- ISBN13: 9780756615406
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Product Description
There is something for just about everyone in Florence and Tuscany. From viewing some of the world’s greatest Renaissance art to wandering around designer boutiques. Discover a whole new side of Florence and Tuscany with the Eyewitness Travel Guide. This guide will give you practical information without any hassle. All of the important towns and other places to visit are described individually. Within each town or city, there is detailed information on important… More >>
#1 by Carl Stewart on April 22, 2010 - 12:09 pm
The travel sections of most bookstores, particularly the larger ones, are awash in books about Italy, and in particular, the region of Tuscany. This is clearly too much of a good thing; take 10 of these books—-and there must be closer to 20 of them—-and you will find much duplication. How is a traveler, particularly the first-time traveler to central Italy, to know which guides are helpful and which merely rehash information that has been available for many years? One of the problems is that many of the guides issue a new edition each year in an apparent attempt to render last year’s guide obsolete. Nonsense! I have some travel guides that are 15 years old and are still valuable. Keep in mind that the Etruscans were in Tuscany well over 2,000 years ago; their monuments and culture is not going to change much between 2007 and 2008.
In short, this book serves a purpose but so do many others with similar titles.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by R. Morrow on April 22, 2010 - 1:07 pm
This book is packed with information but it’s hard to follow. Too much information is not necessarily helpful. Expected a suggested travel plan instead of the way it is organized. By the time I was through scanning the guide, the trip seemed like it was in the ‘too hard to do’ box.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by Susan K. Tucker on April 22, 2010 - 3:48 pm
My husband and I are free spirit travelers that like to keep the planning somewhat spontaneous, yet still have enough planning to get the most from the experience. We enjoyed this book for providing enough history and background to provide context for the experiene. Plus this book (along with the help of a great GPS system) was great for mapping and planning the day. I actually used a friend’s books for our trip and thought they were so great that I bought a copy for myself as a keepsake for when we returned.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by W. Moe on April 22, 2010 - 4:01 pm
We used this guide and found it to be excellent. We had several guides but this was the most complete and easy to use.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by A. Gregory on April 22, 2010 - 4:42 pm
I bought this prior to traveling to Italy. Great info on Tuscany and Florence. And I loved that area!!
Rating: 5 / 5