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| Florence and Tuscany (Eyewitness Travel Guides) | 
| Author: Dk Publishing
Publisher: DK Travel
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 22345
Media: Turtleback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0756615402
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.550493
EAN: 9780756615406
ASIN: 0756615402
Publication Date: March 20, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Highly recommended! Review by a Tuscany Tour Guide - www.nadasitaly.com December 20, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Buongiorno! I recommend all the Eyewitness Travel guide books to anyone who is planning a trip to Italy. I show this book to people who sign up for my tours for the pictures and the useful information that they may need to know before going. I love the quality of the images and being from Italy (Florence to be exact), I was surprised to see how in-depth and easy to find the information was, while at the same time, keeping it concise and essential. It's not super-light, and that's why I didn't give it 5 stars, because it's kind of heavy to carry around if you're out an about the hills of Tuscany. If you'd like a pocket book to take with you as you go on your day trips, get "Top 10 Tuscany", which is also by DK Eyewitness travel. If you'd like to get other recommendations on traveling to Tuscany, contact me: nada@nadasitaly.com
 Can't leave home without it! October 26, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I can think of no better book to guide you around the hill country of Tuscany than this DK guide. It not only provides in depth views of the great landmarks of Florence such as the Ufizzi and the Duomo but highlights special Tuscan towns like San Gimignano and Arezzo. There is fairly extensive coverage of Siena, Pisa and Lucca as well. What makes this book stand out over others is that it is so handsomely illustrated with marvelous cutaway sections of the Duomo and Baptistry in Florence as well as three dimensional views of the historic quarters. There is an interesting history section as well as useful information when it comes to planes, trains and automobiles. This guide also highlights some of the Etruscan ancient sites. Best to double check the museum times, and follow the DK advice of booking tickets in advance, as it will save you long waits at the galleries. Whether you are sampling Tuscany for its wines or tracking down the great artists and writers, you will be glad you have this book to guide you on your journey of discovery.
WONDERFUL! September 24, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
These books are so helpful! We plan out entire trips according to them. We are going to Florence next week and have already planned out our itinerary according to this book! Last year we used the Prague book from this serious, and it was extremely helpful! This book is a must for travelers. Small but a bit heavy as it is packed with beautiful pictures and info.
The Starting Place For Every Trip July 31, 2005
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
My work has provided me with the opportunity to travel a good bit. I am the type of person who wants to get a working background for my destinations, both in terms of history and geographic layout. Because I work, I don't have a great deal of time to spend reading and studying different, often lengthy, travel guides before or during my trips.
Because these guides are concise, beautifully illustrated, relatively compact, and impeccably organized, I cannot recommend highly enough the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guides! The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is THE guide I buy for every destination. Not only do I get a quick history and background of the destination, but I also will be provided with a visual guide to everything. The visual detail is really what sets the DK Eyewitness Travel Guides apart.
The street maps of common destination points are drawn in dimensional detail so you will visually recognize when you "get there." This is particularly helpful when you don't speak the native language. The explanation of addresses in Florence turned out to be awfully helpful to me.
The regional maps are colorful and concise. However, the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide really shows its stuff with the drawings associated with attractions such as museums and churches. Their presentation of building layouts allow the traveler who is short on time to quickly see the best of the attraction within the time the traveler has to spend. With Florence as a destination, these museum and church illustrations are priceless!
Each DK Eyewitness Travel Guide has a good summary section in the back with practical information about where to eat, where to sleep, what to do, and how to get around.
While I may supplement the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide with others for a more detailed travel guide, the other guide is only more to read, not more to see. Buy the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide first for any destination.
Buy this book! July 21, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
My husband and I were on a one-week whirlwind tour with a touring company. We purchased this right before hitting Florence and Tuscany and it was an invaluable resource. The photos are beautiful and the information provided was just enough to get us excited (and knowledgeable) about what we were seeing. The Street-by-Street guides were particularly helpful since we were given a small black and white map by the touring company which didn't point out anything useful! I am using the book as a reference as I scrapbook the trip, and it will be a wonderful souvenir in the years to come. Thank you!
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