Italy (Eyewitness Travel Guides) - Softcover

Streiffert, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789404257 ISBN 13: 9780789404251

Publisher: DK Eyewitness Travel, 1996

Synopsis

The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you!

From the peaks of the Alps to the seaports of Sicily, no handbook captures the churches, museums, culture, and Italian cuisine like DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Italy. With more than 1,400 full-color photographs, this guide covers all of Italy in regional and street-by-street maps, as well as 3-D aerial views highlighting a vast range of Italy's many wonders. Rome, Venice, Florence, and Naples are all covered in separate chapters showcasing each cities unique attractions. Experience the Palazzo Ducale and the Grand Canal in Venice, Padua's Cappella degli Scrovegni, Milan's Pinacoteca di Brera, Florence's San Lorenzo, Assisi's Basilica di San Francesco, and the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. Throughout the book, there are wonderful photographic guides to the delectable cuisine, fine wines, and wildlife. Put all of Italy at your fingertips with this informative and entertaining travel guide.

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YA?Today's students want pictures and more pictures, and they will not be disappointed with this series entry that provides similar coverage to standard travel guides. However, while other books describe a site or explain how to get there, Italy gives this information through maps, pictures, photographs, and cut-away drawings. Arranged by regions, it includes cities, villages, churches, food, museums, markets, and more. Many maps are illustrated so that armchair sightseers will know exactly what they would see on a visit. While visiting hours of tourist spots are listed, the costs, which are more likely to change, are not. All of the hotel and restaurant information is given in the back with prices shown in broad categories. Other material that will interest students planning a trip includes pictures of all the currency and directions for and pictures of telephone and rail-ticket machines.?Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Filled with information literally from cover to cover, this comprehensive guidebook features the fresh, new approach that typifies entries in DK's "Eyewitness" series. The publisher uses over 1400 color photographs as well as high-quality color maps, three-dimensional aerial views, and cutaway models of museums, churches, and other landmarks. The book begins with a general introduction to Italy's location, history, and civilization. Next come 15 chapters on various regions as well as chapters on Rome, Florence, and Venice, highlighting the architectural styles, cuisine, and attractions. Finally, there are hotel and restaurant ratings and a practical information section. The guide will be of use more to independent travelers who want to experience it all and can afford it than to budget or tour-group travelers. An excellent resource for itinerary planning. Highly recommended for all travel collections.?William R. Smith, Johns Hopkins Univ. Lib., Baltimore
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: DK Eyewitness Travel
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789404257
• ISBN 13: 9780789404251
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 672