Frommer's Italy

Author: Darwin Porter

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Price : $22.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780471962236
Publisher : wiley
Imprint : wiley
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Weight (g) : 0.68
Publication date : 15 September 2006
Produced in : United States
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Author : Darwin Porter
Series : Frommer's S.
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Edition : Revised edition
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Dewey classification : 914.50493
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Pages : 832
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Illustrations : Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.)
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Featuring a color fold out map of Italy, this work includes a section of color photos and maps of the most of the ancient and modern cities, classical architecture and ruins, vineyards, villages, and gorgeous countryside vistas. It also includes a shopper's guide.

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A team of veteran travel writers, Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince, have produced numerous titles for Frommer's, including best selling guides to Rome, Venice, Spain, France, the Caribbean, England, and Germany. Porter, a former bureau chief of The Miami Herald, is also a Hollywood biographer. Prince was formerly employed by the Paris bureau of The New York Times.

List of Maps. What's New in Italy 1 1 The Best of Italy. 2 A Traveler's Guide to Italy's Art & Architecture by Reid Bramblett. 3 Planning Your Trip to Italy. 4 Suggested Italy Itineraries. 5 Settling into Rome. 6 Exploring Rome. 7 Florence. 8 Tuscany, Umbria & The Marches. 9 Bologna & Emilia Romagna 358 10 Venice. 11 The Veneto & the Dolomites. 12 Milan, Lombardy & the Lake District. 13 Piedmont & Valle d'Aosta. 14 Genoa & the Italian Riviera. 15 Naples, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast. 16 Apulia. 17 Sicily. Appendix A: Italy in Depth. 1 Basic Vocabulary. 2 A Glossary of Architectural Terms. 3 Italian Menu Terms. Appendix B: Molto Italiano. Index. List of Maps.