- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.,U.S. (16 May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0676901883
- ISBN-13: 978-0676901887
- Product Dimensions: 16.7 x 14.8 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 695,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This brand new fun-filled guide to Rome is full of attractions to please both kids and parents alike. It points them to the most kid-friendly things to do and shares great tips for enjoying grown-up favourites without boring the younger set, such as visiting ancient wonders, museums, and parks. Each day out gives smart tips, such as age recommendations, price and the best places to eat nearby. To make it even easier for parents to choose among all the options a best of the best 'A-list' has been added which to name a few include: the best museum, the wackiest site, the best park, best for the toddler, the most educational etc.
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Playful, eye-catching and perfectly priced for impulse buying, these fun-in-the-city-with-kids handbooks sort through all the options and point parents to the best things to see and do with their children.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Having just returned from a three day trip to Rome with my two chidren (aged 5 & 9)I can recommend this book with only a few smallreservations.
This has to be one of the most inspirational guidebooks I have read. Most are full of facts about the history of the place you are visiting or the people that lived there. This book only tells you the things you really want to know. My children loved being told the story about the girl who married a man who built a fountain for her only to move back home and cement up her windows when he turned out to be a gambler and crouching on the floor of the Panthenon to see the perspective change as the floor slopes away to the edges. The book is small enough to fit into a pocket and so can be easily taken to all the sites you want to visit. It has the added bonus of suggesting good places to eat near each site.
The downside of this book is that it does not contain a map and as some of the suggested places are not on the usual tourist trail they can be hard to find. The book contains 60 suggestions of places to vist, listed alphabetically in Italian. This can make it hard to find what you are looking for. We felt that not including the Spanih steps was a major error as it is a great place for photos and the children enjoyed racing each other to the top but maybe it didn't need to be included as we found it!
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
My single favorite guidebook to Rome (and I'm a grownup!)
9 Oct 2002
We took our 8-year-old son to Rome for 4 days this summer. In that short space we crammed a LOT of things that are in all the guidebooks - the Vatican, the Colisseum and Forum, the Pantheon, etc.
"Around Rome with Kids" added SEVERAL kid-friendly sites that we never saw in any other guidebook, including Fodor's big ones. For example:
1) The Archaebus - takes a tour to a park on the outskirts of the city where there are many ruins of Roman acqueducts, and goes right down the oldest stones on the Appian Way--in air-conditioned comfort;
2) The "Plastico di Roma" - enormous scale model of Ancient Rome in the Musselini (sp?) era Museo di Civilta Romana out in the EUR district
3) The Time Elevator - expensive but fun simulator ride near the Piazza Venezia. Cheesy but a good antidote to the seriousness of the ruins.
The best part, from the Mom perspective, is that in addition to hours, prices, and directions to each site, the authors point out kid-friendly restaurants and pit stops nearby. You are never more than a few yards from a decent gelato...
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Don't waste your money on this guide
29 Mar 2004
Just returned from a trip to Rome with two kids and had this book in hand. Most of the ideas listed are things that most people would come up with on their own and some of the things listed were just wrong...for example, we showed up at the Victor Emmanuel monument early to see the big iron gate descend (as noted in the book) and not only was the opening time wrong but it turns out that all they do is open a door in the gate. They also list (in a note) a museum dedicated to nativity sets...turns out it's only open in the evenings, a fact that the authors fail to mention.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This Is Great For All Ages
6 April 2002
This is the most concise, interesting and readable tour book I've found on Rome. Whether or not you are travelling with kids in tow, it provides great insight into Italian culture and some hidden gems. Each attraction includes places to eat and ways to get around the crowds. The "Hey Kids" secton of each page will put an end to whining and boredom and will have your children peering through binoculars and keyholes to see hidden Rome. They'll be telling ancient legends and history to all your friends when they return home. A big plus is that it is a small, portable book so you won't be lugging around a whole library.
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