Italy For Dummies 6e

Bruce Murphy has li ved and worked in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Rome, and Sicily. His work has appeared in magazines ranging from Cruising World to Critical Inquiry. In addition to guidebooks, he has published fiction, poetry, and criticism, most recently The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. 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 four out of five continents so far. Her beloved Italy remains her preferred destination and her home for part of the year.

Introduction 1 Part I: Introducing Italy 7 Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Italy 9 Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Italy 16 Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go 32 Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Four Great Options 43 Part II: Planning Your Trip to Italy 49 Chapter 5: Managing Your Money 51 Chapter 6: Getting to Italy 64 Chapter 7: Getting Around Italy 72 Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations 79 Chapter 9: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests 86 Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details 91 Part III: The Eternal City: Rome 99 Chapter 11: Settling into Rome 101 Chapter 12: Exploring Rome 137 Part IV: Florence and the Best of Tuscany and Umbria 171 Chapter 13: Florence 173 Chapter 14: Northern Tuscany and the Cinque Terre 216 Chapter 15: Southern Tuscany and Umbria 247 Part V: Venice and the Best of the Pianura Padana 295 Chapter 16: Venice 297 Chapter 17: Padua, Verona, and Milan 346 Part VI: Naples, Pompeii, and the Amalfi Coast 379 Chapter 18: Naples 381 Chapter 19: Going Beyond Naples: Four Day Trips 413 Chapter 20: Sorrento, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast 429 Part VII: Sicily 455 Chapter 21: Palermo 457 Chapter 22: Taormina, Catania, Syracuse, and Agrigento 481 Part VIII: The Part of Tens 513 Chapter 23: Non Capisco: The Top Ten Expressions You Need to Know 515 Chapter 24: Ten Great Italian Artists 518 Appendix: Quick Concierge 522 Index 532