An updated edition of a popular traveler's guide to Italy offers comprehensive recommendations for a multi-week trip, covering everything from major cities and the Forum to the Colosseum and Michelangelo's David while providing walking-tour options and helpful Italian phrases.

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Eastern Europe-including the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, and more.

Provides inside information on where to visit, what to see and do, where to stay, great places to eat, and how to get around quickly and economically, along with a close-up look at local culture, self-guided walking tours, fun side trips and excursions, colorful maps, and more.

Explore Europe's most prosperous corner: a smorgasbord of Viking ships, brooding castles, and emerald fjords. With Rick Steves on your side, Scandinavia can be yours!
Inside Rick Steves Scandinavia you'll find:

Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Estonia

Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money,

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Following Rick's self-guided tours, you'll experience the wonders of East and West in this fascinating city - the capital of two great empires. Explore one of the world's largest domed churches, haggle with merchants in the exotic Grand Bazaar, and discover the secrets of the sultan's harem in Topkapı Palace. Rick's candid, humorous advice will also guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants in delightful neighborhoods. You'll learn how to get...

"You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Scotland. With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll saunter the Royal Mile of Edinburgh and explore the city's stirring hilltop castle, discover the wild beauty of the desolate Northern Highlands, and plumb the waters of mysterious Loch Ness. Hit the links on the world-class golf courses of St. Andrews. Drink whiskey in the village of Pitlochry. Become enchanted...

Presents recommendations for lodgings, restaurants, shopping, transportation, and sightseeing highlights, along with travel tips and cultural information.