Rome for Dummies (ISBN - 076459950X) PDF
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by Bruce Murphy and Alessandra de Rosa Rome FOR DUMmIES ‰ 1ST EDITION s 01_59950x ffirs.qxd 2/2/06 8:13 PM Page iii 01_59950x ffirs.qxd 2/2/06 8:13 PM Page vi 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_59950x ffirs.qxd 2/2/06 8:13 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: 2005937355 ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-9950-7 ISBN-10: 0-7645-9950-X Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1B/SR/QS/QW/IN 01_59950x ffirs.qxd 2/2/06 8:13 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 maga- zines ranging from Cruising World to Critical Inquiry. In addition to guidebooks, he has published fiction, poetry, and criticism, most recently the Encylopedia 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. 01_59950x ffirs.qxd 2/2/06 8:13 PM Page v 01_59950x ffirs.qxd 2/2/06 8:13 PM Page vi Authors’ Acknowledgments To San Nicola di Bari, Julia, Lily, and Eve. We would like to thank our editors: Tim Ryan, for his enthusiasm and editing, and Naomi Black, for her patience and support. Thank you also to the cartographer, Roberta Stockwell. Finally, thank you to Rome and to Alessandra’s parents, for choosing to live in this wonderful city. This book would not have been possible without all of them. 01_59950x ffirs.qxd 2/2/06 8:13 PM Page vii Editorial Editors: Alexis Lipsitz, Project Editor; Melissa S. Bennett, Production Editor; and Jennifer Moore, Development Editor Copy Editor: Elizabeth Kuball Cartographer: Roberta Stockwell Senior Photo Editor: Richard Fox Cover Photos: Front cover: © Dallas and John Heaton/Corbis, Back cover: © Peter Barrett/Masterfile Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com) Composition Services Project Coordinator: Ryan Steffen Layout and Graphics: Denny Hager, Stephanie D. Jumper, Barry Offringa, Lynsey Osborn, Heather Ryan Proofreaders: Leeann Harney, TECHBOOKS Production Services Indexer: TECHBOOKS Production Services 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_59950x ffirs.qxd 2/2/06 8:13 PM Page viii
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