 Go to Florence
 From the Cadogan Guides series. Whether travelers are planning their city break in advance or want instant guidance exploring, Cadogan City Guides are the ideal companions. They provide a truly accessible way into the heart of a city, with a unique introductory full-color section packed with ideas for days out and itineraries and extensive, cross-referenced maps with all listings clearly marked. They also include a wealth of engaging cultural and historical knowledge, along with anecdotes and colorful stories written in the enthusiastic, informed, personal way for which Cadogan is renowned. Cadogan provides a personal approach to Florence, combining up-to-the-minute facts with engaging cultural and historical asides, and taking you beyond the tourist trail to where the Florentines go. From the unforgettable Duomo to the jewellery shops of the Ponte Vecchio, and taking in the art of the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the treasure troves of Santa Croce and Santo Spirito. - with chapters on medieval Siena, world-famous Pisa and cosy Lucca
- unique colour introduction, packed with ideas for days out and detailed itineraries
- extensive, clear mapping with grid-referencing to every sight and attraction
From the book:
'Linger over a glass of Chianti in a quiet little out-of-the-way piazza, watching another day of sun soak into bricks and stones that have soaked in seven or eight centuries of suns and witnessed all that brilliance, beauty and creativity, and all that violence, too. A Medici could order a work from Botticelli one minute, and have a political nuisance rubbed out the next' "Good writing, amusing comment and invaluable advice "
--The Independent  Paperback 384 pages - 5 3/4" x 8 1/4" - (7/02)Regularly: $14.95 Now: $11.96 Save $2.99 (20%)
CG4954 Cadogan Guide to Florence $11.96
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