Glam Italia! 101 Fabulous Things To Do In Venice: Fantastic Finds In The most Unique City On Earth

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DK Eyewitness books have a keen focus on culture, art, and architecture, and this one is particularly visual, featuring amazing photographs and hand-drawn color pictures. DK’s guides tend to concentrate more on ‘ see’ rather than ‘ do’. Do you want to see the glamorous side of Italy but think it’s out of your budget? Does preparing for international travel leave you feeling anxious? Do you worry about falling into a tourist trap? Italian travel guide and blogger Corinna Cooke has years of experience creating glamorous private vacations throughout every corner of the country. And now she’s here to share her insider tips so you can make the most of your Italian adventure. definitely enough to see sights on your own, but also enough to help you decide if something is worth it to you to get a guided tour.

Florence is a very safe city to go strolling at night. Every evening you will see both locals and fellow travelers out for walks, taking in the beauty of the city and no doubt imagining the centuries of life that have taken place on these very same streets. Worried all you’ll do is line up for gondolas? Searching for nooks and crannies most tourists miss? Can’t face a sweaty bus and endless selfie stops? Corinna Cooke is a private tour guide specializing in exclusive trips to Italy and has spent more than half her life traveling to Venice. Now she’s here to share how you can escape the crowds, open up the inaccessible, and make your experience totally memorable. She is all about having an immersive experience, getting off the beaten path, finding hidden gems, but still seeing, feeling, and tasting what you’re going to Italy for. Her top travel planning question is “what do you want to experience?” and we go from there. Florence is the city of the Medici. This family was not only responsible for the Italian Renaissance art movement but also the Renaissance architecture of Florence.You’ll find that some guidebooks tend to be more visual, with plenty of images and diagrams and less written content, while others are text-heavy and rich in information. Others include handy extras such as maps.

So I wrote this book to make you fall in love with Rome. I take you to completely amazing places, hiding in plain sight, right in the heart of Rome. Almost everything is within a 2 mile radius and is easy to walk to. There are so many funny and fascinating stories that go with each place I show you, so a building stops being just a building – it takes on a life of its own. Frequently with intrigue and a captivating cast of characters. I really want people to see that a trip to Italy can be incredibly affordable and you don’t have to be wealthy do it.Florence is small and safe and you can’t really get lost, so be sure to go explore! RELATED POST: The Piazza Hidden Behind The Duomo Is Not To Be Missed! 3. Visit Basilica Santa Croce We hope this guide to the best Italy guidebooks has given you some useful insights and helped you make an informed decision. We’ve curated this list with every traveler in mind, and we’re sure that you’ll find something that suits you and your itinerary! It is, however, missing information on several key areas of Italy, such as Sicily, Puglia, Basilicata, Sardinia, Piedmont, and Matera. As such, it may not be ideal if you’re planning a trip around the whole of Italy or any of the aforementioned destinations. It contains detailed itineraries and allows you to tailor your trip to suit your interests, making it a strong contender for the best Italy guide book. We visit the lagoon islands, including some you’ve probably never heard of. You’ll learn when, why and how to visit them, and what to do when you get there, and what you mustn’t miss. From dragon bones to thousand year old Viking runes, you will discover endlessly fascinating details all over this magical city, details the tourists know nothing about and end up missing entirely.

I’m a makeup artist, magazine beauty director, blogger and world traveler. I travel for work and I travel for pleasure. My favorite place in the world to travel to and explore is beautiful Italy. Whenever I buy travel guide books they tell me about things to do in a given town or city, but they don’t tell me how to put a trip together.I spend as much time as possible in Italy each year. As well as my personal travel, every summer I take small groups of women on boutique, private Glam Italia tours . How to locate the top-rated Cicchetti bars, explore the other isles, get around easily, and much, much more!