No comments about Food Wine The Italian Riviera & Genoa (The Terroir Guides).

No comments about Food Wine Rome.

No comments about Tuscany: Regions Within a Region.

1 comments about Time Out Florence: And the Best of Tuscany (Time Out Guides).

1. I went to Italy over the holiday after doing quite a bit of research with 4 or five different types of tour guides. these seemed great for their great history section and great "local" restaurant guides. But i couldn't find any of the streets found in the books. Im not sure if they are out of date or what, but we couldn't use any of the books suggestions. I also rain into another set of travelers from England who found the same problem. Stick to Rough Guides or Rick Steves. Those are at least correct and updated.

No comments about The Italian Riviera: A Complete Guide to Liguria, including Portofino, Cinque Terre, Portovenere, Genoa and Sanremo.

No comments about Lonely Planet Lo Mejor De Roma (Lonely Planet. (Spanish Guides)).

No comments about History & Mystery: Paris (History & Mystery).

2 comments about Lonely Planet Sardinia.

1. I bought this book because the reviews about Rough Guide were pretty bad, and I must say Lonely Planet delivered once again. It's full of "local" tips that must have taken the author a very long time to put together.
   A few more mini-maps would save dozens of lines of directions to reach those hidden places, and would save the reader a lot of time on the road.
   We would also have done with a few more places to stay and eat, but locals are so welcoming that it was a joy to ask them.
   These shortcoming anyway don't even erode one star, as the guide is otherwise exceptional. We didn't need anything else.



2. My boyfriend and I just got back from our trip to Sardinia. The Lonely Planet was helpful with some general information, but it was a bit dated (the new edition comes out May 2006 though). It did have a really good section on the food in Sardinia which mentally prepared us for a homecooked farewell dinner of baby goat! :) All in all, having the book was much better than nothing, but I'd recommend taking another guide book along to cross reference (which we did) or wait for the 2006 edition.

2 comments about Pocket Map and Guide Florence (EYEWITNESS POCKET MAP & GUIDE).

1. I love DK guides. I use them faithfully for my travels in Europe. The pocket map and guide are beautifully done, except, my pocket's not that small. If the guide were a bit larger I might be able to read it. Now I have to pack a magnifying glass too. Perhaps it's just me, but I think it could be a bit larger and still fit in my pocket. Especially since I could forget the magnifying glass. Then I have been known to stuff a digital camera in my pocket too. I have a suggestion. Find a pair of jeans. Measure the BACK pocket. Fit the guide to just slip into that pocket. Perfect.



2. We liked this handy little combo of map and guidebook. It slips easily into a pocket and was simple to use. Nice to have the guidebook aspect especially in Florence where there is so much to see that by the time we'd gotten to various sites we'd have forgotten a lot of the details in our larger guidebook. It works very well with the companion larger Florence and Tuscany Guide. Note that the print is quite small, which makes for a compact guide, but was hard for me to read on-site in dark churches. It's a very useful map, but if small print is an issue for you, bring your reading glasses.

No comments about Strolling around Trieste: A practical guide to the town and to its surroundings ; map of the town and of its province.