Color Maps
Italy: iv
Venice: vii
Florence: viii
Tuscany & Umbria: x
Rome: xii
Introduction
Map Legend: 2
Top Destinations in Italy: 4
Italy’s Best Three-Week Trip: 7
Venice
Venice Overview: 18
Arrival in Venice: 20
Venice: 30
Handy Vaporetti: 35
Grand Canal: 42
St. Mark’s Square: 51
St. Mark’s Basilica: 57
Accademia: 66
Frari Church: 70
Murano: 76
Lagoon Tour: 77
Burano: 77
Hotels & Restaurants near St. Mark’s Square: 86
Hotels & Restaurants near the Rialto Bridge: 93
Hotels & Restaurants near Accademia Bridge: 97
Hotels near the Train Station: 100
Near Venice
Day Trips From Venice: 127
Padua: 130
Scrovegni Chapel: 143
Basilica of St. Anthony: 148
Vicenza: 161
Verona Walk: 168
Verona Hotels & Restaurants: 180
Ravenna: 192
The Dolomites
The Dolomites: 213
Bolzano: 220
Castelrotto: 230
Alpe di Siusi: 240
The Lakes
The Lakes: 251
Central Lake Como: 255
Varenna: 256
Bellagio: 272
Stresa & the Borromeo Islands: 286
Milan
Greater Milan: 290
Milan Metro: 297
Central Milan: 300
Hotels & Restaurants in Milan: 332
Train Connections from Milan: 340
The Cinque Terre
The Cinque Terre: 344
Riomaggiore: 365
Manarola: 374
Corniglia: 382
Vernazza: 388
Monterosso al Mare: 410
Riviera Towns near the Cinque Terre
Riviera Towns near the Cinque Terre: 430
Levanto: 432
Sestri Levante: 439
Santa Margherita Ligure: 445
Portofino Area: 454
La Spezia: 460
Florence
Florence Overview: 466
Florence: 468
Renaissance Walk: 492
Heart of Florence: 500
Uffizi Gallery Overview: 507
Oltrarno, South of the Arno River: 516
Florence Hotels: 526
Oltrarno Hotels & Restaurants: 536
Florence Restaurants: 540
Greater Florence: 559
Pisa and Lucca
Pisa & Lucca: 567
Pisa: 570
Pisa’s Field of Miracles: 579
Lucca: 594
Hill Towns of Central Italy
Hill Towns of Central Italy: 614
Hill Towns: Public Transportation: 615
Driving in Tuscany: Distance & Time: 616
Siena
Greater Siena: 620
Siena: 630
Siena Hotels & Restaurants: 646
Volterra & San Gimignano
Volterra & San Gimignano Area: 661
Volterra: 666
The Etruscan Empire: 677
San Gimignano: 688
The Heart of Tuscany
Heart of Tuscany: 701
Montepulciano: 704
Montalcino: 732
Assisi
Assisi Area: 745
Welcome to Assisi Walk: 752
Assisi: 761
Basilica of St. Francis—Lower Level: 764
Basilica of St. Francis—Upper Level: 768
Assisi Hotels & Restaurants: 778
Orvieto and Civita
Orvieto: 786
Orvieto’s Duomo: 793
Orvieto & Civita Area: 810
Civita di Bagnoregio: 812
Rome
Rome’s Neighborhoods: 823
Greater Rome: 826
Rome’s Public Transportation: 838
Roman Forum: 848
Dolce Vita Stroll: 859
Heart of Rome Walk: 862
Rome: 868
Colosseum: 871
Ancient Rome: 877
Capitoline Hill & Piazza Venezia: 881
Pantheon Neighborhood: 891
Vatican City & Nearby: 896
St. Peter’s Basilica: 899
Vatican Museum Overview: 902
North Rome: 912
Borghese Gallery-Ground Floor: 913
Near Termini Station: 922
Pilgrim’s Rome: 927
Testaccio: 931
South of Testaccio: 935
E.U.R.: 937
Ancient Appian Way: 940
Hotels near Termini Station: 948
Hotels & Restaurants near Ancient Rome: 954
Hotels in the Pantheon Neighborhood: 958
Trastevere: 963
Hotels & Restaurants near Vatican City: 964
Restaurants in the Pantheon Neighborhood: 972
Restaurants near Termini Station: 986
Naples
Naples: 1001
Naples Transportation: 1006
“A Slice of Neapolitan Life” Walk: 1017
Naples Hotels & Restaurants: 1036
Getting Around the Region: 1043
Pompeii and Nearby
Pompeii & Nearby: 1046
Pompeii: 1048
Pompeii Tour: 1052
Herculaneum: 1064
Sorrento and Capri
Sorrento Area & Capri: 1069
Sorrento: 1072
Capri: 1094
Marina Grande: 1096
Amalfi Coast and Paestum
Getting Around the Amalfi Coast: 1107
Amalfi Coast & Paestum Area: 1113
Positano: 1118
Amalfi Town: 1127
Salerno Connections: 1136
Paestum: 1138
Italian History
The Roman Empire at Its Peak: 1150
Church Architecture: 1153
Italian Unification: 1157
Practicalities
Italy’s Public Transportation: 1213
Train Costs in Italy: 1214
Driving in Italy: 1228