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From the Mediterranean to the Alps, from fine art to fine pasta, experience Italy with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Italy 2020 you'll find:
  • Comprehensive coverage for planning a multi-week trip to Italy
  • Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites
  • Top sights and hidden gems, from the Colosseum and Michelangelo's David to corner trattorias and that perfect scoop of gelato
  • How to connect with local culture: Walk in Caesar's footsteps through the ruins of the Forum, discover the relaxed rhythms of sunny Cinque Terre, or chat with fans about the latest soccer match (calcio, to locals)
  • Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight
  • The best places to eat, sleep, and experience la dolce far niente
  • Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and museums
  • Vital trip-planning tools, like how to link destinations, build your itinerary, and get from place to place
  • Detailed maps, including a fold-out map for exploring on the go
  • Useful resources including a packing list, Italian phrase book, a historical overview, and recommended reading
  • Over 1,000 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down
  • Annually updated information on Venice, Padua, the Dolomites, Lake Country, Milan, the Italian Riviera, Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Hill Towns of Central Italy, Siena, Tuscany, Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Capri, the Amalfi Coast, and much more
Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Italy 2020.

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Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy and daughter Jackie. Find out more about Rick at www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook.




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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rick Steves (December 17, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1242 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 164171154X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1641711548
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 1.5 x 8 inches
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Guidebook author and travel TV host Rick Steves is America's most respected authority on European travel. Rick took his first trip to Europe in 1969, visiting piano factories with his father, a piano importer. As an 18-year-old, Rick began traveling on his own, funding his trips by teaching piano lessons. In 1976, he started his business, Rick Steves' Europe, which has grown from a one-man operation to a company with a staff of 100 full-time, well-travelled employees at his headquarters in Washington state. There he produces more than 50 guidebooks on European travel, America's most popular travel series on public television, a weekly hour-long national public radio show, a weekly syndicated column, and free travel information available through his travel center and ricksteves.com. Rick Steves' Europe also runs a successful European tour program. Rick Steves lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington. His office window overlooks his old junior high school.

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Deborah L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and Comprehensive
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020
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I love Rick Steve's and his books are very detailed. They are especially helpful for figuring out transportation systems. Another really helpful part is having the opening times and days closed handy for major sites. Maps are good too and easy to rip out and fold in a pocket for handy reference when you're trying to figure out a subway or a bus. I like his rating system for the sites to see, but I don't always agree with his taste. It's a guide and a really good one, but remember nothing is mandatory. It's your trip and his guides are really, really useful in planning.
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Susan Ayotte
5.0 out of 5 stars The gift of travel
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2020
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Rick Steves travel books are always well written and thorough. Rick seems to have the innate ability to answer questions before they are asked. It is obvious that he is well traveled and worldly. As a young girl I had always wanted to travel but everything seemed , well, so far away and too expensive. About 15 years ago I was introduced to his travel books and his advice gave me the confidence to travel. Rick Steves book, “ Italy” is comprehensive and is written with a voice that will encourage even the most reluctant travelers the information they need to seek out the world. His words are a gift.
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Judy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great travel guide
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2022
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Insightful, candid commentary and reviews, with ratings about top sights, and those of secondary and tertiary interest.
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Joanna D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't even plan to go to Italy without this book
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2019
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Italy isn't the largest European country, but it's one of the most diverse and rich in terms of things to see and do. It's also a long distance from Milan to Rome, because the country is a long, thin one. So you really have to PLAN.

I've NEVER seen a better tour book than this one. The book is worth the cost ALONE for the chapter with a planned three week trip from Milan to Rome using only public transportation (with a variation using a rental car if you like.) I don't personally prefer to drive in Europe myself anymore; the driving patterns are different and even if I read the language, it's hard to react fast enough to directional signs to avoid getting mixed up. Public transportation for me is the way to go, and a planned trip laid out with city by city (then what to see and all kinds of tips and advice) makes this book a guide that's invaluable.

Also, Italy is not as trouble-free as some other countries, so a tourist guide is really a must. Seriously, you can run into problems and I can add, women do get manhandled (even at my senior age, yep, I think they do it just to see the look on your face.) You need to read up on travel advice.

And cities such as Venice are not easy to visit anymore. If Venice isn't flooded, sadly, it's thronged at certain times of year and hard to tour. And meanwhile, you may miss fantastic places nearby.

This book will let you plan a sensible trip where you see things you want to see and don't run yourself into the ground. Believe me, it's a big country and the artwork alone is overwhelming to see; Italy has the richest collection of great art, even compared to France. I was completely overwhelmed and I only was in Florence and a few surrounding towns. Friends were trying to go off to Rome on the same trip for "a few days" and well, that to me is an idea that requires careful planning.

So read this book, re-read it, and use it before you even go because touring Italy successfully and happily requires good planning. I can't recommend this book enough.
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zoyar
4.0 out of 5 stars Good organisation, a lot of information
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2020
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The guide is clearly organised, contains a lot of useful information.
It gave me a relative good picture and essence
I loved addition resources in a way of audio and discussions - very interesting and useful.

I found that some of the information was repeated continuously (perhaps, for emphasis in different areas).

I would prefer to see more itinerary options for the same duration of time, and more budget options for both accommodation and recommended tour companies.
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Laura Zappelloni
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT resource!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2021
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Excellent content and references. Well organized and concise. Very helpful, useful tips and guides.
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Rick
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book as always
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2020
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I have used Rick Steves books for my vacation to Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain.
I find them easy to read and have all the information a FIRST TIME visitor needs. It has city and
country maps, hotels info, transportation, history and many other things for the visitor to ponder.
Great books.
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RJD
5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT for Planning
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020
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For travel planning, you can’t get any better than these books! I have used them for various trips to Europe and just bought a newer version of my Italy book for help with planning an upcoming trip, I find little difference in this and my 5 year old one, except for a more current listing of a few places to stay that aren’t hotels.
Rick Steves has never steered me wrong and many little tips have saved me much time and money and always “says it like it is”!
After planning the trip, I tear out segments of the book to take with me, to save space. I’ve traced a lot, so I know better than to haul the whole book when I’m only needing it for certain locations within that country.
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HarLyn Mlynek
5.0 out of 5 stars Tons of great info on Italy
Reviewed in Mexico on October 19, 2020
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RS's books etc are the best for travel preparation. But you do not have a book on Sicily..only the Kindle version that can be shipped to Mexico. We are hoping to go in 2021 so please fix this!.
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Rita P. Haakman
5.0 out of 5 stars So much information!!
Reviewed in Canada on January 30, 2020
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Have read this book in preparation for our trip to Italy and am looking forward to using it on a daily basis as a reference while we're there. There is so much information and detail in this book!! Even though I have already read it, I definitely plan on reading it again before our trip!!
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Phyllis Loeffler
5.0 out of 5 stars Rick Steve’s is the best!
Reviewed in Canada on January 29, 2020
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Excellent resource!
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L. Rousseau
4.0 out of 5 stars A must purchase.. !! if you're going to Italy..
Reviewed in Canada on September 2, 2020
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oh how fabulous.. !!! I love watching him when he is on PBS but this books..!!! it is over the top with information and I especially love that he includes so many online links to support the details he is talking about. Well worth the purchase.

Planning to go to Italy when I retire and will surely purchase the Kindle version for easy access to all the links.

Don't think this book is too expensive.. it's not.. !! you will surely realize that when you start reading.. !!
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Rob Wall
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2020
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There is no information about the south of Italy once you cover the west coast - Bari, Lecce, Sicily. Perhaps they are all covered in his separate Sicily book but this was a big disappointment. Would not recommend.
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