- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: DK Publishing; Revised edition (Feb 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0789494213
- ISBN-13: 978-0789494214
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 354,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
By far the Eyewitness Travel Guides are the best!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Rome (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)
We used this guide book on our first trip to Rome and found it to be indispensible. The book is divided into color coded sections that provide a detailed map of each area and information on all its most popular attractions. It provides practical information that quite often saved us from making those ignorant mistakes none of us can afford on once-in-a-lifetime trips. Upon arriving at the bed-and-breakfast we stayed at, our host offered this very same guidebook for our use. In her opinion as a native Roman, it is the best guidebook on Rome. It was an endorsement that proved to be right on target.We have collected and used Eyewitness Travel Guides to Paris, France, Italy, Rome, London, New York City, Greece and Spain. All of them are wonderful and simply the best.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Study BEFORE going! Enjoy afterwards!,
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This review is from: Rome (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)
During my nine years of living in Rome and devouring every available nook and cranny of its layer on layer of civilization, I came to realize that were I to live there twenty years, I would never see it all; that there was always something new to discover. The profusely illustrated DK Guide to Rome proves my point, making me ask "How could I possibly have missed that?!".The guide to Rome begins with a timeline and brief history that covers about 2700 years. Particularly interesting are the cutaway illustrations, for instance of an aqueduct, or the Baths of Diocletian (in which one can still get a sense of the original by walking into the gigantic church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e Martiri). The book also explains the elements of architecture, the floor plans of some of Rome's 410 churches; it then cites the most accessible museums; and fountains and Egyptian obelisks. The rest of the book is divided into regions, such as the Capitol, the Forum, the Palatine, etc, and it includes nine guided walks and brief descriptions of day trips in the environs of Rome, such as Hadrian's Villa. The Guide is so comprehensive, in fact, that one could not possibly see all of its recommended museums, archaeological sites, and churches unless one were going to stay at least a year. I love DK guides for their elegance, their stunning illustrations, and their attention to detail. Because of their sheer weight, however, they are not the least bit practical to take along, and will very quickly seem like excess baggage. So study this one before you go, and when you come home, enjoy the places you have seen and look forward to those you have yet to see on your next journey of discovery.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Earlier edition is near perfect!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dk Eyewitness Travel Guides: Rome (Paperback)
I just returned from Rome with the earlier edition and it was wonderful. The large photos of everthing that was worth seeing and the logical break down of the city into different areas combined with a sturdy contstruction made it wonderful. My only complaint was the city map at the back. It was hard to use. I used the Street Wise laminated map was a perfect companion!
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