Product Description

The Rough Guide to The Italian Lakes is the definitive guide to this region of legendary natural beauty. A 16-page full colour section introduces the highlights of the lakes with inspiring accounts of all the sights, from the Duomo in Milan to the villas and gardens of Lake Garda. In addition there are two full-colour 4-page inserts on ''Reading the Streets'' (on the architecture of the region) and ''The Great Outdoors'' (covering cycling, hiking, watersports etc). The guide includes practical tips on how to get the best out of the lakes, from exploring Lake Como to cruising on Lake Maggiore and discovering Lake Orta. There are candid reviews of the best places to stay, eat, drink and shop, for all budgets. The guide also covers cites across the border in Switzerland and and comes complete with plenty of useful maps and plans for the whole region. 

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #505493 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

Great guide for the italian lakes region
I researched our trip last month to the Italian Lakes and found this to be the best guide available with lots of detail on the best places to visit. It includes Lake Lugano in Switzerland which is just a fairly short drive from Menaggio on Lake Como. Highlights of our trip were staying in a lakefront room at the Hotel Royal in Stresa which was not terribly expensive and had a very nice view of islands and no noise from the trains nearby), a beautiful drive up to the Madonna del Sasso church on the western side of Lake Orta with the most spectacular view of the Isola San Giulio, a lovely boat tour around Lake Lugano with great views of Morcote and other villages, the gardens at Villa Taranto, and nice romantic dinners lakeside in Ascona and Orta. We also drove through the Centovalli region on our own but think the Lago Maggiore Express (combo boat and train rides) would be a wonderful way to do that trip. Other books I found useful were Frommer's Northern Italy's Best Loved Driving Tours (since we had a car), and Rick Steve's Italy.

Another View of Lakes
There is no other place like the Northern Lakes, and no other book can guide you so smoothly across the beautiful waters and into the perfect magical Port that surround the Lakes.