Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome - Softcover

Hogg, Sylvie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764539248 ISBN 13: 9780764539244

Publisher: Frommer's, 2003

Synopsis

"Like being taken around by a savvy local."
-The New York Times

"Little fluff and lots of fun."
-Boston Globe

"Hipper and savvier than other guides."
-Diversion magazine

Are you tired of cliche-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the IRREVERENT GUIDES-the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend.

Look inside for the lowdown on:
* Hotels for the well-heeled and the sensibly-shod
* Where to see monks' bones, "talking" statues, and lesser-known Michelangelos
* Attractions to line up for-and those to skip
* Where-and when-to enjoy a proper cappuccino
* Shops to scour for the latest bags, boots, and papal vestments
* The best piazzas, outdoor cafes, and discos for people watching, wine sipping, nightclubbing, and doing as the Romans do

About this title

About the Author

A native Californian, Sylvie Hogg first came to Rome in 1977 at the age of 15 months, and screamed her way through the Sistine Chapel. She returned in 1997 on a Dartmouth foreign-study program and, not wanting to confront the real world, moved to the Eternal City upon graduation in 1998. She has worked in tourism, as a guide and writer of guidebooks, ever since. Her pastimes include talking to complete strangers over espresso, eating lots of prosciutto and mozzarella, and going nowhere in particular on her motorino, smiling to herself about how great it is to be in Rome.

From the Back Cover

"Like being taken around by a savvy local."
–The New York Times

"Little fluff and lots of fun."
–Boston Globe

"Hipper and savvier than other guides."
–Diversion magazine

Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the IRREVERENT GUIDES–the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend.

Look inside for the lowdown on:

• Hotels for the well-heeled and the sensibly-shod
• Where to see monks’ bones, "talking" statues, and lesser-known Michelangelos
• Attractions to line up for–and those to skip
• Where–and when–to enjoy a proper cappuccino
• Shops to scour for the latest bags, boots, and papal vestments
• The best piazzas, outdoor cafes, and discos for people watching, wine sipping, nightclubbing, and doing as the Romans do

Edition details

• Publisher: Frommer's
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764539248
• ISBN 13: 9780764539244
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 216