Rome is best seen on foot, and the 27 chapters of this new BLUE GUIDE devoted to walks around the city will ensure that nothing is missed. This latest edition also includes hotel and restaurant recommendations. 25 illustrations. 25 maps and plans. Color street map.
In expert fashion Blue Guide Florence covers the range of what this extraordinary city-the cradle of the Renaissance-offers to travelers: from singular museums and galleries to beautifully, meticulously built churches, to some of the most breathtaking walks and finest food in the region.
Completely rewritten and reorganized, this 10th edition of one of the most popular BLUE GUIDES covers the entire eight regions of northern Italy. Chapters are devoted to the main towns and their environs, the provinces, and areas of particular natural beauty. Includes vibrant Milan, historic Turin, the port of Genoa, enchanting Verona, Italy's ...
This is the best-researched, best-presented, most comprehensive cultural guides in the English language covering art, history, architecture and archeology.
Sicily offers not only a spectacularly beautiful landscape and coastline but a wealth of places of historical and archaeological interest. This southernmost region of Italy boasts a superb climate with mild winters and long, hot summers. The art and architecture is covered in this guide as are the archaeological sites, museums, churches and ...
Along with its near neighbor Tuscany, Umbria is an increasingly popular destination for its beautiful landscapes and charming towns such as Perugia, Assisi, Orvieto, Spoleto, and Todi. This is the only guide dedicated to this region.
Rome is best seen on foot. This guidebook, with its maps and plans, is written to help those interested in the history and culture of this great city. It gives directions for the complicated sites such as the Forum and the Vatican. It provides coverage of Rome's artistic heritage - the monuments of ancient Rome, museums, palaces, hundreds of ...
In the sixth edition of a popular BLUE GUIDE carefully devised routes lead the traveler away from the crowds, through labyrinthine alleyways to deserted squares, lively markets, and treasure-filled churches. 20 drawings. 14 ground plans. 16-page color atlas.
This guide covers the major cities of Tuscany as well as its capital Florence; the cradle of the Renaissance. Full-colour throughout with detailed mapping and diagrams.
Rome is best seen on foot, and the 27 chapters devoted to walks around the city will ensure that nothing is missed. This new edition includes hotel and restaurant recommendations.
Twenty-two walks provides a personalized tour of Florence, and carefully selected day trips offer a glimpse of the marvelous Tuscan countryside. Includes new recommendations for the best hotels and restaurants. 20 illustrations. 8 maps. 14 ground plans.
In the sixth edition of a popular BLUE GUIDE carefully devised routes lead the traveler away from the crowds, through labyrinthine alleyways to deserted squares, lively markets, and treasure-filled churches. 20 drawings. 14 ground plans. 16-page color atlas.
This new edition has been expanded to include descriptions of many of the less well-known palaces, churches and gardens of Florence and includes up-to-date information on the restoration of the city's many important works of art. The guide includes an introduction to the Florentine Renaissance by the Director of the Pitti Gallery, lists of ...
This guide provides detailed coverage of the area in 12 carefully planned routes, providing lists of hotels and restaurants, with sections on holidaying with children, walking in Umbria and local festivals and fairs.
A guide to northern Italy, this book describes sites and monuments, accommodation, and the history and the food of this region, which ranges from the Alps to Rome. The author offers up-to-date information on travel and transport and has also written "Blue Guide Venice" and "Blue Guide Rome".
Sicily is an increasingly popular year-round destination that offers not only a spectacularly beautiful landscape and a stunning coastline but also a wealth of places of historical and archaeological interest. The island's rich and diverse cultural heritage is covered in depth as are archaeological sites and the art and architecture of Sicily. ...
Part of a series this updated guide contains information on all the city's major and lesser-known monuments, churches and museums. Coverage is given to the recent excavations and restorations in the Forum, on the Palatine and the Circus of Maxentius on the Appian Way. The restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel ...
This guide to Rome and the surrounding areas has been revised to take into account the numerous archaeological discoveries made in the centre of the city since the last edition. The practical information has also been updated, including information about hotels, restaurants, opening times and transport. The itineraries provided for the exploration ...
A guide to Tuscany, which lies between the Apennine mountains and the Tyrrhenian sea and borders five other regions: Emilia Romagna and Liguria to the North, Lazio to the south and Umbria and the Marche to the east. It offers coverage of galleries, museums, archaeological sites, hotels and restaurants with regional maps, town plans and site plans. ...
This guide covers the eight regions of northern Italy - Lombardy, the Veneto, Piedmont, Liguria, Val d'Aosta, Trentino Alto-Adige, Friuli Venezia-Giulia and Emilia-Romagna. There are chapters devoted to the main towns and their environs, to each of the provinces and to areas of particular natural beauty. Lombardy has Milan, a fascinating city, ...
The first in the new Blue Guide Concise city series: a small format distillation, and complete rewriting, of the full Blue Guide Rome (2006). This guide is ideal for on-site use with full-colour illustrations and a concentration on Rome's art history and architecture.
Rome contains many of the most famous works of art in the world. This guide describes its art, history and architecture in detail. Full-colour throughout with detailed maps and diagrams. Includes Blue Guides Recommended dining and accommodation suggestions.
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