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Italy
Lonely Planet’s Italy is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Relive the past at Pompeii, take a world-class Tuscan wine tour and explore the unspoilt wilderness of Sardinia; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Italy
This is the Plan Your Trip chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Welcome; Italy Map; Our Picks; Regions & Cities; When to Go; Meet the Italians; Get Prepared for Italy; The Food Scene; The Outdoors; Itineraries
Contains pages 4-55
Coverage includes: Welcome; Italy Map; Our Picks; Regions & Cities; When to Go; Meet the Italians; Get Prepared for Italy; The Food Scene; The Outdoors; Itineraries
Contains pages 4-55
This is the Rome chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Ancient Rome; Centro Storico; Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale; Vatican City, Borgo & Prati; Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo; Trastevere & Gianicolo; San Giovanni & Testaccio; Villa Borghese & Northern Rome; Southern Rome
Contains pages 58-129
Coverage includes: Ancient Rome; Centro Storico; Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale; Vatican City, Borgo & Prati; Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo; Trastevere & Gianicolo; San Giovanni & Testaccio; Villa Borghese & Northern Rome; Southern Rome
Contains pages 58-129
This is the Lazio & Abruzzo chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Viterbo & Etruria; Tivoli & Southern Lazio; Sulmona & Abruzzo’s National Parks; the Gran Sasso
Contains pages 130-157
Coverage includes: Viterbo & Etruria; Tivoli & Southern Lazio; Sulmona & Abruzzo’s National Parks; the Gran Sasso
Contains pages 130-157
This is the Turin & Piedmont chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Turin; Langhe & Monferrato; Cuneo & Provincia; Vercelli & Valsesia
Contains pages 158-189
Coverage includes: Turin; Langhe & Monferrato; Cuneo & Provincia; Vercelli & Valsesia
Contains pages 158-189
This is the Italian Riviera chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Genoa; La Spezia & Levante; Cinque Terre; Savona & Ponente; Riviera Dei Fiori
Contains pages 190-223
Coverage includes: Genoa; La Spezia & Levante; Cinque Terre; Savona & Ponente; Riviera Dei Fiori
Contains pages 190-223
This is the Milan & the Lakes chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Milan, Lago di Como, Lago Maggiore, Lago di Garda, Bergamo, Mantua
Contains pages 224-267
Coverage includes: Milan, Lago di Como, Lago Maggiore, Lago di Garda, Bergamo, Mantua
Contains pages 224-267
This is the Venice chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: San Marco; San Polo & Santa Croce; Dorsoduro; Cannaregio; Castello; Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands; Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
Contains pages 268-313
Coverage includes: San Marco; San Polo & Santa Croce; Dorsoduro; Cannaregio; Castello; Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands; Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
Contains pages 268-313