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• Completely updated, Frommer's Rome features gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you.
• Our authors, longtime experts on the Eternal City, offer insider tips on experiencing all that Rome has to offer, including how to avoid the crowds at St. Peter's and where to find the best gelatto. From the Trevi Fountain to the Vatican, you'll get an in-depth look at the city's history alongside all of the practical information you'll need to see the sights. You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; detailed walking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; and side trips to Tivoli, Palestrina, and Ostia, among others.
• Frommer's Rome also includes a color fold-out map.

Right out of college, Darwin Porter wrote the first-ever Frommer's Complete Guide, and it was devoted to Italy. (Up until then, the title had been designated as one of the Dollar-a-Day guides.) Since then, this devotee of all things Italian has covered "The Peninsula" from its Alpine peaks to its "toe" and has kept abreast of the enormous changes the country has experienced over the years. In 1982, Porter was joined in his journalistic efforts by Danforth Prince, formerly of the Paris bureau of the New York Times. This Italian-speaking disciple of Italy's art, architecture, history, and cuisine has also been personally experiencing and reporting on the glories of Italy since that time.