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Southern & Mediterranean Europe
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Europe by Eyewitness
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- A colourful, cultural guide to Europe with plenty of photographs and bird's eye graphics. Perfect as a sightseer's companion for an organised tour of the continent, rather than a practical travelling guide. Includes a general introduction to the history, art and landscape of Europe followed by a section on each country.
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Pyrenees by Rough Guides
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- Great guide to both the French and Spanish sides of the Pyrenees and including a sizable section on Andorra. Also contains excellent sections on the history and common wildlife of the area, as well as the usual extensive range of accommodation and restaurant listings.
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Trekking in the Pyrenees by Douglas Streatfield James
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- For the keen trekker here are 90 hand-drawn route maps supported by detailed descriptions, plus plenty of background on the region and advice on what to carry, when to go etc.
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Pyrenees: Car Tours and Walks by Paul Jenner & Christine Smith
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- Comprising a dozen car tours and 34 walks this slender and colourful volume will prove indispensable to the casual explorer looking to stretch the legs through some spectacular scenery.
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Italy: Back Roads by Eyewitness
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- A colourful guide with 24 scenic driving routes through Italy. Each tour is between 2 and 5 days long with selective information on the sights, restaurants and hotels for each.
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Go Slow Italy by Alastair Sawday
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- A wonderful guide to 46 Italian hotels where the owners put time and affection into everything they do. Specialises in the environmentally responsible, regional and community-focused places to stay.
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Italy by Rough Guides
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- A comprehensive practical guide that ostensibly caters to all budgets, though independent travellers looking to stretch their funds will doubtless find it most useful. Detailed travel information sits comfortably alongside thoughtful historical and cultural insight. Colour sections devoted to Italian food and wine break up the otherwise rather bland presentation.
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Italy Culture Shock by Alessandro Falassi
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- Invaluable for anyone making a permanent move and not at all superfluous for visitors, this well researched and presented book provides crucial advice and insight into the minutiae of Italian life. ,
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Italy: Special Places to Stay by Alastair Sawday
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- A typically marvellous Sawday selection of over 350 of Italy's finest hotels, B&Bs, guesthouses and so on. Catering to all budgets and with a keen eye on sustainability, there is something here for everyone. We wouldn't plan a trip without it.
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Italy by Eyewitness Guides
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- A glossy and seductive volume crammed with colour photographs and illustrations. Restricted inevitably by the scale of its subject it is able to cover only the best and most famous sights, but does so admirably. Those seeking practical travel advice should look elsewhere, but for pre-trip inspiration and post-trip nostalgia, this is hard to beat.
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Italy by Lonely Planet
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- A reliable and exhaustive practical guide for the independent traveller on a slender budget. The informal LP tone is present throughout, as are copious details on price and timings. Sticks mostly to the beaten path and doesn't offer a great deal in terms of Italian history or culture.
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Italy: Perfect Places to Stay, Eat & Explore by Time Out
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- Opting wisely not to attempt total coverage, Time Out instead pick 30 of Italy's choicest destinations and arrange them according to theme: Rural Idylls, Cities, Coasts & Islands, Small Gems, and Lakes & Mountains. Each spot is set in context before its best hotels, resturants and sights are listed and reviewed. An unusual guide then, but rather a brilliant one.
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Concise Italy by Blue Guides
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- A new venture for Blue in which the best of their extensive regional Italian guides is condensed into a manageable single volume, packed with highlights. We suspect the hardest part was deciding what to leave out: everything here is of the highest standard, and for a country-wide cultural tour it cannot be bettered.
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Italy by Fodor's
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- A colossal general mid-budget guide, with excellent coverage of everything from resturants to ruins. Colour photographs and good thick paper throughout make it a joy to use, if a struggle to carry. Though geared primarily towards American visitors, its tone is by no means exclusive. The pull-out maps at the rear are reliable and clear. It is a guide that attempts to do everything that its competitors do and more, and for the most part it succeeds.
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Italy by Michelin Red Guides
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- A comprehensive hotel and restaurant guide that includes some rudimentary road mapping. The book is arranged alphabetically by region and uses a long-established system of symbols to list and rate facilities. As with all Red Guides, bar that for France, the home language is used throughout and thus some basic grasp of Italian is crucial.
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Abruzzo by Bradt
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- The only English language guide available and written by a resident, it contains reliable, selective and knowledgeable information about the beaches, caves and ruins of this fabulous region.
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Rome by StyleCity
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- Less a guide than a showcase, this sylish book reveals the hippest aspects of Rome, with emphasis on restaurants, nightlife and shopping. Beautifully presented and thoughtfully researched.
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Rome Top 10 by Eyewitness
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- Whittles Rome down to its top ten museums, walks, churches, hotels for every budget and restaurants in each area. Perfect for a short break, especially the handy fold-out maps.
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Rome by Fodor's
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- This US-produced guide is colourful and fun to use, with a good deal of practical and contextual information presented in an informal tone.
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Rome by Rough Guides
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- Comprehensive, budget-minded practical guide to the city that also offers a decent insight into its history and culture. Few photos, maps rather tricky to use.
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Rome by Everyman MapGuides
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- A lightweight book of sturdy annotated maps offering details on sights, bars, shops and so on. Freshly updated, unique and very useful.
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Rome by Companion Guide
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- A fantastic, well-written cultural guide to Rome with notes on history, art and architecture and the culture of the city. Highly recommended.
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Rome by Luxe Guides
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- This sleek new range of guides are great for the back pocket or handbag. Luxe specialise in guiding you straight to the hippest restaurants, hotels and shops. Essential for those travelling in style.
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Rome by Eyewitness Guides
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- Bulky, well-composed sightseeing companion packed with colour photographs and illustrations, focusing primarily on museums and architecture. Covers practical travel information briefly in the back pages. Best for a pre-arranged trip, or as a memento.
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Rome by Blue Guides
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- Unbeatable cultural companion for visitors seeking a scholarly understanding of the city and its history. First class writing on all the major sights with intermittent photographs and maps. Practical basics are covered to a very limited extent.