Rome & Central Italy

Shortlisted for the 2015 Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year. This is a delightful book about Italy's unexpected history, told through its citrus fruits. The story of citrus runs through the history of Italy like a golden thread, and by combining travel writing with history, recipes, horticulture and art, Helena Attlee takes the reader on a unique and rich journey through Italy's cultural, moral, cu...

Henry James was a renowned observer of European culture, both in his fiction and in his life. In particular, he loved Italy, visiting it 14 times and setting several of his novels in the country. Between 1873 and 1909 he also wrote numerous essays and travelogues that were ultimately collected into one volume and published as Italian Hours. James is famous for his fine perception and baroque prose, and both...

Abruzzo and Molise in Touring Club Italiano’s series of regional road maps of Italy at 1:200,000, used by millions of locals and tourists alike and always among Stanford’s perennial best-sellers. Coverage extends from Ascoli Piceno in the north to south of Anzio and Monte Cassino, and includes Terni, Rieti, L’Aquila, most of the Monti Sibillini National park, Monti della Laga NP, Gran Sasso d’Italia NP, Mon...

Italy's famous Alta Via long-distance walking routes are spread across the Dolomites running roughly north to south and across to the Austrian border. Increasing in difficulty from AV1 to AV6, they vary in length from 6 to 13 days and range from easy ambles to difficult aided climbs. For the two first routes, described in detail in this guide, overnight stops are at manned mountain huts or guesthouses so wa...

Venice at 1:6,000 on a “write & wipe” waterproof and tear-resistant, indexed street plan from Michelin with plans of Murano, Burano and the Lido, a road map of the Mestre area, a diagram of the vaporetto lines, plus sightseeing recommendations based on the publisher’s Green Guide.

Your Guide to the 10 Best of Everything in Rome. Discover the best of everything Rome has to offer with this essential, pocket-sized DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Rome with pull-out map.

The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Rome 2016 will lead you straight to the best attractions Rome has to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the city's stunning architecture, and 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets in this fully updated and expanded guide, p...

The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Italy is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns.

Here are hundreds of irresistible excuses for going to Italy. Be welcomed and utterly seduced by the vitality and sheer authenticity of Italy and its people.

Berlitz Pocket Guide Italian Lakes and Verona contains everything you need to know about this beautiful region in a handy small format. Combining authoritative narrative detail with stunning colour photography, we show you the best places to visit in and around the lakes. We help you round the cities too, including Mantua, Brescia, Bergamo and, of course, the finest of all, Verona. Handy full-colour fold-ou...

This is a beautiful and unique wrapping paper from Cavallini & Co. featuring an historical map of Rome 1925 circa, reproducing the area within the city walls. As the title suggests ‘Roma Presente e Avvenire’ ‘Rome Present and Future’, this map emphasises the development proposal of the time and shows the areas due for demolition and reconstructions. You will notice the Via dei Fori Imperiali, which opened i...

Includes enlargements of Rome, Tivoli, Viterbo- all separately indexed. About this series: Indexed 1:200,000 scale regional maps of Italy with street plans of main cities. Topography is indicated by bold relief shading with spot heights and colouring for forested areas. Detailed road information, characteristic of Michelin’s maps, includes toll and free sections of motorways, road widths, difficult or d...

Includes enlargements of Pescara and L’Aquila- all separately indexed. About this series: Indexed 1:200,000 scale regional maps of Italy with street plans of main cities. Topography is indicated by bold relief shading with spot heights and colouring for forested areas. Detailed road information, characteristic of Michelin’s maps, includes toll and free sections of motorways, road widths, difficult or dange...

Lonely Planet’s Discover Rome is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Delve into history at the Colosseum, be amazed by the treasures in the Vatican Museums or dine "al fresco" in a Roman "piazza" (square); all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Rome and begin your journey now!

The ultimate pocket map of Florence! Explore the fabulous city of Florence with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up, city map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable, city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. * Includes 2 popout maps - a detailed street map of the city centre as well as an overview map of greater Florence * Additional maps of the bus routes, a locator map p...

The best Rome has to offer - in your pocket. Pocket Rough Guide Rome is your essential guide to Italy's capital, with all the key sights, restaurants, shops, bars and places to stay, in an easy-to-use format, with a full-colour, pull-out map.

DK Eyewitness Pocket Map & Guide: Venice will lead you straight to the best of Venice. It's packed with beautiful illustrations and coverage of all the major areas and sights from museums to parks and markets. There's comprehensive area-by-area information and referencing, and recommendations for the best hotels, restaurants, bars, shops, galleries and other cultural attractions. You won't miss a thing on y...

The Pocket Rough Guide Florence is the essential guide to Tuscany's beautiful capital. Whether you're visiting big-hitter museums such as the Uffizi and the Accademia, bar-hopping in the Oltrarno district, or escaping the crowds in hilltop Fiesole, this thoroughly researched guide has all the expert information you'll need. The Best of Florence section picks out the city's highlights, and suggested itinerar...

Lake Garda and Verona on an Insight Flexi Pocket Map in their new format introduced to provide more convenient access to the special features of this series: various additional maps and/or street plans plus tourist information including a list of must-see sights. The map is tear-resistant, waterproof, and can be written on with non-permanent marker pens.

This guidebook describes 50 walks around Lakes Como, Iseo, Garda and Maggiore in Northern Italy. The picturesque routes are accessible by public transport from popular centres including Bellagio, Riva, Stresa and Cannero, and range from 2 to 14km in length. There are gentle lakeside strolls, and numerous ridge routes and traverses as well as the ascent of Monte Baldo, Monte Boletto and other walker's peaks...