Central Italy Book

	Introducing
01	Central Italy: a photo essay
02	Introduction	21
	The Best of Central Italy	24
03	Historical Outline	25
04	Art and Architecture	33
05	Topics	47
	The King of the Wood	48
	Montecassino, 1944	50
	The Worst Pope	51
	The Pope who Quit	53
	Cyclopean Walls	54
	Passing the Time of Day in Ancient Rome	55
05	Food and Drink	57
	Restaurant Generalities	58
	Specialities of Rome and Lazio	60
	Specialities of Abruzzo and Molise	61
	Italian Menu Vocabulary	62
	Wines of Lazio	67
	Wines of Abruzzo and Molise	68
	The Guide
06	Travel	69
	Getting There	70
	By Air from the UK and Ireland	70
	By Air from the USA and Canada	70
	By Train	70
	By Coach	72
	By Car	72
	Entry Formalities	72
	Getting Around	73
	By Train	73
	By Coach and Bus	74
	By Car	75
	Hitchhiking	77
	By Motorcycle and Bicycle	78
	Specialist Tour Operators	76
07	Practical A-Z	79
	Calendar of Events	80
	Children	82
	Climate and When to Go	82
	Disabled Travellers	82
	Eating Out	83
	Electricity	83
	Embassies and Consulates	83
	Health and Insurance	84
	Maps and Publications	85
	Money	85
	National Holidays	85
	Opening Hours and Museums	86
	Packing	86
	Photography	87
	Police Business	87
	Post Offices	87
	Shopping	88
	Sports and Activities	88
	Telephones and the Internet	90
	Toilets	91
	Tourist Information	91
	Where to Stay	91
08	Rome	95
	Getting Around	98
	Tourist Information	99
	Shopping	99
	Sports and Activities	100
	Where to Stay	100
	Eating Out	103
	Entertainment and Nightlife	106
	History	108
	A Little Orientation	114
	Piazza Venezia	116
	Along the Tiber	121
	The Heart of Ancient Rome	122
	Along Corso Vittorio Emanuele	131
	Trastevere	133
	Via del Corso	134
	Via Veneto and the Quirinale	138
	The Patriarchal Basilicas	140
	Monte Celio	143
	The Via Appia: Rome's Catacombs	145
	Monte Aventino	146
	San Paolo Fuori le Mura	148
	Two Roads to St Peter's	149
	Vatican City	150
	EUR	158
09	Around Rome	159
	Ostia Antica	161
	Tivoli	167
	Vicovaro and Horace's Sabine Farm	171
	South of Rome: The Castelli Romani	172
	Velletri	182
10	Northern Lazio	183
	An Etruscan Primer	186
	Up the Coast	190
	North of Rome to Veii and Lake Bracciano	198
	From Lake Bracciano to Lake Vico	202
	Viterbo	207
	Lake Bolsena	218
	Along the Tiber	223
	Rieti and its Province	224
11	Southern Lazio	229
	A Latin Primer	231
	Down the Coast: Anzio to Monte Circeo	233
	The Monti Lepini	238
	The Golfo di Gaeta	243
	Ponza and the Pontine Islands	253
	The Monti Prenestini and Monti Simbruini	261
	The Ciociaria	266
	Down the Via Casilina	278
12	Abruzzo and Molise	281
	Northern Abruzzo	284
	Back Down the Coast: Pescara to Termoli	293
	Termoli and the Tremiti Islands	304
	The Gran Sasso and L'Aquila	309
	Southern Abruzzo and the National Parks	314
	The Maiella National Park	322
	The Abruzzo National Park	323
	Molise	324
	Reference
	Language	332
	Index	335
	Maps
	Central Italy
	Chapter Divisions	23
	Rome	96
	Central Rome	118
	Santa Maria Maggiore	141
	St Peter's	153
	The Vatican Museums	155
	Around Rome	160
	Hadrian's Villa	170
	Northern Lazio	184
	Viterbo	209
	Around Viterbo	216
	Southern Lazio	230
	Ponza	256
	Abruzzo and Molise	282
	The Gran Sasso and L'Aquila	307
	L'Aquila	311
	Southern Abruzzo and the National Parks	315
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