Walking Rome: The Best of the City

by Katie Parla, National Geographic Society

Experience the magic of Rome with 15 carefully curated itineraries, written by an expert travel writer, that showcase the city's best sights. Fun features include in-depth looks at major icons, "best of" lists of quintessential things to see and do, and insider information full of local knowledge. A "travel essentials" section has planning tips and hand-picked hotels. Travelers will find top-notch, streamlined, and useful information that goes beyond the Internet basics to ensure a rewarding, authentic, and memorable urban experience.

Genres: Travel

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2016

Reviews

[Lorraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

National Geographic's Walking Rome, 2nd edition, The Best of the City, is a great guide that is small enough to just pop into your handbag or tote while you visit Rome. My husband and I are planning a trip to Italy which includes Rome for our 35th anniversary. Thus, I decided to buy this guide, and I am glad I did! This guide discusses "in depth" The Villa Borghese which houses "a stunning collection" of Renaissance art, and we are going to see this collection. Thus, it is exciting to me to be able to read about a place we are to visit. This guide has neighborhood maps, info for a day in Rome, a weekend as well as Rome for fun and Rome for "a weekend with kids". I like this guide, and I recommend it for those heading to Rome.

[Katya · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slim little volume that's easy to pack and bring along. Not exactly "in-depth" and often somewhat light on information (and on the rare occasion simply inaccurate) this guide does offer nicely curated walking itineraries in a city that can seem overwhelming.

[Adriana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really useful if you find yourself in the city with only a couple of days to try and get all the big things in.
I wouldn't recommend this being your only guide because it does suffer from being a bit light on information, but doing some light reading from other guides or online made carrying this light and packable volume a great guide for basic maps and ideas.