Time Out Florence 3 (Time Out Guides)

By Time Out Guides

The third edition of the essential guide to Italy's most famous region, the Time Out Guide to Florence Andtuscany covers everything from Machiavelli and the Medici to Tuscan Buddhists and the Florentine clubs scene. Contains critical reviews of hotels, restaurants, trattorias and cafes, a complete rundown on entertainment, bars and nightlife, and extensive guides to Siena, Pisa and all the best Tuscan towns and villages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140293930
• ISBN13: 9780140293937
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Time Out Guides
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

great guide

I just got back from a summer in Florence learning Italian. This guide was great! Useful hints and practical information for those like me staying for longer trips, and perfect for shorter holidays (my family came for visits and this guide was all we ever needed to see the museums and famous sights). It also helped in choosing where to eat and drink and we loved the short itineraries. My only complaints are that the maps weren't detailed enough and the Tuscany section was a bit sparse, though it helped us in the right direction. All things considered, though, buying an extra map is a small price to pay for all the inside info you get from Time Out. Def the best guide to Florence.

A visitor's best friend

For a guide covering so many subjects about Florence, including ones you wouldn't find in other, more classic guidebooks, like for example Film, Theatre and Dance and Contemporary Art Galleries, I found this book extraordinarily detailed and comprehensive. The book covers Florence and Tuscany, but the Florence art and sightseeing sections most definitely gave all the places, works of art and monuments I could have wanted to see, as well as recounting amusing and offbeat stories about them together with the straight cultural background. Info about artists was fascinating and easy to read, and there was a wealth of useful and practical tips I'd never have found in other guides. The shopping section gave some amazing places that led to a true shopping spree, and the bars and nightlife chapters helped me pick out the places I'd like and didn't let me down once. The layout is stunning, and the times and address info for the shops and restaurants did the trick, despite the Italians' habit of making up opening hours as they go along. Apart from being useful and accurate, this book was a thoroughly enjoyable read and I'd recommend it to anyone but the driest, most humourless of readers.

The best all-around guide

When I moved to Florence from New York a year ago, TimeOut Florence became my bible, my first and best resource for the city. When you get to Italy, and Florence in particular, you find out that information (such as opening times and prices) tends to change often, but this guide has all the pertinent contact info - always call before you go, it goes without saying. (And buy a map when you get there - none of the guides has a good one, perhaps because Florence is a rat warren of tiny streets.) Without my TimeOut it would have taken me this long just to find out about many of the shops, restaurants, and services it lists. I highly recommend it.

A Must for Restaurant Searches!

On our recent trip to Florence, my sister had this book, and I had Access Florence & Venice. Although my book organizes by districts and is therefore useful when out and about, the restaurant listings have much to be desired. My sister's recommendations out of Time Out were all EXCELLENT, and we decided halfway through our trip to ignore my book's restaurant listings and use Time Out exclusively.

Raves for Time Out Florence and Tuscany

I've relied on Time Out Guides and Magazines for several years in planning travel in the states and abroad. Time Out Florence did not dissapoint. It is easy to use and full of useful, and not always easy to find, information. I especially like the publisher's inclusion of information for the gay and lesbian traveller. Buy this book!