Where to buy Rick Steves in Rome?
 

I live in Chile and I'm planning a trip to Italy. Is very expensive to
buy those travelguides here (I should import using Amazon). Is there a
bookstore in Rome where I can buy Rick Steves guides for Rome and
Venice in english?

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks
Jaime

Re: Where to buy Rick Steves in Rome?
 

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:42:10 -0700, jalooco <[email protected]> wrote:

>I live in Chile and I'm planning a trip to Italy. Is very expensive to
>buy those travelguides here (I should import using Amazon). Is there a
>bookstore in Rome where I can buy Rick Steves guides for Rome and
>Venice in english?
>
>Any help will be appreciated

In the main train station in Rome (Termini Station) there is a large
bookstore with many guidebooks in English and other languages. I don't
know if they carry Rick Steves, but I don't think that's the best
guidebook to use on a trip, although it may be useful for the early
planning stages. Rick Steves' guides have a limited range of options
for dining and accomodation; most of his books are occupied with
telling you how to travel. (I admit I haven't seen any of the recent
editions.)

I would suggest Fodor's if you're looking for reasonably priced
accomodations and dining, and Let's Go if you're looking for something
even cheaper. For visiting cultural sites, the Michelin Green Guide is
good. The Time Out Guides are good for entertainment and shopping.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

Re: Where to buy Rick Steves in Rome?
 

On Aug 24, 2:02 pm, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:42:10 -0700, jalooco <[email protected]> wrote:
> >I live in Chile and I'm planning a trip to Italy. Is very expensive to
> >buy those travelguides here (I should import using Amazon). Is there a
> >bookstore in Rome where I can buy Rick Steves guides for Rome and
> >Venice in english?
>
> >Any help will be appreciated
>
> In the main train station in Rome (Termini Station) there is a large
> bookstore with many guidebooks in English and other languages. I don't
> know if they carry Rick Steves, but I don't think that's the best
> guidebook to use on a trip, although it may be useful for the early
> planning stages. Rick Steves' guides have a limited range of options
> for dining and accomodation; most of his books are occupied with
> telling you how to travel. (I admit I haven't seen any of the recent
> editions.)
>
> I would suggest Fodor's if you're looking for reasonably priced
> accomodations and dining,


I would suggest Frommers in that case.

> and Let's Go if you're looking for something even cheaper.


I would suggest Lonely Planet in that case.

> For visiting cultural sites, the Michelin Green Guide is good.


Or National Geographic's guidebook.

> The Time Out Guides are good for entertainment and shopping.


That I agree with.

Re: Where to buy Rick Steves in Rome?
 

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:40:05 -0700, Iceman <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Aug 24, 2:02 pm, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:42:10 -0700, jalooco <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >I live in Chile and I'm planning a trip to Italy. Is very expensive to
>> >buy those travelguides here (I should import using Amazon). Is there a
>> >bookstore in Rome where I can buy Rick Steves guides for Rome and
>> >Venice in english?
>>
>> >Any help will be appreciated
>>
>> In the main train station in Rome (Termini Station) there is a large
>> bookstore with many guidebooks in English and other languages. I don't
>> know if they carry Rick Steves, but I don't think that's the best
>> guidebook to use on a trip, although it may be useful for the early
>> planning stages. Rick Steves' guides have a limited range of options
>> for dining and accomodation; most of his books are occupied with
>> telling you how to travel. (I admit I haven't seen any of the recent
>> editions.)
>>
>> I would suggest Fodor's if you're looking for reasonably priced
>> accomodations and dining,
>
>
>I would suggest Frommers in that case.

I think they're pretty much equivalent. I mentioned Fodors because I
find their web site very useful.

>> and Let's Go if you're looking for something even cheaper.

>I would suggest Lonely Planet in that case.

In this case I disagree, especially for Italy. Lonely Planet covers
much the same territory as Frommers/Fodors together with Let's Go and
as a result doesn't show a wide choice in either price range.

I live in Italy and have found many little gems for lodging in the
Let's Go guides. Their prices are much more specific and up-to-date
than Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet has a bit more sightseeing
information than Let's Go, but I wouldn't use either as my sole source
for sightseeing. I don't use any guide very much for finding
restaurants, as I rely on my nose.

>> For visiting cultural sites, the Michelin Green Guide is good.
>
>
>Or National Geographic's guidebook.
>
>> The Time Out Guides are good for entertainment and shopping.
>
>
>That I agree with.

--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

Re: Where to buy Rick Steves in Rome?
 

jalooco <[email protected]> wrote:

> I live in Chile and I'm planning a trip to Italy. Is very expensive to
> buy those travelguides here (I should import using Amazon). Is there a
> bookstore in Rome where I can buy Rick Steves guides for Rome and
> Venice in english?

Try Feltrinelli International
http://www.lafeltrinelli.it/istituzi..._feltrinelli_p
dv_dettaglio.aspx?i717

Sometimes they have Rick Steves guides but do not assume they will
always have them, or have the whole range. If you simply want an English
language travel guide, they are not difficult to find, they are almost
everywhere.

--
Luca Logi - Firenze - Italy e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.angelfire.com/ar/archivarius
(musicologia pratica)

Re: Where to buy Rick Steves in Rome?
 

Thank you all of you for your information, saved me a lot of time


Best Regards
Jaime

Re: Where to buy Rick Steves in Rome?
 

> I don't know if they carry Rick Steves, but I don't think that's the
> best guidebook to use on a trip, although it may be useful for the
> early planning stages. Rick Steves' guides have a limited range of
> options for dining and accomodation; most of his books are
> occupied with telling you how to travel. (I admit I haven't seen
> any of the recent editions.)

It was only a few years ago that RS books had hand-drawn maps.
Now they have professionally created maps. The big problem with
RS books is that RS believes he is a travel god and thinks he has a
monopoly on good ideas. As you wrote, his books offer a limited
range of options. He only includes sights he thinks are important. I
prefer Rough Guides or Lonely Planet because they tell me of all
sights, and then I am allowed to decide between them. Rough Guide's
maps are much better than Lonely Planet's maps, however, because
the latter are designed for people with better than perfect vision. RS
does have one redeeming value, however. He has personal relation-
ships with the hotels he advertises (and I'll bet he gets some sort of
kickback, too) and therefore the reviews are fairly current. I only
read RS books when I check them out from a library and only then
to copy down the hotel URLs. If one is looking for pure travel advice,
sans hotel and restaurant advice, then the Eyewitness Travel Guides
from DK cannot be beat.


Pete

Re: Where to buy Rick Steves in Rome?
 

"Pete" <[email protected]> wrote:
> RS does have one redeeming value, however. He has personal
> relationships with the hotels he advertises (and I'll bet he gets
> some sort of kickback, too) and therefore the reviews are fairly
> current.

I realize that RS lacks the breath of coverage. detail and objectivity
that many prefer, but I've found it useful for the where-to-park-car,
what-time-to-arrive and how-to-do it advice that guides with more
comprehensive detail seem to lack.