"Fodor's Essential Italy is the indispensable take-along companion to one of Europe's most enduringly popular destinations. With inviting full-color photos, this updated edition highlights everything that visitors adore--from Italy's great food and wine to art and architecture, as well as glorious Tuscan hill towns, shopping, and much more"--Publisher.

Includes folded map. Includes index.

Experience Italy -- Rome and Environs -- Rome -- Side Trips From Rome -- Northern Italy -- Venice -- The Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia -- The Dolomites -- Milan, Lombardy, and the Lakes -- Piedmont and Valle D'Aosta -- The Italian Riviera -- Emilia-Romagna -- Central Italy -- Florence -- Tuscany -- Umbria and the Marches -- Southern Italy -- Naples and Campania -- Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria -- Sicily -- Sardinia -- Italian Vocabulary -- Travel Smart Italy.