Let's Go Italy: The World's Bestselling Budget Travel Series

by Let's Go Inc.

Book Overview

Our budget-minded coverage of the land of the Renaissance includes Rome, Florence, Venice, Tuscany, and the Italian Riviera, plus Tunisia. FEAST on fungi during Cortona's Festa dei Porcini for under... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312244738
• ISBN13: 9780312244736
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Let's Go Publications
• Length: 700 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Don't forget your passport and Let's Go Italy

Travelers heed this advice that this book by far provides a superb collection of eateries, lodging, roadmaps, and sights, ideal for the budget traveler. It allowed me to thoroughly taste Italy's flavor literally and figuratively in a short period of time. Most importantly, its information puts you in control and feeling like a native, not a confused tourist. "Let's Go's" yearly updates enables travelers to confidently scour every crevice of the Italian landscape with utmost zeal. It's witty clips should also be commended in providing travelers entertaining literature during claustrophobic Italian train rides. "Let's Go" wets your appetite for the catacombs of Palermo or Michelangelo's David in Florence's Academia before your even get there. "Let's Go Italy" goes beyond just maps and door to door directions, its content also steers you into or away from local trouble depending on your inkling for adventure, and keeps you one step ahead as you prepare for and are on your journey. If authentic Italian pasta is in your future, don't forget your passport, and make room in your pack for "Let's Go Italy."

Let's Go Italy 2001

I am biased to 'Let's Go.' I used their books in '99 for Ireland, England, and France. They are perfect for the student or budget traveller, especially those looking for hostels. I would recommend this series to almost everyone I know.I just got Italy 2001 for Christmas, and I love it already! I have been waiting since September for this book to come out! It seems to be more organized and informative than the others.The only downside of 'Let's Go' I've heard is that the places they recommend are loaded with American students, and fill up quicker because they all have the same book. I didn't have this problem, but if you use their most popular recommendations, make reservations!

Thorough, but bring along a city guide, too

I brought the Let's Go Italy book with me when I visited Rome in October 1999. While the guide thoroughly covers all of Italy, it doesn't do justice to a city like Rome. (Nor should it be expected to... that's what Let's Go Rome is for!) If you're planning to focus on cities like Florence, Venice or Rome, make sure you bring along a guide specific to the city if you're going to be spending more than a few days there. The wealth of information contained in these specialized city guides makes it worth the extra cost. If you're planning to see many cities on your trip to Italy, and only have a day or two in each one, this might be the best guide for you. Either way, the Let's Go series is excellent!

Perfect travel companion

I buy Let's Go books for every yearly vacation I take, they are always up to date and very helpful.