Italy for Dummies (ISBN - 0764588192) PDF
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by Bruce Murphy and Alessandra de Rosa Italy FOR DUMmIES ‰ 4TH EDITION s 01_069325 ffirs.qxp 12/13/06 8:32 PM Page iii 02_069325 ftoc.qxp 12/13/06 8:34 PM Page x Plan your trip with For Dummies Covering the most popular destinations in North America and Europe, For Dummies travel guides are the ultimate user-friendly trip planners. Available wherever books are sold or go to www.dummies.com And book it with our online partner, Frommers.com � Book airfare,hotels and packages � Find the hottest deals � Get breaking travel news � Enter to win vacations � Share trip photos and stories � And much more Frommers.com,rated the #1 Travel Web Site by PC Magazine 01_069325 ffirs.qxp 12/13/06 8:32 PM Page i Available wherever books are sold. Go to www.dummies.com or call 1-877-762-2974 to order direct. The fun and easy way™ to travel! U.S.A. 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For technical support, please visit www.wiley.com/techsupport. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Control Number: 2006939493 ISBN: 978-0-470-06932-5 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 4B/QT/QR/QX/IN 01_069325 ffirs.qxp 12/13/06 8:32 PM Page iv About the Authors Bruce Murphy has lived and worked in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Rome, and Sicily. His work has appeared in magazines ranging from Cruising World to Critical Inquiry. In addition to guidebooks, he has published fiction, poetry, and criticism, most recently the Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery (St. Martin’s Press). Alessandra de Rosa was born in Rome and has lived and worked in Rome, Paris, and New York City. She did her first cross-Europe trip at age 2, from Rome to London by car. She has continued in that line ever since, exploring three out of five continents so far. Her beloved Italy remains her preferred destination and where she lives part of the year. Dedication We would like to dedicate this book to Sandro and Viviana de Rosa, and to Paola and Valerio Scoyni. Without their support, kindness, and wealth of good ideas, it never would have been possible. We would also like to thank our editor, Margot Weiss, who supported our work until the very day she gave birth to her son, and to Leslie Shen, who took over and did much to improve this book. A thank you also should go to Guy Ruggiero, the cartographer, who did an excellent job with the maps. 01_069325 ffirs.qxp 12/13/06 8:32 PM Page v Editorial Editors: Leslie Shen, Jana M. Stefanciosa Copy Editor: Doreen Russo Cartographer: Guy Ruggiero Editorial Assistant: Melinda Quintero Senior Photo Editor: Richard Fox Cover Photos: Front Cover Photo: © Glenn Beanland/Lonely Planet Images/ Getty Images Back Cover Photo: © Stefano Scata Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com) Composition Services Project Coordinator: Patrick Redmond Layout and Graphics: Carl Byers, Barry Offringa, Julie Trippetti Proofreaders: Cynthia Fields, Techbooks Indexer: Techbooks Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher, Consumer Dummies Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions Director, Consumer Dummies Kristin A. Cocks, Product Development Director, Consumer Dummies Michael Spring, Vice President and Publisher, Travel Kelly Regan, Editorial Director, Travel Publishing for Technology Dummies Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher, Dummies Technology/ General User Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our Dummies online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register/. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: 01_069325 ffirs.qxp 12/13/06 8:32 PM Page vi Contents at a Glance Introduction.......................................................1 Part I: Introducing Italy......................................7 Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Italy ........................................9 Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Italy ............................................15 Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go ..............................32 Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Four Great Options ..............43 Part II: Planning Your Trip to Italy ....................49 Chapter 5: Managing Your Money ................................................51 Chapter 6: Getting to Italy ..............................................................64 Chapter 7: Getting Around Italy ....................................................72 Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations ................................78 Chapter 9: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests..........85 Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details ......................90 Part III: The Eternal City: Rome.........................99 Chapter 11: Settling into Rome....................................................101 Chapter 12: Exploring Rome ........................................................138 Part IV: Florence and the Best of Tuscany and Umbria...................................173 Chapter 13: Florence ....................................................................175 Chapter 14: Northern Tuscany and the Cinque Terre ..............223 Chapter 15: Southern Tuscany and Umbria ..............................255 Part V: Venice and the Best of the Pianura Padana....................................299 Chapter 16: Venice ........................................................................301 Chapter 17: Padua, Verona, and Milan........................................347 Part VI: Naples, Pompeii, and the Amalfi Coast ........................................379 Chapter 18: Naples ........................................................................381 Chapter 19: Going Beyond Naples: Three Day Trips ................411 Chapter 20: Sorrento, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast ..................423 Part VII: Sicily...............................................451 Chapter 21: Palermo......................................................................453 Chapter 22: Taormina, Syracuse, and Agrigento ......................478 02_069325 ftoc.qxp 12/13/06 8:34 PM Page vii Part VIII: The Part of Tens...............................501 Chapter 23: Non Capisco: The Top Ten Expressions You Need to Know ..................................................................503 Chapter 24: Ten Great Italian Artists ..........................................506 Appendix A: Quick Concierge...........................510 Appendix B: Glossary of Architectural and Menu Terms.........................................520 Index.............................................................529 02_069325 ftoc.qxp 12/13/06 8:34 PM Page viii
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