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Title: Rick Steves' Italy 2004 by Rick Steves ISBN: 1-56691-533-3 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.24 (42 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy this guide book first
Comment: This was the 3rd guide that I have used in this extremely useful series. If you are planning a trip to Italy, buy this guide first. It is concise and will focus your attention on the most worthy destinations in Italy. Once you have decided on which regions to visit you can buy supplementary regional/city guides geared towards your specific interests.
As expected with this series, the guide provides great coverage for compact regions served by great public transport. For example, the chapter covering the Naples/Pompeii/Sorrento/Amalfi/Paestum region is particularly excellent. The maps and directions for using the local commuter transportation were flawless. I used buses, trains, and boats to move around the region with ease, avoiding the readily available and costly tour buses. Rick also correctly instructs you to stay in Sorrento, which is pleasant and safe, rather than Naples, which is neither.
I also visited Florence and the Hill Towns of Tuscany and Umbria. Once again, Rick's recommendations were on the mark, correctly focusing you on the most enjoyable destinations such as Siena and Assisi. If you want to cover the region in depth, as I did, you will need an additional guide (I recommend Blue or Green).
Other chapters that looked particulary good were those for Rome, Venice (great maps and instructions for using commuter boats), Cinque Terre, and the Dolomites. I can't wait for my next trip to Italy!
I found the hotel and restaurant recommendations somewhat low-end for my needs, but did have success with 2 hotels and a few of the restaurants.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Book on Travel in Italy!
Comment: Rick Steves is the only travel writer you can trust 100% of the time. I lived in Italy for 2.5 years, so I know of what I speak. Only Rick Steves tells it like it is.
Frommer and Foders are hacks for the travel industry. Following their suggestions will give you nothing but a "canned" version of Italy. Rick Steves, however, shows you Italy from the native's perspective. . . which is what most people want but never get with the "mainstream" guidebooks. Steves never compromises and is blunt and accurate in his advice. He's also a joy to read, far better than the dry writing one finds in other travel guides.
If you are going to spend several thousand dollars on a trip to Europe, don't cut corners when it comes to the essentials - and Rick Steves' Italy 2001 is a bargain-priced ESSENTIAL. Study it before going and bring it with you for reference. I highly recommend all of Rick Steves' books, especially Europe Through the Backdoor for first-time travelers to Europe.
Rating: 3
Summary: Italy 2004
Comment: I just got back from a trip where a friend brought this book along. I had never heard of Rick Steves's books before. It turned out to be very helpful, though it would have been moreso if he had included more information for winter travelers. Most of his "where to stay" choices were pretty decent (we were travelling in the middle of winter so they weren't booked). On the plus side, he does take feedback seriously and incorporates it into subsequent books.
I recommend using this book as a stepping-stone to planning a trip to Italy, then use other resources to round out and finish the plans. There is MUCH more out there than what Rick Steves presents in his books.
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Title: Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary by Rick Steves ISBN: 1566915201 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Florence and Tuscany 2004 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566915384 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Rome 2003 by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw ISBN: 1566914574 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Italy (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by DK Publishing ISBN: 0789493861 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Frommer's Italy 2004 by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince ISBN: 0764537415 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 11 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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