Rick Steves Rome, Florence & Venice

Explore ancient ruins, sip aperitivi, and visit Renaissance masterpieces: with Rick Steves as your guide, Rome, Florence, and Venice are yours to discover! Inside Rick Steves Rome, Florence, Venice you'll find:

- Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Rome, Florence, and Venice

- Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites

- Top sights and hidden gems, from the Uffizi Gallery and the Duomo to cozy corner trattorias and where to find the perfect scoop of gelato

- How to connect with culture: Say "buongiorno" to the fish mongers at the morning market, savor a plate of cacio e pepe, or chat with fans about the latest soccer match

- Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight

- The best places to eat, sleep, and relax with a glass of chianti

- Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods, incredible museums, and historic sites

- Detailed maps for exploring on the go

- Over 400 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down

- Complete, up-to-date information on the best areas to visit in Rome, Venice, and Florence, including Trastevere, the Vatican, Ponte Vecchio, St. Mark's Square, and more, plus day trips to Orvieto, Pisa and Lucca, Padua, and Verona.

Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Rome, Florence, and Venice.

About the Author

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually.

He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy, daughter Jackie, and his grandson...baby Atlas.

Gene Openshaw has co-authored more than a dozen books with Rick, specializing in Europe's art, history, and culture. In particular, their Europe 101: History and Art for the Traveler and Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces have helped bring European art to life. Gene also writes for Rick's television shows, produces the audio tours, and is a regular guest on Rick's radio show.

For public TV, Gene has co-authored two television specials with Rick: Fascism in Europe and the ambitious six-hour series Art of Europe. Outside of the travel world, Gene has composed an opera called Matter, a violin sonata, and dozens of songs. Gene lives near Seattle, where he roots for the Mariners in good times and bad.