- A lively, graphic, full-color guidebook to one of the world's most architecturally and culturally rich cities. - Color photography and archival and other illustrations throughout; zingy captions. - Intelligent, opinionated writing by Tim Jepson. - Solid travel reportage on every region punctuated by lively sidebars on the Etruscans, Protestant cemeteries, cafe life, and Rome in film. - What to see and do, plus walking tours with visits to churches, museums, and historic neighborhoods. - Special rating system identifying not-to-be-missed sights. - To-the-point reviews of dining and lodging. - Key planning information. - Over 15 detailed maps and plans. - Comprehensive destination/topic index.
Not Built in a Day is supported by a companion website (NotBuiltInADay.com) that offers, among other features, detailed illustrative photographs for readers who want to experience the book's walking tours at home and large printable maps ...
Gives facts, history, and data on Rome, and provides information on accommodations, restaurants, sights, walks, and drives in the area.
Illustrated with many photographs, the volume should be useful to archaeologists, classicists, and travellers to the region.
Inside Rick Steves Rome, the most up-to-date 2021 guide from Rick Steves, you'll find: Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Rome Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with ...
Compact, concise and packed full of essential information about where to go and what to do, this is the ideal on-the-move travel guide for exploring Rome.
Looks at the past through the archaeological evidence that remains with us today, and examines the way people lived in ancient societies, their achievements, religious beliefs and festivals, and how and why the civilizations rose and fell ...
... 1899 from “ exploring the eastern bend of the Euphrates ' , believed to be ' impassable for horses ' , but reported that he had “ talked to more than ... Exhausted by the Ramazan fast , 46 DISCOVERING ROME'S EASTERN FRONTIER Travellers.
Covering destinations around the world, these guides are loaded with photos, essays on culture and history, descriptions of sights, and practical information.
The city fell to the barbarians, and the empire ceased to exist, but the ideas and ideals that built both the city and the empire can still be felt today. This book presents the fascinating empire of Ancient Rome, from its rise to its fall.
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Exploring Services Science, IESS 2017, held in Rome, Italy, in May 2017.