Michelin Green Guide Rome

About this book

Go to the heart of iconic Rome and its world-famous historic sights and museums. Colorful maps multiple walking tours and Michelins star-rating system for attractions make it easy. Updated edition with full-color photos and plenty of detail travelers look for. Attractions reviewed and rated using Michelins celebrated star-rating system from the breath-taking three-star Trevi Fountain immortalized in many films to the one-star Porte Maggiore built originally to carry the Claudian Aqueduct into the city. Walk-throughs of major museums galleries churches and attractions; includes illustrations and floor plans to zoom in on the highlights and masterpieces. Discover the different neighborhoods of the city; take a stroll through the Piazza Navoni area with its churches and palaces rich with murals statues and art. Michelins multiple walking tours offer a more in-depth personal experience of the city. Comprehensive illustrated sections on modern-day Rome its art architecture history and culture all written by experts in their fields. Sidebars throughout the guide focus on diverse topics such as Roman aqueducts restoration of the Sistine Chapel and the traditional Grand Tour during the 18C-19C.