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.
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. Florence & Tuscany Mar 2015 (current ed.) 328 pages
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Pocket Map & Guide
Covering over 28 destinations including Paris, London, Beijing and Las Vegas, Pocket Map & Guides are perfect for a short city break or stopover. They slip easily into your pocket or bag for quick, on-the-go navigation. Each full-colour guide is packed with the best restaurant and hotel recommendations and includes a detailed pull-out map to help you plan your itinerary. Pocket Map & Guides cover everything from shops, sights, restaurants and bars and are the perfect companion to the Eyewitness Travel Guide. Florence Pocket Map and Guide Mar 2014 (current ed.) 80 pages
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Explore Florence Feb 2014 (1st ed.) 128 pages
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Encounter Guides
Encounter guides help you discover twice the city (or region) in half the time. With a full-colour pull-out map and unique itineraries, these guides are less about accommodation and more about neighbourhoods; less about advance planning and more about diving in - past the tourist bureaus and straight to the locals' latest favourites. Pocket Florence & Tuscany Feb 2014 (3rd ed.) 192 pages
Author(s): Virginia Maxwell, Nicola Williams
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Regional Guides
Want to get the feel of a region and the areas it spans? Regional guides will get you there, with detailed maps, lush full-colour images, plenty of pre-planning info, itineraries to match your timeframe and recommendations to get you straight to the best. Florence and Tuscany Jan 2014 (8th ed.) 352 pages
Author(s): Virginia Maxwell, Nicola Williams
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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. Florence Pocket Guide Nov 2013 (14th ed.) 144 pages
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DK Top 10s
Covering over 66 destinations, including Paris, New York, Bangkok and St. Petersburg, Top 10 Travel Guides are the UK’s number one city guide series. Perfect for travellers taking a short trip or weekend break, these pocket-sized guides highlight the very best of every destination with the help of dozens of Top 10 lists. Every new title and edition now comes with a handy pull-out map and guide to help you get straight to the best things to see, do, buy, taste, avoid and much more. Florence & Tuscany - Top 10 Mar 2013 (current ed.) 160 pages
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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. Florence and Tuscany Day by Day Jun 2012 (3rd ed.) 228 pages
Author(s): Donald Strachan
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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. Florence, Tuscany & Umbria Mar 2012 (8th ed.) 480 pages
Author(s): Donald Strachan, Stephen Keeling
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City Guides
With their user-friendly rounded spine and portable size, Insight City Guides are a pleasure to handle. They're a joy to use, too, because they present a city's main attractions and cultural context in a strikingly visual style while retaining Insight Guides' traditional strength of in-depth and elegantly written text. These are cities seen through the eyes of local writers who know what it's like to live there, not just visit. As well as providing a wealth of travel tips for visitors, Insight City Guides also offer real insight into the destinations' history, culture, politics, arts and, above all, the people. Florence - City Guide Feb 2011 (current ed.) 320 pages
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Step by Step Guides
Take a fresh approach to your holiday with Step by Step guides. Written by local experts, these guides take you step-by-step through the City; highlighting the best walks and tours each destination has to offer. Whether you are new to the city or a repeat visitor, and however long your stay, this book is the perfect companion, showing you the smartest way to link the sights and taking you beyond the beaten tourist track. Tailor-made itineraries include options for all tastes, from art enthusiasts and architecture buffs, to night owls and shopaholics! Florence - Step by Step Guide Apr 2009 (current ed.)
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