Lonely Planet Rome

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Excellent all-round guide to visiting Rome
A must for a Rome vacation
Good overall, but iffy restaurant recommendations

Lonely Planet Rome: City Guides (Lonely Planet Rome)
Duncan Garwood
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ASIN: 1740597109

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A timeless city built by saints and emperors, Rome's grandeur awes and inspires. Be conquered by the greatness of the Pantheon, St Peter's or the Roman Forum, discover seemingly forgotten frescoes and ancient mosaics or amble through sun-drenched piazzas and indulge yourself at Rome's best gelaterie. Choose your own Roman adventure with this stylish guide by our resident author.

o FULL-COLOUR MAPS - make navigating the cobbled alleys and remote quarters of Rome easy <BR>o ART & ARCHITECTURE - the lowdown on the most notable monuments and hidden galleries <BR>o BEST DAY TRIPS - all the practical information you need to explore beyond the centre <BR>o DISCERNING REVIEWS - from designer restaurants to family-run trattorias, we'll take you to the best of this gastronomic heartland

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Excellent all-round guide to visiting Rome.......2007-01-09

I just (January 2007) spent six days with this guide as my constant companion on a holiday in Rome. I also saw many other people carrying this book around with them - so it seems it is a popular choice! I would say this book was an essential part of the success of my trip.

* Walking around central Rome I noticed that every other person seemed to be carrying some sort of map! The maps in the guide are clear enough for navigation in the city - once you understand their limits. For example, not every street is shown and/or labelled, but in the centre of the city you're never all that far away from a street that _is_ shown. Once I got the hang of the rather chaotic way the streets work, I felt comfortable with wandering around for a while and then finding my place on the map. But if (like me) you had booked a room in a hotel well outside the city centre, you will want to get a proper map of Rome and/or take a printout of the area from Google Maps - I did both. But in the city centre it's much easier to have the guide open to the map pages than to use a large folding map.

* In the shopping section there is a strong (but certainly not exclusive) emphasis on clothes/fashion/design. There's no doubt that this correctly reflects the vast number of such shops in Rome. Nevertheless, that is not my sort of thing and I would have liked more coverage of other types of store.

* The walking tour section is excellent. I did two of the walks pretty much as per the directions and found them very enjoyable. Be aware though that if you want to go in to the places on the tour you need to check opening times - for example, I started the Trastevere tour at about 10:30 and by the time I got to the second half of the tour most of the places were closed. Well, that was my fault - the book gives opening times for the places mentioned on the tours.

* Every place mentioned has specific directions on how to use public transport (metro and/or bus) to get there from Termini station - these directions were invaluable and I relied on them many times.

A must for a Rome vacation.......2006-11-03

Excellent book.
Very helpful while planning a vacation & during.

Good overall, but iffy restaurant recommendations.......2005-08-16

I took this book to Rome in 2004. It covered the sights well enough, and I managed to get a very decent hotel using its recommendations. The restaurant list was where it was weakest. I did much better eating at restaurants that were not in the book--its selections, when I ate at them, were mediocre to not very good at all.

Lonely Planet Best of Rome (Lonely Planet Best of Series)

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Lonely Planet Best of Rome (Lonely Planet Best of Series)
Abigail Hole
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ASIN: 1740597362

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Contemporary Rome more than stands up to its past. In Best of Rome, our resident author reveals a city bubbling over with festivals, food markets, street parties, open-air opera, jazz, hip hop and salsa clubs, all making use of the city's unfeasibly beautiful setting. As the saying goes, 'Roma, non basta una vita' (for Rome, a lifetime is not enough).

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great map

Lonely Planet Rome City Map

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ASIN: 1740597214

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Lonely Planet's city maps present the travelers' city in one easy view

• Complete street and sight index makes navigating the city a breeze for walkers and drivers alike

• All new, improved mapping styles and fully updated

• Sturdy, laminated, easy-fold format

• Quick-find highlights and reviews of the top city sights

• Includes up-to-date transit maps and essential practical information

• Full color throughout with gorgeous photographs

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great map.......2007-01-16

Very useful and up to date. Includes some of the lesser streets not shown on other maps.

Lonely Planet Mejor Roma (Spanish) 1 (Lonely Planet Best Of Rome)

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Martin Hughes
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Lonely Planet Rome: Condensed (Lonely Planet Rome Condensed)

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Lonely Planet Rome: Condensed (Lonely Planet Rome Condensed)
Martin Hughes , and Sally Webb
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ASIN: 1741041503

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This informative and savvy guide captures the best that Rome offers in a practical, easy to use format. With opinionated reviews, essential travel tips and detailed fold-out maps, Rome Condensed has all the information the discerning visitor needs - for a day or a week, for business or for pleasure. <ul>

shows how to order a caffè macchiato with confidence and mangiare bene in the best cafes and restaurants </li>

helps you navigate the way from the Spanish Steps to the Vatican like a Roman </li>

reviews only the coolest places to experience la dolce vita </li>

shopping secrets shared from to-die-for big names to tell-your-friends bargains </li></ul>

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Lonely Planet Rome
Sally Webb , Stefano Cavedoni , and Helen Gillman
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Espressos and a tub of gelato in Piazza Navona, multicultural markets on the Esquiline and a taste of the Empire at the Colosseum - encounter the Eternal City with this essential guide. <ul>

20-page colour-map section </li>

return to a glorious past with the details on Michelangelo's handiwork at the Sistine Chapel, Bernini's Baroque and the city's hidden mosaics </li>

festival lowdown includes Roma Jazz Festival and open-air cinema season </li>

convents, camp sites, palazzi and pesioni: accommodation options to suit every pocket </li>

get out of the city with excursions to Ostia Antica and Lazio's impressive Etruscan sites </li></ul>

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Rome (Lonely Planet Best of ...)
Martin Hughes
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Rome City Pack (Lonely Planet Best of ...)

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