National Geographic Traveler: Rome - European Travel Books

Paperback - 01 September, 2004 - National Geographic
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By: Sari Gilbert and Michael Brouse
ISBN: 0792275667

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Extremely Helpful ~ Great Buy

I am very picky with my travel guides and I think this was the best purchase I ever made. I expected the beautiful pictures; however, the content was also amazing. I personally prefer more than a 4 line blurb about an attraction and in this book, I found there were amazing detailed descriptions for each place I visited to identify the history, important characteristics and must see items. The maps were very helpful while navigating each district and the recommendations were well suited.

Excellent before trip book

Lots of strong colour photographs, very good artwork/floor plans of sites, excellent descriptions of the sites that take their time and really describe the place, it's feel and art. You could carry this with you in the streets as you went from place to place, or use it in your hotel room to review where you are going or what you have seen, or a good book to read while sitting at a cafe in Rome taking a break from sightseeing.
There is no map section in the back, the maps are given but chapter/city section. For some reason the books lists the time in the middle of the day the site would be closed, but does not list opening closing times (that needs to be changed). The hotel & restaurant listings are very good,
The book has a nice feel to it: Good looking, well written, informative. this is a book you would leave in your bookcase long after the trip is over.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC travel book very similar to travel shows

your typical travel guidebook (a little on the heavy side) with the most detail oriented information at your disposal. good for the plane ride over to italy, it's full of information about everything you wanted to know about rome, starting with history and culture. the guidebook is not very practical for pulling out of your sack especially if your burdened with cameras and other heavy travel items. the book is very very very informative and true to national geographic, chock full of beautiful pictures! this guidebook offers a series of walking tours with national geographic as your guide; extremely useful if you have the time to walk and read as you go! while travelling i found it a little difficult to find the maps when i needed them (during those vacation rush periods). this book is useful for reference; with every point of interest explained thoroughly.

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