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Fully updated edition of this essential handbook to the Eternal City, the guide of choice for experts and independent travelers.

This 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. There are chapters devoted to the main towns and their environs, to each of the provinces and to areas of particular natural beauty. Gallery and Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper; the Lakes of Garda, Como and Maggiore are well known for their scenery; and the old town of Mantua has the Palozzo Ducale and Palazzo Te. The historic city of Turin is in Piedmont, and Liguria has the port of Genoa with its numerous palaces and the seaside villages of Cinque Terre. The Veneto includes the city of Verona, with its Roman amphitheatre; the university town of Vicenza, rebuilt by Palladio whose villas can be seen all over the region; and mountain scenery in the Dolomites. In Friuli-Venezia Giulia are Trieste and numerous small towns of interest, including Udine and Cividale. Bologna, the capital of Emilia-Romagna, is one of Italy's oldest cities; while Ravenna is home to examples of Byzantine art. transport, opening times of museums and monuments, and useful addresses.

The tenth edition of this popular guide to the Eternal City. An essential handbook for any traveller who wants to understand Rome. Fully updated food and accommodation information.

There are more than 30 walks to choose from in this travel guide to Rome which aims to encourage readers to soak up the atmosphere of the Roman Empire in the Forum and Palatine, marvel at the size and splendour of St Peter's and the Vatican, delight in the Baroque architecture of Bernini and Borromini or follow the trail of celebrated painters such as Michelangelo, Raphael and Caravaggio. There are also days out of the city which include Tivoli and Hadrian's villa, Ostia Antica and as the Alban Hills.

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. Museums, churches, and palazzi are described meticulously, with room-by-room descriptions of the contents.

Carefully devised routes lead the traveler away from the crowds, through labyrinthine alleyways to deserted squares, lively markets, and treasure-filled churches.