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Living and Working in Italy, first published in 2001 and now in its 4th edition, is the most comprehensive book available about daily life - and is essential reading for newcomers. What's it really like Living and Working in Italy? Not surprisingly there's a lot more to life than soccer, spaghetti and scooters! This book is guaranteed to hasten your introduction to the Italian way of life, irrespective of whether you're planning to stay for a few months or indefinitely. Adjusting to la dolce v...

Lonely Planet Knows Italy With its variety of landscapes, gregarious locals, delicious food and great cycling tradition, Italy is a biking paradise. From spectacular limestone bluffs and elegant resort towns on the Amalfi coast, to top-of-the-world panoramas in the Dolomites and touring historical marvels around Rome, we've chosen the best rides for every interest and ability level. Whether you want to test yourself on an arduous climb into Sardinia's high country or tour languidly through Tusc...

"Rome Insight Pocket Guide" is an itinerary-based guide, focusing on the best things to see and do, picked by our local correspondents. It is ideal for first-time visitors and perhaps pressed for time. This book includes a chapter detailing Rome's history and culture, 15 itineraries and excursions taking in sights ranging from the 2,000-year-old Colosseum to the graceful Fontana delle Tartarughe in Piazza Mattei, leisure-time suggestions, and a comprehensive information section packed with essen...

This guide covers a short two-days visit to Florence, Italy. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. The guide contains links to the web sites of train and air travel companies, so you can check the latest schedule. It also has instructions on how to arrive to Florence with a car. It has also listing of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at walking distance from the location where lunch or dinner are planned.

Bitter Almonds is a remarkable memoir, a tribute to Sicilian food and culture, and the record of an historic and vanishing craft. At the heart of the book are forty-six recipes of unique Sicilian specialities, written down for the first time.In the early 1950s, Maria Grammatico and her sister were sent by their impoverished mother to the San Carlo, a cloistered orphanage in Erice, an ancient hill town on the western coast of Sicily. It was a Dickensian existence - beating sugar mixtures for six...

DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Sicily will lead you straight to the very best on offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots; this guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals - there's even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid. The guide is divided by area with restaurant reviews for each, as well as recommendations for hotels, ba...

This guide combines bright, modern design, witty and informative writing with practical fold-back-flat spiral binding. A collection of highly readable features set the scene in the introductory Magazine section and the "Finding Your Feet" section gives that vital info to get you started. Florence is then split into geographical zones. The must-see sights are covered in depth with insider tips to help you make the most of your time and beat the crowds; suggested itineraries, walks and tours, supe...

Unstoppable and lethal, they move across the battlefields like ghosts. They are the soldiers of the Legio Occulta. Nola, Roman Italy, 19 August 14 A.D. History does not acknowledge them, but the Roman Empire knows the debt they owe to this secret legion. Trained not to fight but to read and interpret the messages of the gods, they pave the way for Roman swords, intervening when earthly weapons must give way to the power of the transcendent. With the Legio Occulta, no battle is impossible. Cl...