Rating: 
Summary: THE essential Rome guide
Review: I had the good fortune to enroll in a class in graduate school that allowed me to spend over three weeks in Rome and its immediate environs. During that time, I was treated to lectures from architects, archaeologists, historians, and the like. Despite all my touring with know-it-alls, I found myself returning to the Top 10 Rome Guide to re-orient myself - where exactly were we when we saw that? Its maps are superb and the compact size makes it the only book you are really willing to carry amidst the Roman summer heat. I would reccomend the book to any would-be travelor, even an experienced veteran.
N.B.: some of the entrance prices for museums are no longer accurate - add 3 to 4 Euros each to adjust.
Rating:
Summary: I swear by the DK Eyewitness Guides!
Review: For years I've sworn by the DK Eyewitness Guide to Florence and Tuscany, and now I'm reading with great pleasure the DK Guide to Rome, which I will visit this year for the first time. Thanks to DK, I already feel as if I've stood at the top of the Spanish Steps, or in the Sistine Chapel staring up at Michelangelo's ceiling. The text is wide-ranging, succinct and informative; the gorgeous pictures whet your travel appetite; and the enclosed maps, phrase book, hotel and restaurant recommendations, etc. are abundantly helpful. When I go to Rome, the DK guide will be the only guidebook I carry.
Rating:
Summary: perfect for quick trips and even more
Review: I recently spent two days in Rome with this book as my only guide and it was perfect. However, you could fill up a much longer trip just with the itineraries and suggestions from this book. I didn't even have time to hit all of the top 10 and there are probably over 50 different important sites recommended, described, and mapped out in this book.My favorite feature in the book is that in addition to the more general listings of restuarants, there are restaurants grouped by location right with the descriptions of the different sites. So, for example, if you're standing outside the Pantheon, as I did, thinking, hmm, it sure would be nice to get something to eat right about now... There's a list of restuarants in a number of price ranges that are located around the Pantheon, for example. Makes it easy either to plan out days either ahead of time or to make spontaneous decisions. Personally, I wish I had done a bit more reading and research before I went. The information in this book is not very in depth, as you might expect from a top 10 book. However, there's no need to tote along a history book in your suitcase, and this little book does give surprisingly good overviews and juicy tidbits. A tiny hint aside from the book, I found that many of the sites in Rome did not take as long to see as I thought. The Collosseum, the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, were all surprisingly quick visits, it doesn't take long to appreciate and there isn't a great deal of detail to go into. Of course, this all depends on your tastes. I would have spent longer at the Vatican than I did, taken a couple tours. Also, be advised that the Sistine Chapel keeps weird hours from what I understand, so plan around it. And as for the Forum, or Il Foro Romano, nothing is labeled, and there are no official tours as far as I know, so learn about it beforehand if you want to fully appreciate it. That is my completely off-the-cuff, amateur and unsubstantiated advice. : )
Rating: 
Summary: Very informative and useful
Review: I've used the Eyewitness Travel Guide to London and really liked it so I gave this one a try. I was not disappointed. You must buy the Rome Guide instead of the whole Italy because you'll definitely want to take it out with you everyday. With the guide I was able to do my whole trip just taking the bus. With the bus pass I was able to hop on and off, very important in Rome because there's something to see around every corner. The guide is easy to use. It's great for people who likes to have a day to day plan but also good for those who just likes to see as you go. The only thing missing is a fold out map. It's a little difficult to use the map when it's divided into so many pages.
Rating:
Summary: Nicely organized, and I didn't get lost..
Review: I checked out several guides at the library before ordering this one to take on my trip. It is very nicely organized, with lots of pictures and descriptions. Very easy to skim through and pick out places to see, and to map getting there. It's also a convenient size to fit in backpack or purse -- and I saw many tourists hiking about with the same tourbook. I highly recommend this one.
Rating:
Summary: Dorling Kindersley captures Eternal Rome
Review: I bought this book for my daughter before she went on her trip to Italy. Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guide books are excellent. Their quality is unmistakable. The colorful layout of this book with maps, illustrations, photographs and text really captures the spirit of Rome and is an excellent source of information. She found it to be invaluable.
Rating:
Summary: Rome holiday
Review: I just came home from a short holiday in Rome, and my days there would not have been the same without this Eyewitness Travel Guide. The book is filled with colorful informations, with maps and pictures, and it is very easy to follow the streets of Rome using this book.
The chapters are divided into areas of Rome, and the book is perfect when you want to plan your days visiting the different areas. The book also has a very good informative section of where to eat, what to eat, where to stay and so on.
All in all a handy book you can hardly live without when you travel in Rome. Britt Arnhild Lindland
Rating:
Summary: the best
Review: Well, I am Italian, I lived in Rome and this is really the very best guide you can find on Rome. It's accurate, updated and shows you what to expect, what to visit and how to enjoy your vacation.
Rating:
Summary: One of the three best maps of Rome.
Review: One of the three best maps of Rome. Recently (through fall 2001), I bought just about every map of Rome I could find. The best three maps are Rome [called by Amazon.com Rome: FlexiMap (Insight Map Series)], Rome City Map [called Eyewitness Travel City Map to Rome], and Rome, Destination Map [called National Geographic Rome]. Based on content, usability, accuracy, and durability, Insight's FlexiMap is best, with the other two close behind and tied for second and third best. The maps are about the same price.
Rating:
Summary: best travel guide
Review: I recently (summer and fall 2001) bought every map of Rome and travel guide to Rome I could find. This is the best travel guide of the lot. Everything is great. Physical format and quality, maps/photos/illustrations (almost all in color), completeness, cross-references, index, price....
|
