Frommer's Memorable Walks in Rome (Frommers' Memorable Walks S.) - Softcover

Murphy, Bruce; De Rosa, Alessandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471756512 ISBN 13: 9780471756514

Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 2006

Synopsis

11 GREAT WALKING TOURS THROUGH THE MOST COLORFUL NEIGHBORHOODS IN ROME


Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at Rome. Discover the ancient and the avant-garde, the atmospheric and the opulent, and the shopping and the cafes--everything that makes Rome unique.

LET FROMMER'S TAKE YOU TO:
* The Pantheon, the most perfectly preserved Roman monument in the world and a pool of tranquillity amid the hustle and bustle of Rome
* The Campo de' Fiori, a warren of medieval streets punctuated with grand Renaissance palaces
* The elegant, patrician villas and gardens of Trastevere, along the Tiber River
* Vatican City and the rarely explored streets--old and new--beyond St. Peter's Basilica and Castel Sant'Angelo

With easy-to-use directions and maps--and the best places to take a break along the way

Great trips begin at frommers.com

About this title

About the Author

Bruce Murphy has lived and worked in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Rome, and Sicily. His work has appeared in magazines ranging from Cruising World to Critical Inquiry. In addition to guidebooks, he has published fiction, poetry, and criticism, most recently the Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery (St. Martin’s Press).

Alessandra de Rosa was born in Rome and has lived and worked in Rome, Paris, and New York City. She did her first cross-Europe trip at age 2, from Rome to London by car. She has continued in that line ever since, exploring three out of five continents so far. Her beloved Italy remains her preferred destination and this is where she lives for part of the year.

From the Back Cover

11 GREAT WALKING TOURS THROUGH THE MOST COLORFUL NEIGHBORHOODS IN ROME

Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at Rome. Discover the ancient and the avant-garde, the atmospheric and the opulent, and the shopping and the cafes everything that makes Rome unique.

LET FROMMER'S TAKE YOU TO:

• The Pantheon, the most perfectly preserved Roman monument in the world and a pool of tranquillity amid the hustle and bustle of Rome
• The Campo de' Fiori, a warren of medieval streets punctuated with grand Renaissance palaces
• The elegant, patrician villas and gardens of Trastevere, along the Tiber River
• Vatican City and the rarely explored streets old and new beyond St. Peter's Basilica and Castel Sant'Angelo

With easy-to-use directions and maps and the best places to take a break along the way

Great trips begin at frommers.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471756512
• ISBN 13: 9780471756514
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 186