Introduction. 1 The Best of Italy. The Best of the Best. The Best Eats. The Best Churches. The Best Non-Ecclesiastical Architectural Sights. The Best Museums. The Best Travel Experiences.
The Best of the "Other" Italy. 2 Rome: Where All Roads Lead. Don't Leave Rome Without. A Brief History of Rome. Lay of the Land. Getting There & Around. Accommodations, Both Standard & Not. Dining for All Tastes.
Why You're Here: The Top Sights & Attractions. The Other Rome. Shopping. Nightlife. Side Trips from Rome. 3 Florence: Great City of the Renaissance. Don't Leave Florence Without. A Brief History of Florence.
Lay of the Land. Getting There & Around. Accommodations, Both Standard & Not. Dining for All Tastes. Why You're Here: The Top Sights & Attractions. The Other Florence. Shopping. Nightlife.
4 Tuscany. Lucca. Pisa. San Gimignano. Chianti Country. Siena. Arezzo. 5 Umbria.
Perugia. Orvieto. Assisi. Todi. Spoleto. Gubbio. 6 Bologna & Emilia-Romagna. Don't Leave Bologna Without.
A Brief History of Bologna. Lay of the Land. Accommodations, Both Standard & Not. Dining for All Tastes. Why You're Here: The Top Sights & Attractions. The Other Bologna. Nightlife. Side Trips from Bologna.
7 Venice. Don't Leave Venice Without. A Brief History of Venice. Lay of the Land. Accommodations, Both Standard & Not. Dining for All Tastes. Why You're Here: The Top Sights & Attractions. The Other Venice.
Shopping. Nightlife. Island Hopping to Murano, Burano & Torcello. 8 Padua, Verona & the Dolomites. Padua. Verona. Cortina d'Ampezzo. 9 Milan & the Lake District.
Don't Leave Milan & the Lake District Without. Milan. The Lake District. 10 Turin & the Alps. Turin. Courmayeur & Mont Blanc. 11 The Cinque Terre, the Portofino Promontory & Genoa. Don't Leave the Ligurian Coast Without.
The Cinque Terre National Park. The Portofino Promontory. Genoa. 12 Naples, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast. Don't Leave Naples Without. A Brief History of Naples. Lay of the Land. Getting Around.
Accommodations, Both Standard & Not. Dining for All Tastes. Why You're Here: The Top Sights & Attractions. The Other Naples. Shopping. Nightlife. Day Trips from Naples. Side Trips to the Amalfi Coast & Nearby Islands.
13 The Bucolic Charms of Puglia. Don't Leave Puglia Without. A Brief History of Puglia. Lay of the Land. The North. The South. The Other Puglia: Gallipoli. 14 Sicily.
Don't Leave Sicily Without. A Brief History of Sicily. Lay of the Land. Getting on & off the Island. Getting Around the Island. Palermo. Cefalù. Aeolian Islands.
Western Sicily: Trapani Province. Agrigento. Ragusa. Siracusa. Catánia & Mt. Etna. Taormina. Central Sicily.
15 The Essentials of Planning. When to Visit. Entry Requirements. Getting There. Getting a Good Deal. Travel Insurance. Money Matters. Health & Safety.
Specialized Travel Resources. Recommended Reading. Italian Films. 16 Italy: A Closer Look. The Cuisine of Italy. The Art & Architecture of Italy. A Brief History of Italy. Index.
General Index. Accommodations Index. Restaurant Index.