Fodor's Essential Italy 2022

by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

Whether you want to visit the Colosseum in Rome, go designer shopping in Milan, or hike the Cinque Terre, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Italy are here to help! Fodor’s Essential Italy 2022 guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.

Fodor’s Essential Italy 2022 travel guide



AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and doMULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your timeMORE THAN 80 DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidentlyCOLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and morePHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “The Best Ancient Sites in Rome,” “Italy’s Best Beaches,” “Architectural Wonders in Venice,” “Hilltop Villages in Tuscany,” and moreTRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and moneyHISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, art, architecture, cuisine, wine, music, geography and moreSPECIAL FEATURES on “The Sistine Chapel,” “Cruising the Grand Canal,” and “Who’s Who in Renaissance Art” LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gemsITALIAN LANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrasesUP-TO-DATE COVERAGE Rome, Vatican City, Venice, Milan, Lake Como, Florence, Tuscany, Pisa, Naples, the Amalfi Coast, Sicily, and more

Planning on visiting nearby European countries? Check out Fodor’s Essential France, Fodor’s Essential Spain, and Fodor’s Essential Switzerland.

*Important note for digital The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!

Genres: Travel, Italy, Nonfiction, Reference, Guidebook, Italian Literature, Ebooks

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Fodor's Travel Publications is a United States-based producer of English-language travel guides and online tourism information. It was founded by Hungarian Eugene Fodor in 1936.
Fodor’s was acquired by Random House in 1986 and sold to Internet Brands in 2016.

Reviews

[Anastasia · Rating 4 out of 5]

never thought i’d be writing a review for a travel book LOL

i would’ve liked to see images next to the activities proposed or even images of all the cities and towns mentioned. that’s the main downfall i can think of.

other than that i find it gives great advice, an extensive idea of activities, gives culinary tips and is a good, compacted guide for anyone who wishes to visit multiple regions in italy at once. will def bring with me on board!

[Shanelle]

i did not read this whole thing bc i’m not going to every city in italy. i’ll lyk if it was helpful post-trip but i definitely learned things lol

[Bob H · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who has made two extended trips to Italy in recent years, and planning future trips there, I was interested to see how Fodor covered places I had seen, as well as future destinations. The book is comprehensive, accurate, and full of background information, history and tips on the destinations, particularly major ones like Rome, Florence and Venice. Indeed, this guide gets to the essentials, and provides information in proportion to the attractions and interests of given locations (more, say, on Florence than the Valle d'Aosta, though it does touch on the latter more than some "best of" guidebooks). It does cover pretty much all the places of interest to tourists, and provides current information on local accommodations, transit and cuisine.

It's a bulky work, but given its main focus -- what a traveler should plan for and look for, before-the-fact -- it's highly useful and informative. It can help a traveler decide what destinations to see, and what places to seek out once there, and how to get to them. It has an insider's knowledge, sometimes gossipy, sometimes insightful, as to how best to experience it. (It's amusing to read, for instance, "Florence's popularity with tourists means that, unfortunately, there's a higher percentage of mediocre restaurants here," before Fodor goes on with an insider's tips on which restaurants a visitor should try).

The book is well-organized, colorful, well-illustrated with maps and pictures, has a nice pull-out map of Rome in back, and has readable and interesting prose. In all, it's a worthwhile guide to plan a trip, or several trips.

[Danny · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first Fodor's. A little intimidating after some of the smaller, more concise travel books I'd used before. 440 pages. But Italy, for me required a lot of depth before I went to make sure I understood the history (very complex) and the relevance of the art treasures and the gifted creators who made everything we wanted to see. Even after two trips, we haven't even begun to scratch the surface.

[Danni · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me so hungry. It is a good thing I don't drive or I would have left for Italy all ready. It was so fun to read about all the things that are so Interesting to me. I am Italian and I always wanted to go, but reading a travel guide is as close as I am going to get at this point. The pictures were so beautiful.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommend this book for travelers visiting the Vatican. This section of the book is very comprehensive. It includes tips on wait times, various collections (i.e., Egyptian art), appropriate dress, and items to bring with you (i.e., binoculars to view the Sistine Chapel).

[Ashley Rangel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a great tool in planning our trip to the three main cities that this book focuses on. Each night we would plan out the things we wanted to do the next day and because this helped us plan so well we always had time left over to do more things!

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

good practical advice in very broad overview--

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

I downloaded this on my Nook so I would not have to carry books on our trip to Italy. I found this to be the most helpful in reading about the sights we were seeing--both before and after.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for planning my upcoming trip to Italy.

[E G Melby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh - I’ve seen better

[Nancy Higgs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for lots of locations. Good tips

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has helped me plan my trip to Italy!!