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Lonely Planet Discover Italy
Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet’s Discover Italy is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Take in a gondolier’s sweet song while gliding past Venetian palaces, sample olives and wines as you traverse Tuscany’s storybook hills, or be humbled 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 images throughout
Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - including history, art, literature, cinema, music, culture, architecture, politics, landscapes, outdoor experiences, cuisine, wine
Easy-to-use colour maps to help you navigate your destination
Covers Rome, the Vatican, Milan, the Lakes, Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Sicily and more
eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)
Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges
Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews
Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience
Seamlessly flip between pages
Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash
Embedded links to recommendations’ websites
Zoom-in maps and images
Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Discover Italy, our easy-to-use guide, filled with inspiring and colorful photos, focuses on Italy’s most popular attractions for those looking for the best of the best.
Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, 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, Pocket Rome, a handy-sized guide focused on the can’t-miss sights for a quick trip, or Make My Day Rome, a uniquely interactive guide that allows you to effortlessly plan your itinerary by flipping, mixing and matching top sights.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet.
About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.
Lonely Planet’s Discover Italy is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Take in a gondolier’s sweet song while gliding past Venetian palaces, sample olives and wines as you traverse Tuscany’s storybook hills, or be humbled 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 images throughout
Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - including history, art, literature, cinema, music, culture, architecture, politics, landscapes, outdoor experiences, cuisine, wine
Easy-to-use colour maps to help you navigate your destination
Covers Rome, the Vatican, Milan, the Lakes, Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Sicily and more
eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)
Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges
Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews
Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience
Seamlessly flip between pages
Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash
Embedded links to recommendations’ websites
Zoom-in maps and images
Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Discover Italy, our easy-to-use guide, filled with inspiring and colorful photos, focuses on Italy’s most popular attractions for those looking for the best of the best.
Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, 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, Pocket Rome, a handy-sized guide focused on the can’t-miss sights for a quick trip, or Make My Day Rome, a uniquely interactive guide that allows you to effortlessly plan your itinerary by flipping, mixing and matching top sights.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet.
About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.
816 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2010
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A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
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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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