Color Maps
Italy’s Top Destinations: 11
Italy’s Best Three-Week Trip by Public Transportation: 21
Venice
Venice Overview: 30–31
Arrival in Venice: 33
Venice: 38–39
Handy Vaporetti: 43
Grand Canal: 52–53
St. Mark’s Square: 64
St. Mark’s Basilica: 68
Doge’s Palace: 71
Lagoon Tour: 82–83
Hotels & Restaurants near St. Mark’s Square: 90–91
Hotels & Restaurants near Accademia Bridge: 96–97
Hotels & Restaurants near the Rialto Bridge: 102–103
Near Venice
Towns near Venice: 123
Padua: 125
Padua Center: 128–129
Scrovegni Chapel: 140
Basilica of St. Anthony: 145
Vicenza: 155
Verona: 160–161
Verona Walk: 164
The Dolomites
The Dolomites: 184
Bolzano: 190–191
Castelrotto: 203
Alpe di Siusi: 216–217
The Lakes
The Lakes: 230
Central Lake Como: 233
Varenna: 236–237
Bellagio: 251
Stresa & the Borromeo Islands: 266
Milan
Greater Milan: 273
Milan Metro: 279
Central Milan: 282–283
Milan Duomo Area: 286
Milan Duomo: 289
Milan Hotels & Restaurants: 324–325
Train Connections from Milan: 333
The Cinque Terre
The Cinque Terre: 337
Cinque Terre Hiikes: 350–351
Monterosso al Mare: 358–359
Vernazza: 376–377
Corniglia: 397
Manarola: 402–403
Riomaggiore: 412–413
Riviera Towns
Riviera Towns: 423
Levanto: 425
Sestri Levante: 434
Santa Margherita Ligure: 440–441
Portofino Area: 449
Portofino: 451
Porto Venere: 456
La Spezia: 458
Florence
Florence Overview: 463
Florence: 464–465
Greater Florence: 469
Renaissance Walk: 480
Ghiberti’s “Gates of Paradise”: 493
Heart of Florence: 500–501
Uffizi Gallery Overview: 503
Oltrarno, South of the Arno River: 512–513
Florence Hotels: 520–521
Oltrarno Hotels & Restaurants: 528–529
Florence Restaurants: 532–533
Pisa & Lucca
Pisa & Lucca Area: 552
Pisa: 556–557
Pisa’s Field of Miracles: 561
Leaning Tower: 563
Lucca: 578–579
Lucca Walk: 582
Greater Siena: 599
Hill Towns of Central Italy: 603
Siena: 606–607
Siena Walk: 610
Siena Hotels & Restaurants: 632–633
Volterra & San Gimignano
Volterra & San Gimignano Area: 640
Volterra: 644–645
The Etruscan Empire: 655
San Gimignano: 663
The Heart of Tuscany
Heart of Tuscany: 676–677
Montepulciano: 683
Pienza: 696–697
Montalcino: 705
Heart of Tuscany Drive: 713
Assisi
Assisi Area: 722
Assisi: 724–725
Assisi Walk: 728–729
Basilica of St. Francis—Lower Level: 740
Basilica of St. Francis—Upper Level: 746
Assisi Hotels & Restaurants: 754–755
Orvieto & Civita
Orvieto & Civita Area: 762
Orvieto: 764–765
Orvieto Walk: 770–771
Orvieto’s Duomo: 774
Orvieto Hotels & Restaurants: 788–789
Bagnoregio & Civita Area: 796–797
Civita di Bagnoregio: 799
Rome
Rome’s Neighborhoods: 809
Rome: 814–815
Rome’s Public Transportation: 822–823
Dolce Vita Stroll: 832
Heart of Rome Walk: 834–835
Ancient Rome: 845
Colosseum: 847
Roman Forum: 852
Capitoline Hill & Piazza Venezia: 865
The Imperial Forums: 868
Pantheon Neighborhood: 872
Vatican City & Nearby: 876–877
St. Peter’s Basilica: 879
Vatican Museums Overview: 888
The Sistine Ceiling: 892–893
North Rome: 897
Borghese Gallery—Ground Floor: 899
Near Termini Station: 902–903
Hotels & Restaurants near Ancient Rome: 912–913
Hotels in the Pantheon Neighborhood: 916
Hotels and Restaurants near Vatican City: 918–919
Hotels near Termini Station: 922–923
Hotels & Restaurants in Trastevere: 926–927
Restaurants in the Pantheon Neighborhood: 936–937
Restaurants near Termini Station: 946–947
Naples
Naples: 960–961
Naples Transportation: 966–967
Naples Archaeological Museum: 973
Naples Walk: 980–981
Naples Hotels & Restaurants: 1010–1011
Pompeii & Nearby
Pompeii & Nearby: 1018
Pompeii: 1020–1021
Pompeii Tour: 1025
Herculaneum: 1037
Sorrento & Capri
Sorrento Area & Capri: 1043
Sorrento: 1046–1047
Sorrento Walk: 1049
Capri: 1068
Capri’s Marina Grande: 1070
Getting Around the Amalfi Coast: 1083
Amalfi Coast Area: 1090–1091
Positano: 1094–1095
Amalfi Town: 1104
Salerno Connections: 1114
Paestum: 1118
Italian History
The Roman Empire at its Peak: Pax Romana AD 120: 1130
Italian History & Art Timeline: 1132–1133
Italian Unification: 1139
Practicalities
Italy’s Public Transportation: 1188–1189
Hill Town Public Transportation: 1195
Driving in Italy: 1200
Driving in Tuscany: 1201