"Find the Italy of your dreams--eat home-made pasta in an umarked family-run trattoria, avoid the lines at the classic museums and sights, stay on a centuries-old Tuscan farm, and discover which boutiques hold the real treasures. Our authors have personally visited every hotel, shop, restaurant, attraction and nightspot listed in this book--and hundreds more--to better guide you on the trip of a lifetime,"--page [4] of cover.

The Best of Italy -- Italy in Context -- Suggested Italy itineraries -- Rome -- Florence -- Tuscany -- Umbria & The Marches -- Bologna & Emilia-Romagna -- Venice -- Milan, Piedmont & The Lakes -- Genoa & The Cinque Terre -- Naples & Pompeii -- Sorrento & The Amalfi Coast -- The Best of Basilicata & Puglia -- Sicily -- Planning Your Trip to Italy.