes and lakes are Lake Maggiore, Lake Como, and Lake Lugano.

In this book you are given great suggestions as to where to stay, eat, which castles you can visit, as well as useful info if you are traveling with children. This is a most breathtaking place, and the summer months (July and August) are the best times to travel in this region.
Highly recommended if you really want to see the area, and experience a peaceful, exciting, and wondrous adventure.