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Pros

Authentic travel guide from an honest, and reputable traveler. Geared towards the more mature traveler (in outlook if not age) they are very informative for the tourist and historian. It enables you to self-tour in a lot of places where you just want ...  Read More

My tenth time to ialy and rich steve's books always come with me for reference. Rick steve's never steers me in the wrong direction.



Cons

There are some notable areas that rick steves either does not know about or chooses not to write about. A couple of gaping holes is the lack of even mention of places like parma or bologna.

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Quality


I like to write all over my book and highlight and tab things so paper suits me better.


I like its size and the many details provided in an organize manner.


It doesn't require a local phone plan, doesn't use data, and doesn't require reception.


There is still no substitute to just instantly opening up to the page and reading about it.

Price


This book saved us a lot of money and headaches.


We liked driving into a town in italy knowing where to park, where to eat wonderful meals within different price ranges, and wh...  Read More


One restaurant was an absolute bust and did not honor his discount.


He gives many little tricks to save money.

Competitiveness


So i got both steve’s and fodor’s and there is a noticeable difference with the winner guide being steve’s.

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  • This product had a total of 933 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 24 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Does not include travel info on sicilyotherwise good travel reference


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    All the advice for the most part was spot on


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    One restaurant was an absolute bust and did not honor his discount


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    For me planning for and anticipating a trip is half the fun


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I just about wore this book out when i was getting ready for two weeks in italy last year


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    She was having difficulty understanding the train schedules etc


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you are spending 100s or 1000s to travel to europe its a shame to forget a highquality guidebook


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Buy two or one for kindle and one paper

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