Time Out Naples: Capri, Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast

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Summary: Leave it home
Review: Extensive historical background, which is useful before you get there; but not a good guide for things to do and see or places to eat. Other guides are better for carrying with you for on-the-spot reference, such as where to get a meal near where you are. I'll use it to prepare, but won't be taking it along.

Rating:
Summary: Leave it home
Review: My friends and I recently returned from Naples and the surrounding area. We used this book and it provided valuable information on everthing from how to get there to what to see when you get there to choice little tidbits such as how to pronounce "Capri". For those of us who enjoy language, there's a glossary of terms that gives some of that extra knowledge that really adds to the enjoyment of exploring a new or even oft-visited area. The book also contains several good maps - even a street index to the Naples map, not always included with guidebook maps. There are also several inserts containing either a story about a historical figure or more in-depth information about a particular point of interest. It's amazing how much information is packed into such a small book. You can visit the region with this book alone and be well-equipped. I have purchased Time-Out magazines in London but I didn't know of the guidebooks until I purchased this one. For my next trip I'll certainly look for another of these guides. Good pictures too!

Rating:
Summary: Small book - Big content
Review: My friends and I recently returned from Naples and the surrounding area. We used this book and it provided valuable information on everthing from how to get there to what to see when you get there to choice little tidbits such as how to pronounce "Capri". For those of us who enjoy language, there's a glossary of terms that gives some of that extra knowledge that really adds to the enjoyment of exploring a new or even oft-visited area. The book also contains several good maps - even a street index to the Naples map, not always included with guidebook maps. There are also several inserts containing either a story about a historical figure or more in-depth information about a particular point of interest. It's amazing how much information is packed into such a small book. You can visit the region with this book alone and be well-equipped. I have purchased Time-Out magazines in London but I didn't know of the guidebooks until I purchased this one. For my next trip I'll certainly look for another of these guides. Good pictures too!