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Title: Italy With Kids, Second Edition by Barbara Pape, Michael Calabrese ISBN: 1-892975-83-1 Publisher: Open Road Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book for Traveling with Children
Comment: This book was quite helpful to us in our trip to Northern Italy. All the restaurant suggested turned out well and the book gave us some great ideas of things to do with the kids. It is probably more useful with children 10 and under than for older kids although some of it is still applicable.
Rating: 5
Summary: Don't Go to Italy with Kids Without This Book!
Comment: Thank you, Barbara and Michael Pape, for doing the research and sharing your insights in this book that was constantly at my side during our recent trip. We read, and carried along, a few of the best guidebooks recommended, but Italy with Kids is the one that was the most helpful. Without repeating the well-deserved praise heaped on this book by a previous reviewer, I want to add some comments from our own experience:
First, the book reveals information about many places and activities that we would never have found on our own. For example, instead of carting the kids through Milan, we chose instead to visit Vinci based on the authors' discussion of this tiny town nestled in Tuscany where da Vinci was raised. Our visit to the Museo de Leonardino in Vinci which is housed in an old castle, was enchanting to the kids who could come up very close to many of da Vinci's inventions and notes. The museum was small, extremely child-friendly, and best of all - uncrowded (and for Italy in June that is rare indeed).
There are numerous other examples like this, and the section on Tuscany where we were based for much of our trip is outstanding. What other book mentions Snoopy's, a terrific gelateria in Cortona? Our 7-year-old had the important task of "rating" the gelatos we tasted in Italy, and found this one among his favorites. The book mentions the best gelato shops in many towns, a welcome treat after a day of sight-seeing and hiking up and down the steep streets. Unlike many other guidebooks, such small details as Pinky the cat who resides in the Fortress at Sirmione on Lake Garda were mentioned, and really drew the kids' attention. Of course, as soon as we arrived at the entrance, they asked where Pinky could be found and spent a good part of this visit entertaining the good-tempered feline, allowing us to spend some time enjoying the views and reflecting on the history of this intriguing fortress. In fact, I doubt whether we would have spent time at Garda at all if we hadn't read the book, heading instead for the more popular Lake Como on which most other guidebooks focus. Just as the Papes' noted, we were among the only American tourists in Sirmione, and we enjoyed several days with Italian, German and other European families. As for Hotel Sirmione, suggested by the authors, it went beyond our expectations. Ever swam in a 80+ degree mineral swimming pool, surrounded on three sides by a mountain lake? Other accommodation and restaurant recommendations were also excellent. What the book says is exactly what you will find, and its descriptions go well beyond what other guidebooks typically provide.
In summary, this book is an outstanding resource for anyone traveling with kids...or who is a kid at heart. I am now waiting for books to be written on traveling with kids to other European countries. They will have a tough act to follow.
Rating: 3
Summary: A Good Start
Comment: There aren't a lot of books available about traveling in Europe with children, so I snapped this one up awhen I saw it. It has helpful information and good tips, but I was hoping for more. I found it lacking in giving specific activities that would interest children in given cities. The list of suggested book for kids was excellent, however. This book is a good start if you're heading to Italy with your children, but it won't be the only homework you'll need to do.
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Title: Fodor's Around Rome With Kids: 68 Great Things to Do Together by Fodor ISBN: 0676901883 Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title:Kids Europe Italy Discovery Journal by P. L. Byrne ASIN: B00009IBZC Publisher: CyberRead List Price(USD): $6.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $6.99 |
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Title: Italy and Italian by Emma Sansone, Kim Woolley ISBN: 0812015347 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Take Your Kids to Europe, 6th: How to Travel Safely (and Sanely) in Europe with Your Children by Cynthia Harriman ISBN: 076272790X Publisher: Globe Pequot Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Italian Picture Word Book: Learn over 500 Commonly Used Italian Words Through Pictures by Hayward Cirker, Barbara Steadman ISBN: 0486282023 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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