Fodor’s Essential Italy 2018

1170 Pages·2017·110.75 MB·English

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CONTENTS
Cover
Copyright
About This Guide
Welcome to Italy
Italy Images
EXPERIENCE ITALY
Italy Today
What’s New
What’s Where
Need to Know
Italy Top Attractions
Top Experiences
Quintessential Italy
Making the Most of Your Euros
Great Itineraries
ROME AND ENVIRONS
What’s Where
Planner
Rome Top Attractions
Getting Here and Around
Rome Today
Eat Like a Local in Rome
1 ROME
Exploring Rome
Where to Eat
Where to Stay
Nightlife and Performing Arts
Shopping
2 SIDE TRIPS FROM ROME
Welcome to Side Trips from Rome
Planning
Tuscia
Ostia Antica
Tivoli and Palestrina
The Castelli Romani
NORTHERN ITALY
What’s Where
Northern Italy Planner
Northern Italy Top Attractions
Top Experiences
Northern Italy Today
Great Itineraries
3 VENICE
Welcome to Venice
Eating and Drinking Well in Venice
Venice Planner
Exploring Venice
Where to Eat
Where to Stay
Nightlife and Performing Arts
Shopping
4 THE VENETO AND FRIULI–VENEZIA GIULIA
Welcome to the Veneto and Friuli–Venezia Giulia
Eating and Drinking Well in the Veneto and Friuli–Venezia Giulia
The Veneto and Friuli–Venezia Planner
Padua
Verona
Vicenza
Treviso and the Hillside Towns
Friuli–Venezia Giulia
5 THE DOLOMITES
Welcome to the Dolomites
Eating and Drinking Well in the Dolomites
The Dolomites Planner
Trentino
Bolzano (Bozen)
Alto Adige
The Heart of the Dolomites
Cortina d’Ampezzo
6 MILAN, LOMBARDY, AND THE LAKES
Welcome to Milan, Lombardy, and the Lakes
Eating Well in Milan, Lombardy, and the Lakes
Milan, Lombardy, and the Lakes Planner
Milan
Bergamo, Pavia, Cremona, and Mantua
Lake Iseo and Franciacorta
Lake Garda
Lake Como
Lake Maggiore
7 PIEDMONT AND VALLE D’AOSTA
Welcome to Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta
Eating and Drinking Well in Piedmont and Valle D’Aosta
Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta Planner
Turin
The Monferrato and the Langhe
Valle d’Aosta
The Colline and Savoy Palaces
8 THE ITALIAN RIVIERA
Welcome to the Italian Riviera
Eating and Drinking Well in the Italian Riviera
The Italian Riviera Planner
Cinque Terre
Riviera di Levante
Genoa
Riviera di Ponente
9 EMILIA–ROMAGNA
Welcome to Emilia–Romagna
Eating and Drinking Well in Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna Planner
Emilia
Bologna
Ferrara
Romagna
Ravenna
CENTRAL ITALY
What’s Where
Planner
Central Italy Top Attractions
Top Experiences
Central Italy Today
Great Itineraries
10 FLORENCE
Welcome to Florence
Eating and Drinking Well in Florence
Florence Planner
Exploring
Where to Eat
Where to Stay
Nightlife and Performing Arts
Shopping
Fiesole: Side Trip from Florence
11 TUSCANY
Welcome to Tuscany
Eating and Drinking Well in Tuscany
Tuscany Planner
Lucca
Pisa
Chianti
Hill Towns Southwest of Florence
Siena
Arezzo and Cortona
Southern Tuscany
12 UMBRIA AND THE MARCHES
Welcome to Umbria and the Marches
Eating and Drinking Well in Umbria and the Marchesa
Planner
Perugia
Assisi
Northern Umbria
Spoleto
Southern Umbria
The Marches
SOUTHERN ITALY
What’s Where
Southern Italy Planner
Southern Italy Top Attractions
Top Experiences
Southern Italy Today
Great Itineraries
13 NAPLES AND CAMPANIA
Welcome to Naples and Campania
Eating and Drinking Well in Naples and Campania
Naples and Campania Planner
Naples
Herculaneum, Vesuvius, and Pompeii
Ischia and Procida
Capri
Sorrento and the Sorrentine Peninsula
The Amalfi Coast
14 PUGLIA, BASILICATA, AND CALABRIA
Welcome to Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria
Eating and Drinking Well in Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria
Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria Planner
Bari and the Adriatic Coast
The Gargano Promontory
The Trulli District
The Salento Peninsula
Basilicata
Calabria
15 SICILY
Welcome to Sicily
Eating and Drinking Well in Sicily
Sicily Planner
The Ionian Coast
Siracusa
The Interior
Agrigento and Western Sicily
Palermo
The Tyrrhenian Coast
The Aeolian Islands
16 SARDINIA
Welcome to Sardinia
Eating and Drinking Well in Sardinia
Sardinia Planner
Cagliari and the Southern Coast
Su Nuraxi to the Costa Smeralda
UNDERSTANDING ITALY
TRAVEL SMART ITALY
ABOUT OUR WRITERS
MAPS
Rome Metro and Suburban Railway
Piazza Navona, Campo de Fiori, and the Jewish Ghetto
Piazza di Spagna
Repubblica and Quirinale
Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo
The Vatican
Trastevere
The Catacombs and Via Appia Antica
Where to Eat in Rome
Where to Stay in Rome
Side Trips from Rome
Scavi di Ostia Antica (Ostia Antica excavations)
Piazza San Marco
San Marco and Dorsoduro
San Polo and Santa Croce
Cannaregio
Castello, San Giorgio, and the Giudecca
Islands of the Lagoon
Where to Eat and Stay in Venice
Padua
Verona
Vicenza
Treviso and the Hillside Towns
Friuli–Venezia Giulia
Trentino and the Western Dolomites
Bolzano
Alto Adige and the Heart of the Dolomites
Milan
The Po Plain, Lake Garda, and Lake Iseo
Lakes Como and Maggiore
Turin
Piedmont
Valle d’Aosta
Cinque Terre and Riviera di Levante
Genoa
Riviera di Ponente
Emilia
Bologna
Romagna
Ravenna
Around the Duomo
San Lorenzo
Santa Maria Novella
Santa Croce
The Oltrarno
Where to Eat and Stay in Florence
Lucca
Pisa
Chianti and the Hill Towns Southwest of Florence
Siena
Arezzo, Cortona, and Southern Tuscany
Perugia
Assisi
Northern Umbria
Spoleto
Southern Umbria
The Marches
Naples
Bay of Naples
Capri
Sorrento and Amalfi Coast
Puglia
Basilicata and Calabria
Eastern Sicily, the Tyrrhenian Coast, and the Aeolian Islands
Ortygia Island, Siracusa
Western Sicily
Palermo
Cagliari and the Southern Coast
Su Nuraxi to the Costa Smeralda
Travel Times by Train & Ferry

ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Fodor’s Recommendations Everything in this guide is worth doing
—we don’t cover what isn’t—but exceptional sights, hotels, and
restaurants are recognized with additional accolades. Fodor’sChoice
indicates our top recommendations. Care to nominate a new place?
Visit Fodors.com/contact-us.
Trip Costs We list prices wherever possible to help you budget well.
Hotel and restaurant price categories from $ to $$$$ are noted
alongside each recommendation. For hotels, we include the lowest
cost of a standard double room in high season. For restaurants, we
cite the average cost of a meal. The meal includes three courses:
primo (usually pasta or an appetizer), secondo (meat or fish main
course), and dolce (dessert). For attractions, we always list adult
admission fees; discounts are usually available for children,
students, and senior citizens.
Hotels
Our local writers vet every hotel to recommend the best overnights in each price
category, from budget to expensive. Unless otherwise specified, you can expect