MAP INDEX
Color Maps: Front of Book
Italy’s Top Destinations: 11
Italy’s Best Three-Week Trip by Public Transportation: 21
Italy
Venice
Florence
Tuscany & Umbria
Rome
Venice
Venice Overview: 30–31
Venice: 34–35
Handy Vaporetti: 41
Grand Canal: 50–51
St. Mark’s Square: 61
St. Mark’s Basilica: 64
Doge’s Palace: 68
Lagoon Tour: 80–81
Hotels & Restaurants near St. Mark’s Square: 88–89
Hotels & Restaurants near the Rialto Bridge: 94–95
Hotels & Restaurants near Accademia Bridge: 98–99
Arrival in Venice: 118
Near Venice
Towns near Venice: 125
Padua: 127
Padua Center: 130–131
Scrovegni Chapel: 141
Basilica of St. Anthony: 146
Vicenza: 156
Verona: 160–161
Verona Walk: 165
The Dolomites
The Dolomites: 184
Bolzano: 190–191
Castelrotto: 203
Alpe di Siusi: 216–217
The Lakes
The Lakes: 231
Central Lake Como: 233
Varenna: 236–237
Bellagio: 251
Stresa & the Borromeo Islands: 265
Milan
Greater Milan: 272
Milan Metro: 278
Central Milan: 280–281
Milan Duomo Area: 283
Milan Duomo: 288
Milan Hotels & Restaurants: 322–323
Train Connections from Milan: 332
The Cinque Terre
The Cinque Terre: 336
Cinque Terre Hiikes: 348–349
Monterosso al Mare: 360–361
Vernazza: 374–375
Corniglia: 394
Manarola: 400–401
Riomaggiore: 410–411
Riviera Towns
Riviera Towns: 419
Levanto: 422–423
Sestri Levante: 431
Santa Margherita Ligure: 436–437
Portofino Area: 445
Portofino: 448
Porto Venere: 452
La Spezia: 455
Florence
Florence Overview: 460
Florence: 462–463
Renaissance Walk: 474
Ghiberti’s “Gates of Paradise”: 488
Heart of Florence: 490–491
Uffizi Gallery Overview: 498
Oltrarno, South of the Arno River: 508–509
Florence Hotels: 514–515
Oltrarno Hotels & Restaurants: 520–521
Florence Restaurants: 526–527
Greater Florence: 543
Pisa & Lucca
Pisa: 550–551
Pisa’s Field of Miracles: 557
Leaning Tower: 559
Pisa & Lucca Area: 570
Lucca: 572–573
Lucca Walk: 578
Siena
Greater Siena: 595
Hill Towns of Central Italy: 597
Siena: 600–601
Siena Walk: 605
Siena Hotels & Restaurants: 626–627
Volterra & San Gimignano
Volterra & San Gimignano Area: 636
Volterra: 642–643
The Etruscan Empire: 651
San Gimignano: 659
The Heart of Tuscany
Heart of Tuscany: 672–673
Montepulciano: 679
Pienza: 694–695
Montalcino: 701
Heart of Tuscany Drive: 711
Assisi
Assisi Area: 719
Assisi: 722–723
Assisi Walk: 726–727
Basilica of St. Francis—Lower Level: 738
Basilica of St. Francis—Upper Level: 744
Assisi Hotels & Restaurants: 752–753
Orvieto & Civita
Orvieto & Civita Area: 760
Orvieto: 762–763
Orvieto Walk: 768–769
Orvieto’s Duomo: 772
Orvieto Hotels & Restaurants: 784–785
Bagnoregio & Civita Area: 792–793
Civita di Bagnoregio: 795
Rome
Rome’s Neighborhoods: 805
Rome: 808–809
Rome’s Public Transportation: 816–817
Dolce Vita Stroll: 826
Heart of Rome Walk: 830–831
Ancient Rome: 839
Colosseum: 841
Roman Forum: 846
Capitoline Hill & Piazza Venezia: 859
The Imperial Forums: 862
Pantheon Neighborhood: 866
Vatican City & Nearby: 870–871
St. Peter’s Basilica: 873
Vatican Museums Overview: 882
The Sistine Ceiling: 886–887
North Rome: 891
Borghese Gallery—Ground Floor: 893
Near Termini Station: 896–897
Hotels & Restaurants near Ancient Rome: 906–907
Hotels in the Pantheon Neighborhood: 910
Hotels and Restaurants near Vatican City: 912–913
Hotels near Termini Station: 914–915
Hotels & Restaurants in Trastevere: 918–919
Restaurants in the Pantheon Neighborhood: 928–929
Restaurants near Termini Station: 938–939
Naples
Naples Area: 950
Naples: 954–955
Naples Transportation: 958–959
Naples Archaeological Museum: 965
Naples Walk: 972–973
Naples Hotels & Restaurants: 1002–1003
Getting Around the Region: 1009
Pompeii & Nearby
Pompeii & Nearby: 1014
Pompeii: 1016–1017
Pompeii Tour: 1021
Herculaneum: 1034
Sorrento Area & Capri: 1041
Sorrento: 1044–1045
Sorrento Walk: 1047
Capri: 1065
Capri’s Marina Grande: 1067
Amalfi Coast & Paestum
Getting Around the Amalfi Coast: 1080
Amalfi Coast Area: 1086–1087
Positano: 1090–1091
Amalfi Town: 1101
Salerno Connections: 1112
Paestum: 1115
Italian History
The Roman Empire at Its Peak: Pax Romana AD 120: 1128
Italian History & Art Timeline: 1130–1131
Italian Unification: 1137
Practicalities
Italy’s Public Transportation: 1186–1187
Hill Town Public Transportation: 1193
Driving in Italy: 1198
Driving in Tuscany: 1199
Road Signs: 1201