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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
This is the Dolomites & the Northeast chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Bolzano, Trento, Bressanone, Trieste, Verona, Padua, Treviso
Contains pages 314-361
Coverage includes: Bolzano, Trento, Bressanone, Trieste, Verona, Padua, Treviso
Contains pages 314-361
This is the Bologna & Emilia-Romagna chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Bologna, Parma, Parma, Ravenna, Rimini
Contains pages 362-401
Coverage includes: Bologna, Parma, Parma, Ravenna, Rimini
Contains pages 362-401
This is the Florence chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Piazza del Duomo & Piazza della Signoria; Santa Maria Novella; San Lorenzo & San Marco; Santa Croce & Sant’Ambrogio; San Frediano & Santo Spirito; San Niccolò, Boboli & Piazza Pitti
Contains pages 402-447
Coverage includes: Piazza del Duomo & Piazza della Signoria; Santa Maria Novella; San Lorenzo & San Marco; Santa Croce & Sant’Ambrogio; San Frediano & Santo Spirito; San Niccolò, Boboli & Piazza Pitti
Contains pages 402-447
This is the Tuscany chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Pistoia, Arezzo, Livorno, Grosseto
Contains pages 448-503
Coverage includes: Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Pistoia, Arezzo, Livorno, Grosseto
Contains pages 448-503
This is the Umbria & Le Marche chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Perugia, Urbino, Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Orvieto
Contains pages 504-543
Coverage includes: Perugia, Urbino, Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Orvieto
Contains pages 504-543
This is the Naples & Campania chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Naples; the Islands; the Amalfi Coast; Salerno & Cilento
Contains pages 544-593
Coverage includes: Naples; the Islands; the Amalfi Coast; Salerno & Cilento
Contains pages 544-593
This is the Puglia chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Alberobello, Lecce, Vieste
Contains pages 594-621
Coverage includes: Alberobello, Lecce, Vieste
Contains pages 594-621
This is the Calabria & Basilicata chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Matera, Maratea, La Sila, Costa degli Dei, Reggio di Calabria
Contains pages 622-655
Coverage includes: Matera, Maratea, La Sila, Costa degli Dei, Reggio di Calabria
Contains pages 622-655
This is the Sicily chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Palermo, Lipari, Catania, Syracuse, Agrigento, Trapani
Contains pages 656-707
Coverage includes: Palermo, Lipari, Catania, Syracuse, Agrigento, Trapani
Contains pages 656-707
This is the Sardinia chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Cagliari; Barbagia & the Supramonte; Alghero & the West Coast; La Maddalena & Gallura; Costa Smeralda
Contains pages 708-745
Coverage includes: Cagliari; Barbagia & the Supramonte; Alghero & the West Coast; La Maddalena & Gallura; Costa Smeralda
Contains pages 708-745
This is the Toolkit chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: Arriving; Getting Around; Money; Accommodation; Family Travel; Health & Safe Travel; Food, Drink & Nightlife; Responsible Travel; LGBTiQ+ Travellers; Accessible Travel; Nuts & Bolts; Language
Contains pages 746-763
Coverage includes: Arriving; Getting Around; Money; Accommodation; Family Travel; Health & Safe Travel; Food, Drink & Nightlife; Responsible Travel; LGBTiQ+ Travellers; Accessible Travel; Nuts & Bolts; Language
Contains pages 746-763
This is the Storybook chapter from the Italy guidebook.
Coverage includes: History Of Italy In 15 Places; Dolce Far Niente: Myths & Truths; Italian Food Doesn’t Exist; Ungovernable Italy; Dov’era, Com’era: Why Italy Lives its Past; The Country of a Thousand Cultures
Contains pages 764-784
Coverage includes: History Of Italy In 15 Places; Dolce Far Niente: Myths & Truths; Italian Food Doesn’t Exist; Ungovernable Italy; Dov’era, Com’era: Why Italy Lives its Past; The Country of a Thousand Cultures
Contains pages 764-784
