Venice has been one of the world's leading destinations for the cultural traveler since the eighteenth-century Grand Tour: a romantic setting, rich in art history, created by a republic that was stable and prosperous for a thousand years. The eighth edition offers the curious traveler invaluable information on everything from art and architecture to places to stay. Color photographs, floor plans, maps, diagrams

Product Description: A fully updated edition of this detailed guide to the art, architecture and history of Florence. From Brunelleschi's Duomo to the magnificent Boboli gardens, Florence reveals a fascinating history―of intrigue, patronage, and art. In expert fashion Blue Guide Florence covers the range of what this extraordinary city―the cradle of the Renaissance―offers to travelers: from singular museums and galleries to beautifully, meticulously built churches, to some of the most breathtaking walks and finest food in the region...read more

Product Description: The first in the Blue Guides’ Concise city guides: small-format, attractive city guides ideal for on-site use. Drawn from the erudition and detailed research of the full 640-page Blue Guide Rome, this concise edition is a fully updated and completely rewritten distillation of the key art, architectural, and historical sites of the Eternal City; it includes the Blue Guides shortlist accommodation and dining recommendations...read more

Product Description: With its capital city of Florence and a host of gorgeous medieval cities set in rolling hills, Tuscany is considered by many to be the cultural heart of Italy. In classic Blue Guide style, this new edition covers Florence and other major cities―among them Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Cortona, and Arezzo...read more

Product Description: Currently one of the most popular destinations in Italy, Umbria is home to a rich history of art and architecture.With up-to-date practical information, terrific maps and town plans, and detailed information on Perugia, Assisi, and Orvieto as well as the less frequented Gubbio, Norcia, and Bevagna, Blue Guide Umbria is a terrific, comprehensive guide to a fascinating region...read more

Product Description: Twenty-two walks provide a personalized tour of Florence, and carefully selected day trips offer a glimpse of the marvelous Tuscan countryside. Includes new recommendations for the best hotels and restaurants. 20 illustrations, 8-page color street map, 14 ground plans. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Sicily is an increasingly popular year-round destination that offers not only a spectacularly beautiful landscape and a stunning coastline but also a wealth of places of historical and archaeological interest. The island's rich and diverse cultural heritage is covered in depth as are archaeological sites and the art and architecture of Sicily...read more

Product Description: Completely rewritten and reorganized, this edition of this enormously popular guide covers the eight regions of northern Italy: Lombardy, the Veneto, Piedmont, Liguria, Val d'Aosta, Trentino Alto-Adige, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, and Emilia-Romagna...read more

Product Description: Book by MacAdam, Alta

Recommends cities and towns to visit, gives historical descriptions of all the region's monuments and museums, and suggests itineraries by which to reach them