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Released: 2008-12-01

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Take a fresh approach to Rome with this "Step by Step" guide, part of a brand new, stylishly designed series from Insight Guides. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book features 18 irresistible self-guided walks and tours, written by a local expert and packed with great insider tips. Whether you are new to the city or a repeat visitor, whatever your interests, and however long your stay, this book is the perfect companion, showing you the smartest way to link the sights and taking you beyond the beaten tourist track. All the walks and tours come with clear, easy-to-follow full-colour maps and hand-picked places to eat and drink en route. A 'Key Facts' box at the start of each tour highlights the recommended time needed to enjoy it to the full, plus the distance covered and a start and end point; all this makes it simple to find the perfect tour for the time you have to spare. The book also recommends top tours by theme and includes a special 'Only in' feature, highlighting a number of experiences or attractions that are unique to the destination. In addition, it has background information on food, drink and shopping, plus a Directory section with a clearly organised A-Z list of practical information and hotel and restaurant listings to suit all budgets. The guide also comes with a free pull-out map, complete with street index and with the walks and tours clearly marked. This map is great for use both with and without the main book.

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Insight Guide Rome (Insight Guides Step-By-Step Rome)
  • Paperback: 10 pages
  • Publisher: Insight Guides; 2008-12-01
  • Label: Insight Guides
  • Studio: Insight Guides
  • ISBN: 9812586539
  • Sales Rank in Books: #743185

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST guide book written by the BEST guide in Rome!, January 10, 2009
This review is from: Insight Guide Rome (Insight Guides Step-By-Step Rome) (Paperback)
We recently returned from Rome where we had taken a tour with the author of this book. The book is the best guide to Rome in a really easy format to take along, with a terrific map. The best part is that the author is a guide in Rome, and she's picked out not only the most important things to see but writes a clear history of a confusing, busy, amazing city -- and the food recommendations are tops too! Can't say you've been to Rome if you don't eat! We loved this book so much we're now buying a couple more on Amazon for friends and family. Usually, guidebooks are cookie cutter, all the same, lah dee dah -- but this one is THE ONE to have in Rome! And if you get lucky, you can score a tour with the author at context travel ( that's their web site name without the space between words and with the usual three double w and a dot and a com too of course ) in Rome - not cheap, but absolutely the best guide service for those who seriously want to learn -- like a college course while you...Read more
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rome Demystified & Fun, January 31, 2009
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This review is from: Insight Guide Rome (Insight Guides Step-By-Step Rome) (Paperback)
Rome is overwhelming and you can spend all your time looking at ruins and miss the big picture AND the little details that make the big picture so fascinating. On foot is the best way to see Rome (so many great places for food along the way) and this book was a godsend. Gods-send? Anyway - great maps, convenient size, advice on eats, the only guide book you'll need. So leave Rick Steves behind and step up!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Just a few pages, March 30, 2010
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This review is from: Insight Guide Rome (Insight Guides Step-By-Step Rome) (Paperback)
I recently bought this guide after reading the excellent reviews it had, but when I received it, I was extremely disappointed. The whole guide (pretty thin, as a first impression) is basically a set of 12-14 walking tours around Rome. It does not contain any valuable information, as basic as to how to get from Fuimicino's Airport to downtown Rome (Termini), other than taking a taxi. It does not have information about getting tickets either (and who does not plan visiting the Vatican while in Rome?). The last 10 pages or so are a list of hotels and restaurants, which did not seem to be affordable at all for the budget traveler either. Five minutes of searching the internet will provide you with more pragmatic information than this book. I will definitely buy a different guide before taking my trip to Rome this summer.
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