MAP INDEX

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