Michelin Green Guide Italy

• Jammed full of practical information
• Find the perfect places to eat and sleep
• Organized alphabetically to help you find locations with ease

The Michelin Green Guide to Italy is an excellent, fact-filled, practical guide to touring Italy by car. It is designed to be used in conjunction with Michelin Maps 988 and 428 - 433, and the Michelin spiral-bound atlas of Italy, but the information contained in the Green Guide to Italy is indispensable. The book opens with a section titled simply 'Practical Points', which gives you tips on planning your trip, getting to Italy, traveling around Italy, places to stay, places to eat, local services, shopping, books, films events, festivals, and recreation. You will also find conversion charts for weight, area, clothing, speed and temperature, as well as pictures of all currency. The following section will introduce you to Italy including her food, geography, history, architecture, art, literature, music, cinema, and fashion.

The meat of the Michelin Green Guide to Italy is composed of tourist attractions for 142 cities and locations. The guide is organized alphabetically by city, making it easy to find the information you're looking for. You are given a brief description of each city, including some history, her current population, and anything unusual or noteworthy. Following the introduction the book lists all of the main sights and excursions within that city, including descriptions of what the attraction entails. For every site that requires admission, there is an alphabetical listing in the back of the Michelin Green Guide to Italy which gives dates and hours of operation as well as pricing. The guide also includes maps of major cities and parks, as well as photographs of many of the locations listed. If you plan on touring Italy by car, the Michelin Green Guide to Italy will help you to decide where you want to go, and what you want to do once you're there.

Some of the major cities included are: Assisi, Bologna, Colomiti, Ferrara, Firenze, Genova, Regione dei Laghi, Lucca, Mantova, Napoli, Padova, Pisa, Pompei, Puglia, Riviera Ligure, Rome, Salerno, Siena, Torino, Valcamonica, Venice, and Verona.