Frommer's Italy 2005 Book

	List of Maps	vii
	What's New in Italy	1
1	The Best of Italy	5
1	The Best Travel Experiences	5
2	The Most Romantic Getaways	6
3	The Best Museums	7
4	The Best Cathedrals	9
5	The Best Ruins	10
6	The Best Wine-Growing Regions	11
7	The Best Luxury Hotels	14
8	The Best Moderately Priced Hotels	16
9	The Best Restaurants	16
10	The Best Buys	18
2	A Traveler's Guide to Italy's Art & Architecture	20
1	Art 101	20
2	Italian Architecture at a Glance	26
3	Planning Your Trip to Italy	35
1	The Regions in Brief	35
2	Visitor Information	40
3	Entry Requirements & Customs	40
	Destination: Italy--Red Alert Checklist	41
4	Money	42
	The Euro, the U.S. Dollar & the British Pound	43
5	When to Go	44
	Italy Calendar of Events	45
6	Travel Insurance	49
7	Health & Safety	51
8	Specialized Travel Resources	52
	A Home Away from Home: Renting Your Own Apartment or Villa	54
9	Planning Your Trip Online	55
	Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	57
10	The 21st-Century Traveler	57
11	Getting There	59
12	Package Tours for the Independent Traveler	63
13	Escorted General-Interest Tours	63
14	Special-Interest Trips	64
15	Getting Around Italy	65
16	Tips on Dining	68
	Fast Facts: Italy	69
4	Settling into Rome	75
1	Essentials	75
	The Neighborhoods in Brief	78
2	Getting Around	81
	Fast Facts: Rome	84
3	Where to Stay	86
4	Where to Dine	108
	Thumbs Down for Tre Scalini's Tartufo	109
	Quick Bites	116
5	Exploring Rome	129
	Suggested Itineraries	129
1	St. Peter's & the Vatican	132
	Papal Audiences	139
2	The Colosseum, the Roman Forum & Highlights of Ancient Rome	140
3	The Pantheon & Attractions Near Piazza Navona & Campo de' Fiori	150
4	The Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain & Attractions Nearby	153
5	In the Villa Borghese	156
6	The Appian Way & the Catacombs	158
	Beneath It All: Touring Roma Sotteranea	160
7	More Attractions	161
8	Organized Tours	163
9	Shopping	163
10	Rome After Dark	170
11	Side Trips from Rome: Tivoli, Ostia Antica & More	177
6	Florence	185
1	Essentials	185
	The Neighborhoods in Brief	187
2	Getting Around	190
	Fast Facts: Florence	191
3	Where to Stay	192
4	Where to Dine	208
5	Seeing the Sights	222
6	Shopping	240
	Florentine High Fashion at a Discount	244
7	Florence After Dark	247
8	A Side Trip to Fiesole	250
7	Tuscany & Umbria	253
1	The Chianti Road	253
	Tuscan Tours: Biking, Horseback Riding & More	260
2	Montecatini Terme: Italy's Top Spa	266
3	Lucca	269
4	Pisa	275
5	San Gimignano: The Manhattan of Tuscany	281
6	Siena	286
	The Palio: A Spectacle of the Middle Ages	287
7	Arezzo	302
8	Gubbio	304
9	Perugia	308
10	Assisi	315
11	Spoleto	322
12	Orvieto	328
8	Bologna & Emilia-Romagna	335
1	Bologna	335
	The World's Greatest China Shop	342
2	Ferrara	349
3	Ravenna & Its Dazzling Mosaics	355
4	Modena	360
5	Parma	364
9	Venice	370
1	Essentials	371
	The Neighborhoods in Brief	374
2	Getting Around	375
	Fast Facts: Venice	377
3	Where to Stay	378
	Carnevale	382
4	Where to Dine	396
5	Seeing the Sights	408
6	Shopping	424
7	Venice After Dark	429
	Fueled by Cicchetti	432
8	The Lagoon Islands of Murano, Burano & Torcello	434
10	The Veneto & the Dolomites	438
1	The Riviera del Brenta	438
	Wine Tasting	442
2	Padua	443
3	Palladio's Vicenza	448
	La Citta del Palladio	450
4	Verona	453
5	Treviso	463
	The Wine Roads from Treviso	464
6	Bassano del Grappa	467
7	Trieste	470
8	Cortina d'Ampezzo: Gateway to the Dolomites	475
9	Trent	481
11	Milan, Lombardy & the Lake District	485
1	Milan	485
	Get Thee to a Renaissance Monastery	494
	Top Designer Fashions on the Cheap	500
2	Bergamo	514
3	Mantua	517
4	Lake Garda	521
5	Lake Como	530
6	Lake Maggiore	539
12	Piedmont & Valle d'Aosta	543
1	Turin	543
	The Mystery of Turin's Holy Shroud	549
2	Aosta	554
3	Courmayeur & Entreves: Skiing & Alpine Beauty	557
13	Genoa & the Italian Riviera	562
1	San Remo	562
2	Genoa	568
3	Rapallo	577
4	Santa Margherita Ligure	580
5	Portofino	583
6	The Cinque Terre	586
14	Campania	592
1	Naples	594
2	The Environs of Naples: The Phlaegrean Fields & Herculaneum	612
	Treading Lightly on Mt. Vesuvius	613
3	Pompeii	615
4	The Emerald Island of Ischia	619
5	Sorrento	625
6	Capri	631
7	Positano	642
8	Amalfi	647
9	Ravello	652
10	Paestum & Its Glorious Greek Temples	657
15	Apulia	659
1	Foggia: A Base for Exploring the Gargano	659
2	The Gargano Peninsula	662
3	Alberobello & the Trulli District	666
4	Martina Franca	668
5	Monopoli	669
6	Lecce	671
7	Taranto	674
16	Sicily	678
1	Taormina	681
	Meet Mighty Mt. Etna	684
2	At Taormina by the Sea	694
3	Syracuse & Ortygia Island	696
4	Agrigento & the Valley of the Temples	704
5	Selinunte	709
6	Palermo	711
	Men of Dishonor	716
7	The Aeolian Islands	731
Appendix A	Italy in Depth	738
1	History 101	738
	Dateline	738
2	A Taste of Italy	749
Appendix B	Molto Italiano	755
1	Basic Vocabulary	755
2	A Glossary of Architectural Terms	756
3	Italian Menu Terms	757
	Index	761