DK Eyewitness Back Roads Northern and Central Italy (Travel Guide)

I have purchased several of these books for different locations and have never been disappointed. The roots are clearly shown both in the context of the country and the region. The drives tell how long they are in distance and what amount of time they will take. You can also find the distances between towns on any route. In addition to this, The authors highlight different sites and activities and events in the areas along the route. I really love these books and purchase them frequently for friends that are traveling abroad and renting a car. This makes it possible for people to plan their own trips and tours at their own pace. Without it, they may be left only with the option of joining a professional tour with other people.

This was a great book for providing ideas for what to see during our trip to Northern Italy, and to pinpoint spots for stopping while drove from the Venice/Treviso region down to Rome. There were some very interesting spots and regions that were missed in the book (e.g., Pitigliano in Tuscany), but by and large, the book and that map that came with it was very helpful -- certainly a lot easier than clicking around the Internet. I love web research, but for a personalized driving trip that requires you to see both the big picture and then zero in on sites, I find a book is a much better tool and this one was great for that. One hint to the authors & readers: if you decide to drive through Italy and plan to rely on your own GPS brought from home, do two things: make sure you buy a GPS SD card loaded with maps of Italy to upload into the GPS (the basic GPS only covers North America), and also ask someone at your hotels or other destination points how the location is/might be worded in a GPS. We stayed in a fairly sizeable, well-known hotel tucked away on the Mediterranean coast, but we had a very difficult time trying to find it because we did not use the correct name/location as recognized by the GPS. Thankfully we could ask people where it was. Alternatively, if you plan to use the rental car's GPS, make sure the car agency sets it to English vs. Italian for you. If using your own GPS from home, make sure the agency shows you how to turn off the one in the car. Don't make the mistake we made: take either of these steps BEFORE you drive away with your new rental car!!

Good book, allows you to explore the real beauty of Italy. We enjoyed very much the small vilages, markets, all were recommended in the book. A must for those who want to skip the big cities The only thing in my opinion that has to be upgraded is the directions instructions that has to suit to the new gps app. and instead of writing roads numbers have to be the name of the places on the way.

Great book, I have used other books from DK over the years and I highly recommend them to anyone traveling to a new country. This book helped us plan our trip in Italy (have not been yet) as we enjoy exploring the lesser knows spots by car. We have been to Italy a few times and this trip we want to see more of the local culture, I find that the best way to do so is to get away from the main tourist areas a little bit. The book shows you routes through smaller towns and the main attractions too, if you like to do this too, grab this book. I used the UK version a couple of years ago and it was fantastic.

This book features 25 different drives through northern Italy. Good if that’s what you want to do but not helpful if you want to visit other cities that are not on one of their itineraries. There is nothing about other locations throughout the region. It does include a detailed map which is helpful.

This book is wonderful. If you want an entertaining and informative read to learn about life in Italy this is a must.

i like the every thing

Great information on many places. Would have liked more in depth info on fewer places.

Very informative - thorough descriptions.

Ho acquistato questa deliziosa guida a itinerari turistici insoliti su strade secondarie nelle regioni del Nord e Centro Italia. I percorsi descritti passano per città turisticamente importanti e piccoli paesi e località di grande interesse storico, culturale, paesaggistico, tutti caratterizzati dall'essere luoghi da visitare guidando rilassati e fermandosi ad ammirare e degustare prodotti tipici. Possedendo un camper-van ritengo guide come questa delle fonti molto utili di idee per fine settimana "on the road". Conoscendo l'inglese non ho avuto problemi a leggerla. Mi domando per quale motivo non ne esista ad oggi una traduzione in italiano, che ne consentirebbe maggiore diffusione e aumento del numero di lettori.

Great book to give you ideas for finding those off the beaten path locations

sehr gute infos und touren leider gibt es nur wenige bände hoffe kommen noch bald neue raus

Really useful, nice guide.... but 'tiny' print; so bit difficult for those with less than youthful vision!