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1 Sights
5 Eating
6 Drinking
4 Sleeping
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ContentsI
Throughout this book, we use these icons to highlight special recommendations:
These icons help you quickly identify reviews in the text and on the map:
Don’t MissA must-see – don’t go home until you’ve been there
If you like…Lesser-known alternatives to world-famous attractions
Local experts reveal their top picks and secret highlights
DetourSpecial places a little off the beaten track
The Best…Lists for everything from bars to wildlife – to make sure you don’t miss out
This edition written and researched by
Alison BingAbigail Blasi, Cristian Bonetto, Gregor Clark, Joe Fullman,
Duncan Garwood, Paula Hardy, Robert Landon, Virginia Maxwell, Olivia Pozzan, Brendan Sainsbury,
Donna Wheeler, Nicola Williams
Italy
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Rome &the Vatican
Florence,Tuscany &Umbria
Venice,Veneto &Bologna
Milan,the Lakes &Piedmont
Naples,Pompeii &
the Amalfi Coast
Sicily &Southern Italy
Rome &the Vatican Highlights ................................ 54
Museo e Galleria Borghese
Colosseum
Vatican Museums
St Peter’s Basilica
Roman Forum
Roman Catacombs
Trastevere
Venice, Veneto & BolognaHighlights .............................. 160
Legendary Venice
Culinary Bologna & Veneto
Glimpse Heaven Inside St Mark’s Basilica
Admire Propaganda at the Ducal Palace
Meet the Venetian Masters
Clamour for More at Verona’s Roman Arena
Bologna’s Quadrilatero
Florence, Tuscany & UmbriaHighlights ...............................216
Duomo, Florence
Sacred Assisi
Develop a Celebrity Crush at the Accademia
Actually Enjoy Politics at Palazzo Pubblico
Chianti Landscape
Feel Small in San Gimignano
Orvieto’s Cathedral
Naples, Pompeii & the Amalfi CoastHighlights .............................. 276
Ruins of Pompeii
Sing in the Blue Grotto
Get a Positive Outlook in Positano
Become Speechless in Ravello
Turn Back Time at Museo Archaeologico Nazionale
Make a Meal of the Centro Storico
Milan, the Lakes & Piedmont Highlights ...............................112
Milan Fashion & Design
Lake Como
Da Vinci’s Last Supper
Get Wowed atop Milan’s Duomo
Live Bellagio’s Dolce Vita
Window-shop Milan’s Quadrilatero d’Oro
Turin’s Eataly
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Contents
Sicily &Southern Italy
Highlights .............................314
Culinary Sicily
Go Greek in Syracuse
Hit the Beach at Taormina
Peek into the Volcano atop Mt Etna
Snooze in a Sassi
Glimpse Heaven inside the Palatine Chapel
Rome &the Vatican 51Highlights ..................... 54
Best… ............................ 60
Walking Tour ................ 62
Rome ............................. 64Roman Forum ...............70The Colosseum .............72Ostia Antica .................. 84Vatican Museums ........ 89St Peter’s Basilica ........ 90Villa Borghese ...............93Roman Catacombs .......95Tivoli: Villa Adriana & Villa D’Este ............... 107
Milan, the Lakes & Piedmont 109Highlights .....................112
Best… ........................... 118
Itineraries ....................120
Milan.............................122Duomo ......................... 123Da Vinci’s Last Supper ............................127Certosa di Pavia ..........130Quadrilatero d’Oro......136
The Lakes ....................138Lake Maggiore ............138Lake Como ...................141Bellagio ........................ 146
This Is Italy .....................6
Italy Map..........................8
Italy’s Top 25 Experiences ..................10
Italy’s Top Itineraries ......................32
Month by Month ......... 42
What’s New .................. 46
Get Inspired ..................47
Need to Know .............. 48
On the RoadPlan Your Trip
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Contents
Blue Grotto ..................301
Amalfi Coast ..............304Positano ...................... 305Ravello ........................ 306Amalfi ......................... 307Paestum ..................... 309
Sicily &Southern Italy 311Highlights ....................314
Best… ...........................318
Itineraries ................... 320
Sicily............................ 322Palermo ...................... 322Palatine Chapel .......... 326Aeolian Islands ........... 330Cefalù ..........................331Catania ....................... 332Taormina .................... 333Mt Etna ....................... 334Syracuse .................... 335Ancient Syracuse ....... 338Noto ............................ 339Valley of the Temples ....................... 341Puglia ..........................341Vieste ...........................341Bari ............................. 343Lecce .......................... 344Alberobello ................. 345
Basilicata .................... 345Matera ........................ 345Matera's Sassi ........... 346
Galleria dell’Accademia............ 231The Uffizi .................... 232
Northern & Western Tuscany ....... 243Pisa ............................. 243Lucca ...........................247
Central Tuscany ........ 250Siena ........................... 250Palazzo Pubblico ........252Chianti Vineyards ...... 255San Gimignano .......... 256
Umbria ........................ 258Perugia ....................... 258Urbino ......................... 263Assisi .......................... 263Spoleto ....................... 266Orvieto ........................ 267Orvieto’s Cathedral ....270
Naples, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast 273Highlights ....................276
Best… ..........................280
Itineraries ................... 282Naples ........................ 284Museo Archaeologico Nazionale .................... 289Mt Vesuvius ................ 294South of Naples ....... 284Pompeii ...................... 298Sorrento ..................... 299Capri ...........................300
Piedmont ..................... 147Turin ............................. 147Lingotto Fiere & Eataly ............................. 150Aosta ............................ 154Cinque Terre ...............154
Venice, Veneto & Bologna 157Highlights ....................160
Best… ...........................166
Itineraries ....................168
Venice...........................170Grand Canal ................ 176Gallerie dell’Accademia............ 181Ducal Palace ...............182St Mark’s Basilica .......185The Dolomites ............. 192Padua ...........................201Verona ........................ 204Verona's Roman Arena ............. 206
Bologna....................... 207
Florence, Tuscany & Umbria 213Highlights ....................216
Best… .......................... 222
Itineraries ................... 224
Florence ...................... 226
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Directory ....................384Accommodation ........ 384Climate ....................... 386Customs Regulations ................ 386Discount Cards .......... 386Electricity ................... 387Food ............................ 387Gay & Lesbian Travellers .................... 387Health ......................... 387Insurance ................... 388Internet Access ......... 388Legal Matters............. 388Money ......................... 389Public Holidays .......... 390Telephone .................. 390Time .............................391Tourist Information ....391Travellers with Disabilities.................. 392Visas ........................... 393Women Travellers ..... 393
Transport ....................394Getting There & Away ........................ 394Getting Around .......... 395
Language .................... 401
Behind the Scenes....402
Index ............................ 407
How to Use This Book .............................414
Our Writers ..................416
Italy Today .................. 350
History ........................ 352
Family Travel .............. 363
Art & Architecture .... 365
The Italian Table ....... 369
Lifestyle .......................374
Outdoor Experiences ................378
Fashion & Design ......380
Survival GuideIn Focus
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This Is Italy
Italy wears its
millennia of turbulent
history extra-
ordinarily well.
Packing your bags for every possible Italian adventure is a challenge – yet Italy makes it look easy, with 47 Unesco World Heritage sites, 20 champion soccer teams, 40 European Union–acclaimed cheeses and (get this) one million vineyards, all crammed into a country the size of a Prada clutch.
Just come as you are, and let Italy show you how it’s done. In a couple of days you’ll have a new wardrobe; in a week you’ll be on a Vespa, making gestures that could get you arrested elsewhere. You’ve got places to go: an Amalfi Coast beach, maybe an opera in a Roman amphitheatre, or your pick of Italy’s year-round festivals. You don’t have to wait for Venice Carnevale or yet another World Cup victory to party in the streets – any old saint’s day or country sagra (harvest fair) will do.
Hungry? Ah, that’s Italy’s favourite word. Thanks to ancient volcanoes and an unusually sunny disposition, there’s always some local, seasonal speciality bursting with flavour, and it will be delivered to you atop the best pasta or risotto you will have in this lifetime. City-state turf battles long fought by armies are now waged by pizzaioli (pizza-makers) over the correct thickness of a crust – best not to get the Neapolitans and Romans started. Just eat and smile, which should be easy.
Maybe it’s the Mediterranean diet, but Italy wears its millennia of turbulent history extraordinarily well. Roman towns like Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia Antica were so well preserved by their masks of mud or volcanic ash, you’ll swear they’re not a day over 1950 years old. But Italy also offers glimpses into the future, with cutting-edge design showcases during Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile and a recent boom in contemporary art museums in Venice, Turin, Naples and Rome. For big ideas, major meals and outsized personalities, Italy has your dream vacation in the bag.
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