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Discover Italy
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet's Discover Italy is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Listen to your gondolier sing sweetly while gliding past centuries-old Venetian palaces, sample olives and wines amid the storybook hills of Tuscany, or lose yourself amid thousands of years of Roman history and art, all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Italy and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet's Discover Italy:
Full-colour maps and images throughout
Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests
Insider tips save you time and money, and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including history, art, literature, cinema, music, culture, architecture, politics, landscapes, outdoor experiences, cuisine and wine
Free, convenient pull-out Rome map (included in print version), plus over 45 colour maps
Coverage of Rome, the Vatican, Milan, the Lakes, Piedmont, Venice, Veneto, Bologna, Florence, Tuscany, Umbria, Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Sicily, Southern Italy, and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Discover Italy, our easy-to-use guide, is perfect for travellers who seek the most popular attractions a destination has to offer. Filled with inspiring and colourful photos, this guide focuses on the best of the best.
Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends a wide range of experiences, both popular and offbeat, and extensively covers all the country has to offer? Check out Lonely Planet's Italy guide.
Looking for a guide for Rome, Florence or Venice? Check out Lonely Planet's Rome guide, Florence & Tuscany guide or Venice & the Veneto guide for a comprehensive look at all each of these cities has to offer; or check out Lonely Planet's Discover Rome, a photo-rich guide to the city's most popular attractions; or Lonely Planet's Pocket Rome, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Abigail Blasi, Cristian Bonetto, Alison Bing, Kerry Christiani, Gregor Clark, Duncan Garwood, Anthony Ham, Paula Hardy, Vesna Maric, Virginia Maxwell, Brendan Sainsbury, Helena Smith and Donna Elizabeth Wheeler
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' -The New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' -Fairfax Media (Australia)
Lonely Planet's Discover Italy is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Listen to your gondolier sing sweetly while gliding past centuries-old Venetian palaces, sample olives and wines amid the storybook hills of Tuscany, or lose yourself amid thousands of years of Roman history and art, all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Italy and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet's Discover Italy:
Full-colour maps and images throughout
Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests
Insider tips save you time and money, and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including history, art, literature, cinema, music, culture, architecture, politics, landscapes, outdoor experiences, cuisine and wine
Free, convenient pull-out Rome map (included in print version), plus over 45 colour maps
Coverage of Rome, the Vatican, Milan, the Lakes, Piedmont, Venice, Veneto, Bologna, Florence, Tuscany, Umbria, Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Sicily, Southern Italy, and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Discover Italy, our easy-to-use guide, is perfect for travellers who seek the most popular attractions a destination has to offer. Filled with inspiring and colourful photos, this guide focuses on the best of the best.
Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends a wide range of experiences, both popular and offbeat, and extensively covers all the country has to offer? Check out Lonely Planet's Italy guide.
Looking for a guide for Rome, Florence or Venice? Check out Lonely Planet's Rome guide, Florence & Tuscany guide or Venice & the Veneto guide for a comprehensive look at all each of these cities has to offer; or check out Lonely Planet's Discover Rome, a photo-rich guide to the city's most popular attractions; or Lonely Planet's Pocket Rome, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Abigail Blasi, Cristian Bonetto, Alison Bing, Kerry Christiani, Gregor Clark, Duncan Garwood, Anthony Ham, Paula Hardy, Vesna Maric, Virginia Maxwell, Brendan Sainsbury, Helena Smith and Donna Elizabeth Wheeler
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' -The New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' -Fairfax Media (Australia)
416 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2010
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
November 25, 2024
Limited in its specific information but certainly broad in its general information. Would be helpful for planning a trip, not so much for writing research for a story set in Sicily.
March 18, 2017
A good, traditional travel guide book, covering major cities and popular tourist spots in detail. It offers good suggestions and tips for making the most of each area. Full color with gorgeous photographs to tantalize your eyes. Back includes a section on economics, politics, history, art and architecture, food, lifestyle, and fashion and design to help the visitor to better appreciate and understand Italy.
May 11, 2015
This was a fantastic guide! We went to
4 different cities in Rome without a complete plan of where to go. This book along with the free WiFi in our home stays helped point us in the right direction. For each Italian city, Lonely Planet would give you a break down of some of the most significant sights, restaurants, and night life. We had great suggestions on museums, historical sites, and restaurants!
4 different cities in Rome without a complete plan of where to go. This book along with the free WiFi in our home stays helped point us in the right direction. For each Italian city, Lonely Planet would give you a break down of some of the most significant sights, restaurants, and night life. We had great suggestions on museums, historical sites, and restaurants!
September 7, 2016
As a travel guide on a Kindle Fire, or any tablet?, no thank you - never again. I will take a paper copy.
Because it covers all of Italy, it wasn't as good as we needed it to be for the areas we were in. I was disappointed.
Because it covers all of Italy, it wasn't as good as we needed it to be for the areas we were in. I was disappointed.
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November 11, 2013Not my favorite guide. Little detailed information.
November 19, 2013
fabulous book and had a great honeymoon
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 16, 2016
A tourist guide of Italy. Just like any other one. Just make sure you take one made in the last few years as things might change.
August 20, 2019
great Italy book!!!!!
May 18, 2016
12.28.16-5.17.16
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