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.Italy (Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay)

by: Alastair Sawday

March 06, 2008
Since I was introduced to Alastair Sawday's books & website about 2 years ago I have never looked back. As per previous publications 'Italy' did not fail to live up to its title of 'Special Places'. I have spent a number of evenings traveling, in my mind, through the wonderful countryside, city & coast of Italy with Sawdays as my guide.

Sawday's is just wonderful as it gives you a very informed idea of each place and depending on what you are looking for there is always something to please. As always the book is perfectly laid out and very easy to use - it was also great to see the green emphasis of the book. I have recommended Sawday's to family & friends and will continue to do so.

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.Seaside: Discover the Best of Britain's Best Beaches (Time Out Seaside: Discover Britain's Coastal Treasures)

by: Time Out Guides Ltd

April 03, 2008
I'm a river, lake and waterfall swimmer really (see the new book on 'Wild Swimming' in the UK) but you can't beat a fantastic beach too.

The authors have picked some of the most spectacular places, some well known, others more secret, and written about them in depth. The practical bits are useful, and the maps for each of the 35 place chapters are very helpful.

The photos are totally stunning, beautifully printed on matt paper. Very nice.

The coverage is a little limited but overall a very inspiring coffee-table guidebook.
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.Italy (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

by: Damien Simonis, et al

February 01, 2008
This is a good guide book, as all the guide books in the series, but I did expect a bit more from it. I travelled around Italy together with my husband the summer of 2005, and we used this guide book a lot. But it is a guide book, nothing more. There are quite a bit of things that have changed since the book was last edited, but this is expected. We are planning to send the findings we did to the editor, so that it can be added or changed in the next edition, perhaps.
We felt that the book focused too much on churches, castles etc, and a lot of really interesting things were missed - like the local food markets, which we love to visit. There wasn't much of "different" or "special" recommendations, it was just focusing on the "What to see if ... Read More:
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."Time Out" Rome (Time Out Rome)

by: Time Out Guides Ltd

July 05, 2007
I'm quite a fan of the Time Out series when it comes to city guides. This guide to Rome was very good, we tried out some of the recommended restaruants and also found our hotel through this book, which was an excellent choice. The biggest complaint would probably be the maps.Sometimes it seemed to be a bit tricky to find what you were looking for.Also on a few occassions it appeared that eating places were not where the guide book said they would be or they were closed when the guide said they would be open for business.
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.Italian: Essential Language for Short Trips (Lonely Planet Fast Talk)

by: Lonely Planet

May 01, 2004
I'm quite a fan of the Time Out series when it comes to city guides. This guide to Rome was very good, we tried out some of the recommended restaruants and also found our hotel through this book, which was an excellent choice. The biggest complaint would probably be the maps.Sometimes it seemed to be a bit tricky to find what you were looking for.Also on a few occassions it appeared that eating places were not where the guide book said they would be or they were closed when the guide said they would be open for business.
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.The Rough Guide to Italy (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

by: Martin Dunford, Celia Woolfrey, Rob Andrews, Jules Brown, Ros Belford, Jonathan Buckley, Mark Ellingham, Tim Jepson

May 31, 2007
I'm quite a fan of the Time Out series when it comes to city guides. This guide to Rome was very good, we tried out some of the recommended restaruants and also found our hotel through this book, which was an excellent choice. The biggest complaint would probably be the maps.Sometimes it seemed to be a bit tricky to find what you were looking for.Also on a few occassions it appeared that eating places were not where the guide book said they would be or they were closed when the guide said they would be open for business.
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.Rome "Wallpaper*" City Guide ("Wallpaper*" City Guides)

by: Wallpaper* Magazine

October 02, 2006
Great supliment for your visit to Rome - helped us to find some more of the quirky places which made our trip memorable.
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.Tuscany and Umbria (Lonely Planet Country and Regional Guides)

by: Nicola Williams, et al

February 01, 2008
..instead of having to pay through the nose for a copy in a Sienese bookshop. As ever, LP guides have the feeling of being written by someone who's actually been there, and the advice on San Gimignano (get there early or go in Winter) would have been worth it alone.

This is an excellent guide, especially if - like us - you were roaming over both regions during your holiday. Highly recommended
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.Italy (Eyewitness Travel Guide)

from: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd

February 01, 2008
..instead of having to pay through the nose for a copy in a Sienese bookshop. As ever, LP guides have the feeling of being written by someone who's actually been there, and the advice on San Gimignano (get there early or go in Winter) would have been worth it alone.

This is an excellent guide, especially if - like us - you were roaming over both regions during your holiday. Highly recommended
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.Sicily (Lonely Planet Country and Regional Guides)

by: Vesna Maric

May 01, 2008
The book is very helpful and full of useful travel titbits when travelling round Sicily, pointing out interesting features of each of the main regions and recommended places to visit. The walking tour in Palermo was excellent, and the beaches highlighted were exceptional. The restaurant recommendations were fantastic, though the great hotel we stayed in was not mentioned in the guide, despite there only being a few hotels in the town itself.

You will need, however, to supplement the book with a language guide if you do not speak Italian, as it contains only the most basic phrases, and it would be helpful to expand on these when required. Furthermore, a more detailed map or sat-nav should be used to travel around, rather than relying ... Read More:
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