Awe-inspiring Roman architecture and Renaissance art, charming hill towns steeped in history, a magnificent coastline waiting to be explored, gastronomic delights from authentic pasta to fine wine, and vistas that will leave you reeling - connect with the real Italy with this best-selling guide.

Highlights

Getting Started

Itineraries

The Authors

Snapshot

History

The Culture

Environment

Italian Artistic Tradition

Food & Drink

Rome & Lazio

Liguria, Piedmont & Valle d’Aosta

Lombardy & the Lakes

Trentino-Alto Adige

The Veneto

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Emilia-Romagna & San Marino

Tuscany (Toscana)

umbria & Marche

Abruzzo & Molise

Campania

Puglia, Basilicata & Calabria

Sicily

Sardinia (Sardegna)

Directory

Transport

Health

World Time Zones

Language

Glossary

Behind the Scenes

Index

Legend