Rick Steves' Florence and Tuscany 2012

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Florence and Tuscany.

With the self-guided tours in this book, you’ll discover the geographic heart of Italy. Take the Renaissance Walk and tour the Uffizi Gallery to learn how Florence taught civilized living to the rest of Europe. Wander through the medieval city of Siena and find out what Pisa has to offer beyond the Leaning Tower. Relax in sunny Tuscan hill towns where you’ll enjoy full-bodied wine, the world’s best gelato, and the company of friendly locals.

Rick’s candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. You’ll learn how to get around by train, bus, or rental car and get up-to-date advice on what’s worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.

 (6 customer reviews)

Although Rick Steves's Italy book provides much valuable information on Florence, the Florence book adds more detail, especially the specific tours of various sightseeing destinations. Also, the book provides black and white photos of the highlights of the destinations that are being featured. This is another very useful travel book from Rick and it has been vital in the planning of my 2012 trip to Italy.

As another reviewer notes Rick Steve covers Florence well in his Italy book, but he covers it better in this one. However, his depth of coverage is perhaps to the exclusion of smaller Tuscan hill towns. While he also covers Siena, Pisa, and Luca (in addition to Florence) in Florence and Tuscany 2012, he only covers six hill towns and in limited detail at most. I am forced to gather information about the myriad of other hill towns from a different source. Perhaps in the next edition Rick?

Contained a lot of helpful information. Will definitely stay by my side on my trip to Florence. Would love to read more of Steves' books in the future!