I'M ON MY SECOND RICK STEVES ITALY GUIDE. I GET A NEW ONE FOR EACH TRIP. I'VE FOUND IT TO BE THE BEST GUIDE FOR ITALY. I USED ANOTHER TRAVELERS BOOK AT THE COLISEUM, SO WE COULD CHECK THE TIME THE ATTRACTION CLOSED. SHOULD HAVE CARRIED IT WITH ME ON MY PERSON! I READ ALL THE TRAVELERS GUIDES BEFORE I GO, BUT TAKE THIS ONE WITH YOU! IT HAS CURRENT MUSEUM HOURS, WHICH CHANGE IN ITALY! AND IF YOU'RE USING A GPS, YOU'LL NEED THE ADDRESSES. SOME OF THE ADVICE ON PERSONAL SECURITY WAS MOST HELPFUL, AND WHAT AREAS TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL IN. HE WAS RIGHT, THE THUGS WERE RIGHT WHERE HE SAID THEY WOULD BE OUTSIDE THE COLISEUM, AND THEY DIDN'T BOTHER US, AS WE HAD OUR PERSONAL STUFF ZIPPED IN, SECURE AROUND US, AND WE STAYED TOGETHER IN QUESTIONABLE AREAS. ALSO THE TIPS ON WHAT TO SEE: DON'T TRY TO SEE TOO MUCH IN ONE CITY, SPREAD IT OUT WITH DIVERSIONS BETWEEN MAJOR SIGHTSEEING. WE FOUND IT BEST TO HIRE LOCAL GUIDES FOR THE BIG ATTRACTIONS,TO UNDERSTAND THEM BETTER. i.e.THE VATICAN. WE GOT A LOT MORE OUT OF OUR SIGHTS THAT WAY. HIS ADVICE ON VENICE WAS PRICELESS. WE USED THE WATER TAXI--VAPORETTO--AS A SIGHTSEEING BOAT, THE $5.00 TICKET GOT US EVERYWHERE FOR CHEAP. VENICE IS PRICEY BUT WE CONQUERED IT NICELY ON A BUDGET KEEPING THE STAY THERE SHORT, BUT SWEET, WITHOUT SLIGHTING THE SIGHTS AND EXPERIENCES. HE GAVE GREAT ADVICE ON DRIVING THE AUTOSTRADA AND SMALL PRIVATE ROADS, AND LARGE CITIES (NO TO ROME & NAPLES!) ALL IN ALL A WELL ROUNDED GUIDE WITH ALL THE ESSENTIALS, CITIES, TOWNS, ATTRACTIONS, AND ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT FOR YOUR STYLE OF TRAVEL. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS GUIDE FOR ITALY.Read full review
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THIS IS A GREAT GUIDE BOOK. RICK STEVE GIVES YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO PLAN A GREAT TRIP. I HAVE USED HIS OTHER TRAVEL BOOKS AND FOUND THEM SO HELPFUL.
Steves goes into a lot of detail when describing anything and everything about Italy usually answering your questions even before you have them.
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