Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome - Softcover

Mize, Melanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764562258 ISBN 13: 9780764562259

Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you.

We'll give you the lowdown on the Eternal City in our all-new Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome, with tips on where to find the most delicious pizza, how to rent a scooter so that you can zip around Rome like the locals, and where to snag that real Italian leather coat. Find out which market to visit for exotic spices and which to visit for fresh flowers, what Rome's italking statuesi are, and which nightspot to hit for the hottest techno and house music. We'll let you know which sites to line up for (the treasures of the Vatican Museum, for one), and which ones are worth skipping. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome delivers all the insights and invaluable travel tips you'll need for a visit to this vibrant city where the ancient and the modern rub elbows.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"Little fluff and lots of fun." --Boston Globe "Hipper and savvier than other guides." --Diversion magazine Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the Irreverent Guides--the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend. Look inside for the lowdown on:*Hotels for the well-heeled and the sensibly-shod*Where to see monks' bones, "talking" statues, and lesser-known Michelangelos*Sites to line up for--and those to skip*Where--and when--to enjoy a proper cappuccino*Shops to scour for the latest bags, boots, and papal vestments*The best piazzas, outdoor cafes, and discotheques for people watching, wine sipping, nightclubbing, and doing as the Romans doYour Guide to a World of Travel Experience Great trips begin at Frommers.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764562258
• ISBN 13: 9780764562259
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224