Overflowing with brilliant color photography, this is the ONLY illustrated guide that provides the practical information that you need while traveling–complete restaurant and hotel reviews with exact prices for lodging and dining (not ranges), plus time-saving tips and how to avoid crowds, exact admission prices to key sights, great photo stops, and special notes on “kid-friendly” attractions throughout.

Hotels

Our detailed reviews represent the best accommodations in Italy, in all price ranges. From five-star luxury hotels to family-run pensiones, we’ll tell you what to expect in terms of price and quality through extensive coverage of hotels and their surrounding neighborhoods, exact prices of double-occupancy rooms (including breakfast), plus pictures of hotel facilities and guestrooms.

Restaurants

If you want to experience the best that Florence and Tuscany has to offer, pay particular attention to our outstanding restaurant coverage that will help you choose from the thousands of local eateries that cater to every budget and dining experience. From affordable, family-run trattorias to places where you can splurge on a traditional Italian feast–like Cane & Gatto in Siena–you’ll find it in see it Florence & Tuscany. Each review covers house signature dishes, ambiance, ACTUAL prices for a two-course lunch and a three-course dinner (for two people), hours of operation, and what transportation will get you there.

The Sights

Whether you explore the art and architecture of Florence, wander around Siena--one of Italy's most perfect medieval cities, climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa or take a day trip to popular San Gimignano, see it Florence & Tuscany will take you there. Accessibly written to help you navigate throughout this region without missing a thing, each attraction includes exact admission prices, what galleries and museums not to miss, and where to stop for quick bites and refreshing drinks along the way. Sights are also rated for their “value”, “walkability”, “historic and cultural interest”, plus we suggest fantastic “photo stops” and entertaining and age-appropriate “kid-friendly” attractions throughout the book.

What to Do?

Our shopping walks will lead you to cutting-edge fashions to fit all budgets, from hip streetwear to expensive fashions for your feet. But, Florence & Tuscany has much more to offer than just sight-seeing and shopping. Fodor’s see it Florence & Tuscany provides insider information on classical, theatrical, and cinematic performances, Italy’s music scene (live jazz to underground youth centres), nightlife, spectator and activity sports, and festivals and events.

Atlas and Maps

Detailed neighborhood maps are incorporated throughout the book to help you navigate on historic walks, shopping tours, or to find a restaurant. Plus, a 16-page atlas details each road and path with highlights of important landmarks, parks, metro stations, and car parking areas.

Fodor’s see it™

A brand-new series that shows you before you go, guides you while you’re there, and makes the perfect keepsake on your return.