Full Description
* Detailed itineraries show you how to see the highlights, whether your vacation lasts one week or two, you're traveling with children, or you're a history buff looking for a fix of archaeological Italy. * Bargain alerts tip you off to time-saving insider details like which sight passes grant you free access to others so more of your money stays where you want it. * Not all Italian pizzas, pastas, and wines are created equally; Italy for Dummies steers you in all the right culinary directions.
Contents
Introduction 1 Part I: Introducing Italy 7 Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Italy 9 Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Italy 16 Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go 32 Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Four Great Options 43 Part II: Planning Your Trip to Italy 49 Chapter 5: Managing Your Money 51 Chapter 6: Getting to Italy 64 Chapter 7: Getting Around Italy 72 Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations 79 Chapter 9: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests 86 Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details 91 Part III: The Eternal City: Rome 99 Chapter 11: Settling into Rome 101 Chapter 12: Exploring Rome 137 Part IV: Florence and the Best of Tuscany and Umbria 171 Chapter 13: Florence 173 Chapter 14: Northern Tuscany and the Cinque Terre 216 Chapter 15: Southern Tuscany and Umbria 247 Part V: Venice and the Best of the Pianura Padana 295 Chapter 16: Venice 297 Chapter 17: Padua, Verona, and Milan 346 Part VI: Naples, Pompeii, and the Amalfi Coast 379 Chapter 18: Naples 381 Chapter 19: Going Beyond Naples: Four Day Trips 413 Chapter 20: Sorrento, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast 429 Part VII: Sicily 455 Chapter 21: Palermo 457 Chapter 22: Taormina, Catania, Syracuse, and Agrigento 481 Part VIII: The Part of Tens 513 Chapter 23: Non Capisco: The Top Ten Expressions You Need to Know 515 Chapter 24: Ten Great Italian Artists 518 Appendix: Quick Concierge 522 Index 532
