DK Florence and Tuscany

Planning our trip to Italy, and this book gave a lot of ideas we had not thought about. The map is great too. Full of information and ideas you'll need if heading out to Italy for the first time. Heavy duty outer cover. Be careful when opening the map from the back of the book. It's a great map but the unfolding process was a wee bit difficult for old fingers. In future when I buy this type of book, I'll make sure to remove the map from the gooey stuff before opening.

I used this only for Florence. It was perfect. It had all the important places to go and see with great explanations. We did not explore any other parts of Tuscany during this visit, so this book was great for our needs. We left it with our daughter who is studying abroad in Florence and it was useful for the first month until she was familiar with the area. The guide has translation in the back and a small removable map in the back. The size is great for putting in your carryon and reading on the plane.

Has current valuable information, especially if it’s your first time in Florence.

This is a disappointment in comparison to other DK travel guides. Not as much info on Florence as I had hoped, but not entirely useless.

I had a DK guide to Florence and Tuscany from a number of years ago. Purchased the newest version and very disappointed. Not as many photos or information about each city. Quality of the book is far inferior. Too bad…. DK used to be the go to guide, but their quality has gone down.

I am a huge eyewitness guidebook fan, and usually find them to be among the best, so bought this sight unseen in a hurry. It ended up being disappointing. I found it frustrating that it didn't give admission prices (even if they've gone up, it's helpful to get an idea) and it really wasn't very comprehensive, especially for places outside Florence, like Lucca and Pisa. Also the main Lucca page was misprinted and blurry to the point of being almost unreadable. It also didn't have good maps for places other than Florence (usually why I love Eyewitness). I had an older Frommer guide to all Italy that actually provided better information on Tuscany than this. Lesson to me to preview before I buy.

very useful & helpful

Just returned from a trip. The guide was very useful. I like the map.

Maps and waking routes. Tours and places to eat.

A must for an exploration of the city