Rome & Central Italy

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...

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...

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...

Central Italy at 1:400,000 in a series of indexed touring maps from Michelin. Enlargements show road access to central Rome and Florence, with additional street plans of these two cities, all indicating principal sights and facilities, main traffic routes, one way street, and in Florence the restricted entry zone; all have a short index listing main streets. The map also indicates locations with street plan...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Pocket Venice 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. Explore the Grand Canal by gondola, admire the Basilica di San Marco, or snack on tapas-style cicheti in a Cannaregio bar; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the be...

Rome at 1:12,500 on a “write & wipe” waterproof and tear-resistant, indexed street plan from Michelin with an enlargement of the Piazza Navona area, a road map of the city’s environs, a metro diagram, plus sightseeing recommendations based on the publisher’s Green Guide.

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.

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...

The Rough Guide to Rome is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating city, with detailed coverage of all the major sights, including some only recently opened to the public, such as the Stadium of Domitian, the Domus Aurea (Rome's most magnificent ancient building) and Mussolini's bunker at Villa Torlonia. Get the most out of Rome with information on everything from its world-class museums and iconic an...

Discover the magical canals and romantic palaces of Venice with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable, Venice city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. * Includes 2 PopOut maps - a detailed street map the city centre as well as an overview map of Venice * Additional maps of Venice Lagoon and the waterbus services are also included ...

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...

The Way of St Francis is a month-long trail through the green heart of Italy from Florence to Assisi and then to Rome. At 550km, this is a long trek by any standards and explores the spine of mountains running through central Italy, the Apennines.

Milan PopOut Map: pop-up Milan city map - folded pocket size travel map with transit map included Contents include maps of: Central Milan Greater Milan Metro The Lakes Milan Province Explore Milan with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up map. Small in size, yet big on detail, this compact, dependable city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. * Includes two pop-up maps covering central and...

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A clever combination of text, photographs and clear cartography. It features 6 colour-coded districts, each with its own large-scale fold-out map. A spread at the front highlights the 10 sights you shouldn't miss; one at the back highlights the 10 best things to do when in Venice. It details of more than 100 restaurants, bars, cafes, shops, clubs, markets and art galleries. All the practical advice needed o...

Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Biography Award and the 2012 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Julia Blackburn and her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. She arrived as a stranger but a series of events brought her close to the old people of the village and they began to tell her their stories. Of how their village had been trapped in an archaic feudal system...

Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power. Cicero is consul, Caesar his ruthless young rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath, Clodius an ambitious playboy. The stories of these real historical figures - their alliances and betrayals, their cruelties and seductions, their...

Long established, The Rough Guide to Venice and the Veneto is the most thorough and reliable guide to the city and its surroundings. With stunning photography to inspire you, in-depth coverage to guide you and clear maps to steer you, this guide will ensure you make the most of your time in Venice, whether you want to visit the big name sights of the Basilica di San Marco and the Palazzo Ducale, escape the ...

The city of Rome is the largest archaeological site in the world, capital and showcase of the Roman Empire and the centre of Christian Europe. This guide provides: * Coverage of all the important sites in the city from 800 BC to AD 600 and the start of the early middle ages, drawing on the latest discoveries and the best of recent scholarship * Over 220 high-quality maps, site plans, diagrams and photograp...