Full Description
Baedeker; the most famous and cherished travel brand in the world. This superb full-color, illustrated guide features 3D laminated cut-outs to show you the key sights in perspective and a large, fully-indexed, pull-out map. Additional detailed maps and plans can also be found throughout the guide, clearly pin-pointing the best places to stay and the top places to eat and drink. At the heart of the guide is a wealth of comprehensive information written by experts on the sights and top attractions, in an easy-to-read A-Z format. Also included are practical travel tips covering accommodation and food and drink for all budgets, entertainment, sport, transport and health; not to mention some insider tips for saving money or having a unique travel experience. There is also a variety of recommended tours covering the best routes available, to ensure you get the most from your destination. The plastic wallet allows you to keep the guide and map together and ensures that both will survive in all weather. Baedeker - setting a new standard in 21st century travel guide publishing.
Contents
BACKGROUND:Benvenuti in Italia!; Facts; The Natural Environment; Population, Politics, Economy; History; Prehistory; Antiquity; Middle Ages; From the 15th Century to Napoleon; Art and Culture; History of Art in Italy; Art of the Stones; Famous People. PRACTICALITIES: Accommodation; Arrival, Before the Journey; Beaches and Thermal Springs; Electricity; Emergency; Etiquette and Customs; Festivals, Holidays and Events; Food and Drink; The Secret Lies in Cold Pressing; Health; Information; Language; Literature; Money; Opening Times; Post, Communications; Prices and Discounts; Shopping; Sports and Outdoors; Transport; Travellers with Disabilities; Time; When to go. TOURS: Tours through Italy; Travelling in Italy; Tour 1: Off the Beaten Track; Tour 2: Golden Cities; Tour 3: Along the Via Aurelia; Tour 4: Tour dellArte; Tour 5: Across the Apennines; Tour 6: The Sunny Side of Italy; Tour 7: On the East Coast; Tour 8: Down South. SIGHTS FROM A to Z: Abruzzo; Alba, Langhe; Amalfitana; Ancona; Aosta, Aoste; Apulia, Puglia; The Emperor with Two Faces; 3D: Castel del Monte; Aquileia; Arezzo; Assisi; Asti; Bari; Basilicata; Belluno; Bergamo; Bologna; Bolzano; The Man from the Ice; Bormio; Brescia; Calabria; The Pit of the South; Capri, Isola di Capri; Caserta; Cinque Terre; Citta di Castello; Como; Cortona; Cremona; Cuneo; Dolomites, Dolomiti; Elba, Isola d'Elba; Ferrara; Florence, Firenze; 3D: Piazza della Signoria; Foligno; Genoa, Genova; Grosseto; Gubbio; Herculaneum, Ercolano; Ischia, Isola d'Ischia; Lago di Como, Lake Como; Lago di Garda, Lago di Benaco; Lago di Lugano, Lago Ceresio; Lago Maggiore, Verbano; Lago Trasimeno, Lake Trasimeno; L'Aquila; Lazio; Livorno; Lucca; Mantua, Mantova; Le Marche; 3D: Urbino, Palazzo Ducale; Massa Marittima; Merano; Milano; 3D: Cathedral S. Maria Nascente; The Unheard-of Lightness of Design; Modena; Music in Italy; Molise; Montepulciano; Naples, Napoli; Cosa Nostra Co.; Novara; Orvieto; Ostia; Padua, Padova; Paestum; Parma; Pavia; Perugia; Piacenza; Pisa; Pistoia; Pompeji, Pompei; Prato; Ravenna; 3D: Sant'Apollinare in Classe; Rimini; Riviera, Liguria; Rome, Roma; 3D: Colosseo; Stato della Citta del Vaticano; 3D: San Pietro in Vaticano; Salerno; San Gimignano; San Marino; Sardinia, Sardegna; Sicily, Sicilia; 3D: Monreale Cathedral and Cloister; When the Earth Quakes; Siena; Spoleto; Sulmona; Taranto; Terni; Tivoli; Todi; Trento; Treviso; Trieste; Turin, Torino; Udine; Venice, Venezia; Is Venice sinking?; 3D: Palazzo Ducale; Verona; Versilia; Vicenza; Viterbo; Volterra. Index; List of maps and illustrations; Photo credits; Publishers information.
