Florence and Tuscany (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
by DK Publishing

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Book Reviews of Florence and Tuscany (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

Book Review: Perfect... almost
Summary: 4 Stars

I read up on the background information to Tuscany before I went, including the food, travelling (we used both the trains and hired a car) and the flora and fauna of the area and the book was spot on each time. I was able to find and enjoy the regional dishes recommended by the book and also spot the hawkmoth and flowers pointed out.

For Florence, the number of tourists walking round with their copies of this book was amazing. I saw it in English, Italian, French and Spanish which must serve as a testament to the Eyewitness range's deserved popularity. The guides and 'must see' parts were helpful and the historical detail of particular parts were good enough not to buy the museum guides (although I found the Uffizi guide was worth buying as the DK book can obviously only show the most famous paintings).
The map was good, although as it's in the middle of the book I found the bookmark flaps necessary to keep my place which was a bit of a pain.

Once in San Gimignano, the small street map was exactly right, and once again the highlights were perfect.

The only downside to this otherwise excellent guide is that the restaurant sections weren't very helpful for the middle of August or those on a budget - most places were closed or very expensive. In Florence especially it was just easier to wander around and find what we liked to look (and price) of.

I'm off to Australia next and shall definitely be buying the Eyewitness version to travel with...

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