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(More customer reviews)I have traveled to Rome, Italy many times and have used various guidebooks, all of which offer pretty much the same information, photographs, and maps. After so many visits, I consider myself knowledgeable about the wonderful city of Rome.
When I first saw the title of this book, I got quite excited. As I began reading Rome The Second Time, I actually gave out a little cheer. I started sending emails to friends to tell them about the book. The authors have written a terrifically entertaining and fact-filled travel work about what to do in Rome after you've seen the major tourist sites. The book is a must-have for those making their second, third, fourth, fifth (etc.) trip to Rome. Even those on their first trip to the Eternal City will get a lot out of it.
The authors detail their visits to interesting Roman neighborhoods, churches, museums, restaurants (trattoria), wine bars (enoteca) that might be off-the-beaten path, but are all worth a visit for any tourist. What's also a pleasure is that they occasionally write about each other's reaction to the place they're visiting - it's as if you're eavesdropping on their private conversations. There are photographs as well as precise neighborhood maps for each interesting chapter, and there are clear and concise directions to their favorite places from the Rome Metro (subway) or bus or trolley stops. The authors write about favorite and unusual cinemas and museums; there's even a section on aqueducts, which still bring Rome its cold, delicious, drinkable water, which is often flowing out of centuries-old fountains on hundreds of street corners
I have been to some of the places about which they write, and I can attest that their information is spot-on. Very few, if any guidebooks, direct you to the giant Sunday flea market on the Tiber, or to Mussolini's haunts, or to family-owned restaurants on quaint streets where real Romans eat. If on your first visit, tourist Rome is too crowded for you, some of the places in Rome The Second Time will have fabulous, sometimes quiet, often uncrowded appeal, too. (Except for the flea market, which is crowded and absolutely amazing.)
This very affordable book has become my favorite guide to Rome. It's obvious that the authors, Americans who love Rome and have been going there for years (renting apartments during their stays), take great joy in sharing their experiences. It's pleasurable just reading the book, but I can't wait to use it in Rome.
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Designed for the tourist seeking a fresh, authentic, Roman experience, this intimate, stimulating guide explores Rome's splendid modern architecture, its bustling close-in neighborhoods, and its rivers, magnificent fountains, and aqueducts.Itineraries take the reader to Fascist and occupied Rome of World War II, the nearby Alban Hills, and the Eternal City's lesser-known green spaces.Innovative chapters feature cultural and artistic Rome, including art galleries, jazz clubs, film locations, and rooftop bars--even places that offer a sumptuous (and free) "vernissage" of wine and hors d'oeuvres.With Bill and Dianne as guides-their voices part of the experience-the curious traveler will discover a housing project built under Mussolini; ascend a little-known holy Roman road on the city's outskirts; spend an evening in the out-of-the-way, artsy neighborhood of Pigneto; enjoy a trattoria where only Italians eat; and, among the book's many informative, creative "sidebars," find in one the troubling story of Rome's Jewish community, and in another locate sites in "Angels & Demons."16 maps, 70 photos, an index, and detailed directions and instructions (including websites) make this "new" Rome easily accessible.For the frugally-minded, at times adventurous (at times armchair) traveler.Foreword by Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni.
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