Lonely Planet Italy

by Gillman, Helen; Gillman, John; Simonis, Damien

• ISBN13: 9780864424921
• ISBN10: 0864424922
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Discover the best Italy has to offer from spectacular trekking routes through the Apennines to cities rich with centuries of art and ancient ruins. With places to stay for every budget, insider tips on the best Italian cuisine, a full-color arts and architecture section, and complete details on transportation. color. 114 maps.

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. 8
This Book	p. 11
Foreword	p. 12
Introduction	p. 15
Facts About Italy	p. 16
History	p. 16
Geography	p. 39
Geology	p. 39
Climate	p. 41
Ecology and Environment	p. 42
Flora and Fauna	p. 42
Government and Politics	p. 44
Economy	p. 45
Population and People	p. 46
Education	p. 47
Arts	p. 47
Society and Conduct	p. 54
The Mafia	p. 56
Religion	p. 58
Language	p. 59
Art and Architecture	p. 61
Architecture	p. 62
Painting and Mosaics	p. 69
Sculpture	p. 76
Facts for the Visitor	p. 81
Suggested Itineraries	p. 81
Planning	p. 82
Responsible Tourism	p. 84
Tourist Offices	p. 84
Visas and Documents	p. 86
Embassies and Consulates	p. 89
Customs	p. 92
Money	p. 92
Post and Communications	p. 97
Internet Resources	p. 101
Books	p. 101
Films	p. 103
Newspapers and Magazines	p. 103
Radio and TV	p. 104
Photography and Video	p. 104
Time	p. 105
Electricity	p. 105
Laundry	p. 105
Health	p. 105
Women Travellers	p. 110
Gay and Lesbian Travellers	p. 111
Disabled Travellers	p. 111
Senior Travellers	p. 112
Travel with Children	p. 112
Dangers and Annoyances	p. 113
Legal Matters	p. 114
Business Hours	p. 116
Public Holidays	p. 116
Special Events	p. 117
Activities	p. 119
Courses	p. 121
Work	p. 122
Accommodation	p. 123
Food	p. 127
Regional Cuisines	p. 128
Drinks	p. 132
Entertainment	p. 134
Spectator Sports	p. 135
Shopping	p. 138
Getting There and Away	p. 140
Air	p. 140
Land	p. 148
Sea	p. 154
Organised Tours	p. 154
Getting Around	p. 157
Air	p. 157
Bus	p. 157
Train	p. 158
Car and Motorcycle	p. 160
Bicycle	p. 164
Hitching	p. 165
Boat	p. 165
Local Transport	p. 166
Organised Tours	p. 166
Roma	p. 168
History	p. 168
Orientation	p. 169
Information	p. 170
Walking Tour	p. 175
Piazza del Campidoglio	p. 180
Piazza Venezia	p. 180
Foro di Traiano	p. 181
Foro Romano and Palatino	p. 182
Chiesa di SS Cosma e Damiano and Chiesa di Santa Francesca Romana	p. 185
Colosseo	p. 185
Esquilino	p. 187
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore	p. 187
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano	p. 187
Celio	p. 188
Towards the Jewish Ghetto	p. 189
Trastevere	p. 190
Campo de' Fiori	p. 191
Piazza Navona	p. 191
The Pantheon	p. 192
Fontana di Trevi	p. 192
Piazza di Spagna and Scalinata della Trinita	p. 192
Dei Monti	p. 192
Villa Borghese	p. 209
Around Via Vittorio Veneto	p. 209
Terme di Diocleziano	p. 210
Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme	p. 211
II Vaticano	p. 211
Castel Sant'Angelo	p. 216
Gianicolo and Villa Doria Pamphili	p. 217
Via Appia Antica	p. 217
Catacombe	p. 218
Roma for Children	p. 220
Language Courses	p. 220
Organised Tours	p. 221
Special Events	p. 221
Places to Stay	p. 221
Places to Eat	p. 229
Entertainment	p. 235
Shopping	p. 237
Getting There and Away	p. 238
Getting Around	p. 241
Lazio	p. 243
Ostia Antica	p. 245
Tivoli	p. 245
Etruscan Sites	p. 246
Civitavecchia	p. 248
Viterbo	p. 249
The Lakes	p. 253
South of Roma	p. 253
Liguria, Piemonte and Valle D'Aosta	p. 256
Liguria	p. 256
Genova (Genoa)	p. 258
Riviera di Levante	p. 269
Riviera di Ponente	p. 278
Piemonte (Piedmont)	p. 285
Torino (Turin)	p. 287
Valle di Susa	p. 296
Southern Piemonte	p. 297
Eastern Piemonte	p. 300
Northern Piemonte	p. 300
Valle d'Aosta	p. 302
Aosta	p. 304
Pila	p. 307
Courmayeur and Monte Bianco	p. 308
Valtournenche	p. 309
Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso	p. 310
Around Monte Rosa	p. 311
Lombardia (Lombardy) and The Lakes	p. 312
Milano (Milan)	p. 313
South of Milano	p. 333
Pavia	p. 333
East of Milano	p. 336
Bergamo	p. 336
Valtellina	p. 340
Brescia	p. 340
Cremona	p. 343
Mantova (Mantua)	p. 346
The Lakes	p. 350
Lago Maggiore	p. 351
Lago d'Orta	p. 352
Lago di Como	p. 353
Lago di Garda	p. 357
Lago d'Iseo and Valle Camonica	p. 360
Trentino-Alto Adige	p. 362
Walking in the Dolomiti	p. 365
Skiing in the Dolomiti	p. 371
Trentino	p. 372
Trento (Trent)	p. 372
Dolomiti di Brenta	p. 374
San Martino di Castrozza	p. 377
Canazei	p. 377
Gruppo di Sella	p. 378
Alto Adige	p. 379
Bolzano (Bozen)	p. 379
Merano (Meran)	p. 381
Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	p. 383
Val Gardena	p. 384
Alpe di Siusi and Parco Naturale dello Sciliar	p. 386
Val Badia	p. 388
Cortina d'Ampezzo	p. 389
Valzoldana	p. 391
Val Pusteria and Dolomiti di Sesto	p. 392
Il Veneto	p. 394
Venezia (Venice)	p. 394
Around II Veneto	p. 428
The Brenta Riviera	p. 428
Padova (Padua)	p. 428
Vicenza	p. 433
Verona	p. 436
Treviso	p. 441
Belluno	p. 442
Friuli-Venezia Giulia	p. 443
Trieste	p. 444
Gorizia	p. 450
Aquileia	p. 451
Palmanova	p. 452
Grado	p. 452
Lignano	p. 452
Udine	p. 452
Cividale del Friuli	p. 456
Carnia	p. 456
Emilia-Romagna and San Marino	p. 458
Bologna	p. 460
Porretta	p. 469
West of Bologna	p. 469
Modena	p. 469
Reggio Emilia	p. 473
Parma	p. 475
Piacenza	p. 481
East of Bologna	p. 482
Ferrara	p. 482
Foci del Po	p. 486
Ravenna	p. 487
Rimini	p. 491
San Marino	p. 496
Toscana (Tuscany)	p. 498
Firenze (Florence)	p. 500
Northern and Western Toscana	p. 531
Prato	p. 531
Pistoia	p. 533
Lucca	p. 535
The Garfagnana	p. 538
Massa and Carrara	p. 538
Pisa	p. 539
Livorno (Leghorn)	p. 544
Isola d'Elba	p. 546
Central Toscana	p. 548
II Chianti	p. 548
Siena	p. 550
Abbazia di San Galgano	p. 558
Le Crete	p. 558
San Gimignano	p. 559
Volterra	p. 561
Certaldo	p. 563
Southern Toscana	p. 563
Maremma and Etruscan Sites	p. 563
Monte Argentario	p. 565
Eastern Toscana	p. 566
Arezzo	p. 566
Sansepolcro	p. 568
Cortona	p. 569
Umbria and Le Marche	p. 570
Umbria	p. 570
Perugia	p. 572
Lago di Trasimeno	p. 579
Deruta	p. 580
Todi	p. 580
Assisi	p. 581
Spello	p. 586
Gubbio	p. 586
Spoleto	p. 590
The Valnerina	p. 593
Terni	p. 594
Orvieto	p. 595
Le Marche	p. 599
Ancona	p. 600
Urbino	p. 604
Pesaro	p. 608
Fano	p. 610
Senigallia	p. 611
Grotte di Frasassi	p. 611
Macerata	p. 612
Ascoli Piceno	p. 613
Monti Sibillini	p. 616
Abruzzo and Molise	p. 618
Abruzzo	p. 618
L'Aquila	p. 619
Gran Sasso d'Italia	p. 623
Sulmona	p. 623
Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo	p. 625
Pescara	p. 626
Molise	p. 627
Campobasso	p. 627
Isernia	p. 628
Termoli	p. 629
Albanian Towns	p. 629
Campania	p. 630
Napoli (Naples)	p. 632
Around Napoli	p. 653
Campi Flegrei	p. 653
Pozzuoli	p. 653
Baia and Cuma	p. 653
Caserta	p. 654
Benevento	p. 655
Avellino	p. 655
Golfo di Napoli (Bay of Naples)	p. 656
Isola d'Ischia	p. 661
Procida	p. 663
South of Napoli	p. 664
Ercolano (Herculaneum)	p. 664
Vesuvio (Mt Vesuvius)	p. 666
Pompei	p. 666
Sorrento	p. 671
Costiera Amalfitana (Amalfi Coast)	p. 674
Positano	p. 675
Amalfi	p. 677
Ravello	p. 679
From Amalfi to Salerno	p. 680
Paestum	p. 683
Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano	p. 684
Costiera Cilentana (Cilento Coast)	p. 684
Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria	p. 686
Puglia (Apulia)	p. 686
Foggia	p. 689
Lucera	p. 690
Troia	p. 690
Manfredonia	p. 691
Promontorio del Gargano (Gargano Promontory)	p. 691
Isole Tremiti	p. 695
Trani	p. 696
Bari	p. 699
The Trulli Area	p. 705
Brindisi	p. 708
Lecce	p. 711
Otranto	p. 714
Gallipoli	p. 715
Taranto	p. 716
Basilicata	p. 718
Potenza	p. 719
North of Potenza	p. 720
Matera	p. 721
Aliano	p. 724
Metaponto	p. 724
Tyrrhenian Coast	p. 725
Calabria	p. 726
Catanzaro	p. 728
Ionian Coast	p. 730
Cosenza	p. 732
La Sila	p. 734
Reggio di Calabria	p. 735
Aspromonte Massif	p. 738
Tyrrhenian Coast	p. 738
Sicilia (Sicily)	p. 741
Palermo	p. 746
Northern Coast	p. 758
Parco delle Madonie	p. 758
Cefalu	p. 758
Tindari	p. 759
Milazzo	p. 759
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)	p. 760
Lipari	p. 761
Vulcano	p. 763
Salina	p. 764
Panarea	p. 765
Stromboli	p. 765
Filicudi and Alicudi	p. 767
Eastern Coast	p. 767
Messina	p. 767
South to Taormina	p. 769
Taormina	p. 769
Catania	p. 772
Mt Etna	p. 777
South-Eastern Sicilia	p. 778
Siracusa (Syracuse)	p. 778
Noto	p. 783
Ragusa and Ragusa Ibla	p. 785
Modica	p. 786
Central and South-Western Sicilia	p. 786
Enna	p. 786
Piazza Armerina	p. 788
Morgantina	p. 789
Agrigento	p. 789
Eraclea Minoa	p. 792
Isole Pelagie (Pelagic Islands)	p. 792
Sciacca	p. 793
Selinunte	p. 793
North-Western Sicilia	p. 794
Marsala	p. 794
Between Marsala and Trapani	p. 796
Trapani	p. 796
Erice	p. 799
Segesta	p. 799
Golfo di Castellammare	p. 800
Isole Egadi (Egadi Islands)	p. 800
Pantelleria	p. 802
Sardegna (Sardinia)	p. 803
Cagliari	p. 806
Southern Sardegna	p. 811
Sant'Antioco and San Pietro	p. 811
Iglesias	p. 812
Western Sardegna	p. 812
Costa Verde	p. 812
Oristano	p. 813
Bosa	p. 817
Central Sardegna	p. 817
Around Barumini	p. 817
Northern Sardegna	p. 818
Alghero	p. 818
Sassari	p. 820
Porto Torres	p. 823
Stintino	p. 823
Santa Teresa di Gallura	p. 823
Palau and Around	p. 824
Costa Smeralda (Emerald Coast)	p. 826
Olbia	p. 826
Golfo Aranci	p. 828
Eastern Sardegna	p. 828
Nuoro	p. 828
Oliena	p. 829
Orgosolo	p. 830
Cala Gonone and Around	p. 830
Baunei and Urzulei	p. 832
Arbatax	p. 833
Language	p. 834
Glossary	p. 840
Acknowledgments	p. 844
Index	p. 856
Text	p. 856
Boxed Text	p. 863
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