Go to Italy
 From the Cadogan Guides series. There are far bigger countries in the world, but none as consistently simpatico as Italy. From the Dolomites to the Straits of Messina, the big boot overflows like a Christmas sock with art, music, beautiful towns, lakes, mountains, beaches, and 300 kinds of pasta. Take a trip down the Amalfi Drive, spend a week in a Tuscan villa, enjoy an opera at La Scala, a boat ride on Lake Como, or dawdling in a trattoria under the stars. This guide contains practical travel advice; over 1,000 hand-picked places to stay; over 1,250 restaurants, bars & cafes; 89 maps & site plans; color touring map section; stunning photography; food & drink section with regional specialties and Italian menu reader. - intelligent, entertaining insights into history, art, festivals, food and culture
- comprehensive practical information: where to stay, eat, play and shop
From the book 'Even first-time visitors, with eyes and brains spinning, soon become uneasily aware that, for every Italian cliché, every Mount Vesuvius, St Mark's Basilica and Leonardo's Last Supper, Italy has a hundred other natural wonders and artistic showpieces that any other nation would die for. Someone once tried to count up all the works of art, and concluded that there was at least one per inhabitant, no less'"sophisticated, beautifully written " --American Bookseller illustrations, color maps, index Paperback 1136 pages - 5 3/4" x 8 1/4" - (5/04)Regularly: $23.95 Now: $19.16 Save $4.79 (20%)
CG4625 Cadogan Guide to Italy $19.16
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