Italy '99 : The Complete Guide with the Cities, Lakes, Tuscan Hills and Baroque and Renaissance Treasures, Book

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New This Year

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Connections

Resources for Travelers.

How to Use This Book

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Don't Forget to Write

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The Gold Guide: Smart Travel Tips A to Z

An easy-to-use section divided alphabetically by topic. Under each listing you'll find tips and information that will help you accomplish what you need to in Italy. You'll also find addresses and telephone numbers of organizations and companies that offer destination-related services and detailed information and publications.

Destination: Italy

Helps get you in the mood for your trip.

New and Noteworthy

Cues you in on trends and happenings.

What's Where

Gets you oriented.

Pleasures and Pastimes

Describes the activities and sights that make Italy unique.

Great Itinerary

Helps you make the most of your time in Italy.

Fodor's Choice

Showcases our top picks from special restaurants and one-of-a-kind accommodations to out-of-the-ordinary sights and activities... Let them inspire you!

Festivals and Seasonal Events

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The following destination chapters in Fodor's Italy '99 are arranged geographically. Each city chapter begins with Exploring information, which is divided intoneighborhood sections; each recommends a walking or driving tour and lists sights in alphabetical order. Each regional chapter is divided by geographical area; within each area, towns are covered in logical geographical order, and attractive stretches of road and minor points of interest are indicated.

Rome

Florence

Tuscany

Lucca, Siena, Chianti, and the Hill Towns

Venice

Venetian Arc

Padua, Verona, Vicenza, and Palladio Country

Italian Riviera

Genoa, Portofino, and Cinque Terre

Piedmont/Valle d'Aosta

Milan, Lombardy, and the Lakes

The Dolomites: Trentino--Alto Adige

Trento, Rovereto, Bolzano, and Cortina d'Ampezzo

Emilia-Romagna

Parma, Bologna, Rimini, and Ravenna

Umbria and the Marches

Perugia, Urbino, Spoleto, Assisi, and Orvieto

Campania

Naples, Pompeii, and the Amalfi Coast

Apulia

Bari, Brindisi, and the Gargano Promontory

Sicily

Sardinia

Portraits of Italy

Italy at a Glance: A Chronology, "The Artless Art of Italian Cooking," by Nancy Coons, "The Passionate Eye: Italian Art Throughout the Ages," by Sheila Brownlee, Books and Videos

Italian Vocabulary

Index

Maps