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Insight Guide Italy (Insight Guides Italy) | 
 enlarge | Author: Emily Hatchwell
Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 693298
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1585732931
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781585732937
ASIN: 1585732931
Publication Date: February 2002
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Insight Guides, the world's largest visual travel guide series, in association with Discovery Channel, the world's premier source of nonfiction entertainment, provides more insight than ever. From the most popular resort cities to the most exotic villages, Insight Guides capture the unique character of each culture with an insider's perspective. Inside every Insight Guide you'll find: .Evocative, full-colour photography on every page .Cross-referenced, full-colour maps throughout .A brief introduction including a historical timeline .Lively, essays by local writers on the culture, history, and people .Expert evaluations on the sights really worth seeing .Special features spotlighting particular topics of interest .A comprehensive Travel Tips section with listings of the best restaurants, hotels, and attractions, as well as practical information on getting around and advice for travel with children
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Must have resource September 1, 2008
We purchased this a couple months before our trip to Italy. It was a great resource which provided all the insight we needed to get the most out of our trip and provide us with the historial background of the area to get maximum appreciation of our sightseeing.
Outstanding Travel Books October 25, 2007
Simply put....., all of the Insight Books that I have purchased prior to travel have been outstanding.......the only one's I will buy....., great information and lots of photos to go with the info make it an excellent product!
Great guide August 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Insight guides always have fabulous photographs and background information that will help you enjoy your trip even more. This book is just such a gem. I recommend it highly for an educational experience. If you want to know all the cheap places to eat get another book!
Essential if you are driving January 26, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I agree with everything the prior reviewer wrote.
I think I bought this in the late 1990s at an roadside Autogrill in Italy. It is essential to find those small villages and nooks and crannies when driving, especially because the signage in the country is smaller and arrives and vanishes much more quickly than we are used to in the States.
 A great complement to a more practical Italy guidebook August 14, 2003
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
It would be a pity for anyone to travel to Italy - or any other country - without having a handy informative resource on the rich history and culture of the country.If your travelling style involves much more than racing through monuments and ticking off the standard "must see" list, because you seek to more deeply understand the present by looking at the past, this might be the perfect handy companion to complement a more practical travel guidebook. More than one-quarter of the 400-plus pages are devoted to the history of Italy, with well written sections in Ancient Rome, the Renaissance, and the emergence of the modern Italian state in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. There are also superb featured sections on topics such as the Mafia, Italian fashion, and Italian cinema. These discussions are very compact. While not substituting for in-depth analysis on these topics, they constitute an excellent survey of different phases of contemporary and ancient history of Italy. These are the main strengths of this book. It is a wonderful resource to consult while travelling after you have visited a monument, or as you reflect on the rich series of events and forces which have shaped the arts, political life, and institutions of this country. Travellers who mainly want a helpful guide on planning travel to Italy and practical information such as museum visiting hours, best driving routes, where to find the best gelattos, etc. will find other travel guides more complete on these topics. You may think about using this book as a complement to one of these more practical guides.
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