Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ptsfc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!intelca!qantel!dual!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw From: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams) Newsgroups: net.travel Subject: Re: Guidebooks for Italy Message-ID: <259@ptsfc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 17-Jan-85 13:14:40 EST Article-I.D.: ptsfc.259 Posted: Thu Jan 17 13:14:40 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Jan-85 06:25:15 EST References: <1262@bbncca.ARPA> Reply-To: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams) Organization: Pacific Bell, San Francisco Lines: 26 Like Ron Rizzo, I'm planning a trip to Italy this year - a week in and around Florence (I'll be spending 2 other weeks elsewhere...). I've just started reading about the area and can already recommend "FlorenceWalks" (Holt, Rinehart & Winston - one of a series of "...Walks" books including London, Jerusalem, Rome & Paris). It has a concise review of the city's history, architecture, surrounding countryside, accommodations, food, wine, places to visit, art, transportation... and then suggests 4 walks through different parts of the city, going into much greater detail about the streets, buildings as you pass them. It's very easy to read - the writer obviously knows the city inside out and keeps dropping little asides about friendly waiters, great gelato hangouts, where to haggle (and where NOT to haggle :-)). I can recommend the LondonWalks book from personal experience, and the Florence one seems to be up to the same standard. Ciao, -- rod williams ------------------------------------------- [decvax!decwrl!amdcad!dual!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw]