Guidebooks for Italy from all the major travel publishers are listed below, including country, specialist and multi-country guides, as well as books for regions and cities within Italy (where available). Links to Amazon (UK, US and Canadian stores), Waterstones (UK) and selected publisher websites allow you to purchase the guidebooks online at best value with one simple click (individual chapter downloads are also available for selected Lonely Planet titles). Before choosing your title, check our buying guide to see the types of guidebooks available or click on the publisher logos below.

Guidebooks including Italy (3)Italy (11)Specialist (3)Bologna (2)
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Genoa (1)
Milan (6)
Naples (11)
Rome (16)
Turin (1)
Venice (12)
Abruzzo (1)
Amalfi Coast (10)
Italian Riviera (3)
Northern Italy (11)
Puglia and Basilicata (1)
Sardinia (7)
Sicily (11)
Tuscany (12)
Umbria and Marche (9)
Veneto (3)

Country Guidebooks for Italy


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DK_Eyewitness_Travel Italy

DK Travel Guides

Covering over 100 destinations including Italy, Paris, New York and China, each Eyewitness Travel Guide is packed with stunning photographs, detailed illustrations, 3D maps, specially designed cutaways and floorplans of all the major sights. Written by expert authors and contributors, there is a huge selection of hotels and restaurant listings in each Eyewitness Travel Guide; making them the perfect companion for travellers who want to visualise their destination before they get there. Your holiday starts the moment you open the guidebook.

Italy

Oct 2014 (current ed.)
672 pages

 


Insight Italy

Insight Guides

Our classic series, for more than 35 years, Insight Guides have provided a full account of the world's leading travel destinations through expert and informative text and stunning photography. With a rich mix of features on history and culture, detailed area-by-area chapters and a comprehensive listings section, each title combines three books in one: an ideal travel planner, a practical on-the-spot companion, and a a superb visual souvenir of a visit.

Italy

Jun 2014 (7th ed.)
464 pages

 


Lonely_Planet Discover Italy

Discover Guides

The full-colour, image-laden Discover guides get you straight to a country's highlights - perfect for travellers with limited time. You'll experience the best of a country with these easy-to-use guides. You'll get you straight to a country's unmissable highlights with itineraries, best-of lists and insider secrets.

Discover Italy

Apr 2014 (3rd ed.)
416 pages

Author(s): Abigail Blasi, Donna Wheeler et al.


Lonely_Planet Italy

Country Guides

Packed with pre-planning information like transport and accommodation, detailed maps, lush images and fascinating background info, these guides are great if you want to get to explore every corner of a country, no matter what your time frame.

Italy

Feb 2014 (11th ed.)
976 pages

Author(s): Cristian Bonetto, Abigail Blasi et al.



Download Individual Chapter PDFs ($4.95) - Click here to view chapters.
Lonely_Planet Italy's Best Trips

Trips Guides

These guides feature the finest US trips to suit any time frame or taste. Two days in the wilderness or two weeks on the road - it's time to get your trip on. New York wineries or Arizona chillis – go tripping on your interests and find that little corner of the US that's just for you.

Italy's Best Trips

Mar 2013 (1st ed.)
424 pages

Author(s): Paula Hardy, Robert Landon, Duncan Garwood



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Frommer's Italy 2012

Complete Guides

Written by more than 175 travel experts around the globe, Frommer's Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do. America's #1 bestselling travel series - More annually updated guides than any other series - 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides - Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries - Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design - New for 2010: full-color Complete Guides with hundreds of color photos and maps throughout.

Italy 2012

Nov 2011 (7th ed.)
976 pages

Author(s): Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince


Berlitz Italy Pocket Guide

Pocket Guides

Our new-style Berlitz Pocket Guides are packed with all the information you need to get the most from your visit. Small in size, but big on content, they cover all the sights and attractions, as well as giving helpful tips on hotels, eating out, shopping, outdoor activities, nightlife and much more. They also feature a wealth of beautiful photographs that capture the essence of the destination. Berlitz Pocket Guides are available for well over 150 destinations worldwide.

Italy Pocket Guide

Mar 2011 (9th ed.)
256 pages

 


Berlitz Italy Handbook

Handbooks

Building on the market-leading success of Berlitz Pocket Guides, this brand new series features the same user-friendly approach, yet with a much higher level of detail to make these Handbooks both comprehensive and completely portable. With an emphasis on practical information such as accommodation, transport, health, money and more, this guide is an invaluable on-the-ground reference manual. The Country Fact File, Trip Planner and recommended, fully mapped tours highlight all the key sights, making it ideal for holiday planning too. The carefully selected Top 25 Attractions give you a flavour of all the exciting and interesting things to see and do on your trip. As well as exploring the entire country in a colour-coded, region-by-region format, this inspirational guide also contains unique experiences, with expert advice on how to make the most of local activities. The Berlitz Handbook series is one of the most content-rich, full-colour series' available, yet it continues to offer excellent value for money: the hallmark of Berlitz. Don't leave home without this wealth of practical information at your fingertips.

Italy Handbook

Feb 2011 (current ed.)
304 pages

 


Frommer's Italy Day by Day

Day by Day

These attractively priced, four-color guides offer dozens of neighborhood and thematic tours, complete with hundreds of photos and bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Day by Days are the only guides that help travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip.

Italy Day by Day

Mar 2010 (1st ed.)
768 pages

Author(s): Sylvie Hogg, Stephen Brewer


Frommer's 25 Great Drives in Italy

Great Drives

Frommer's Best-Loved Driving Tours are now Frommer's 25 Great Drives - a fresh new package and name for these full-color guides that show travelers how to see the best of Europe and the U.S. by car. More than 20 driving tours - More than 100 color photographs - Hotel recommendations - Detailed maps.

25 Great Drives in Italy

Feb 2009 (1st ed.)
208 pages

Author(s): Paul Duncan


Frommer's Pauline Frommer's Italy: Spend Less, See More

Budget Guides

Spend less, see more. This is the philosophy behind Pauline Frommer's guides. Written by travel expert Pauline Frommer (who is also the daughter of Arthur Frommer), and her team of hand-picked writers, these guides show how to truly experience a culture, meet locals, and save money along the way. Industry secrets on how to find the best hotel rooms - Details on alternative accommodations, great local restaurants, and cool, offbeat finds - Packed with personality and opinions.

Pauline Frommer's Italy: Spend Less, See More

Aug 2008 (2nd ed.)
660 pages

Author(s): Keith Bain, Reid Bramblett, Pippa de Bruyn