Friday 18 December 2009

Special Offer on Lonely Planet Italian Travel Guides


Lonely Planet are currently offering a whopping 30% off all print and downloadable travel guides.

Lonely Planet is renowned for its first-hand approach, up-to-date maps and commitment to providing the best information for travellers.

Lonely Planet authors are experienced, insightful travel experts. They personally research the places they write about - both in the first and in subsequent editions - and provide essential travel details along with a wealth of insider information and first-hand tips.

Take a look at the following inspiring titles to aid, inform, and inspire your Italian Walking Holiday:

The Italian Lakes Travel Guide
Was - £13.99, Now - £9.79
Released January 2010. Find out why the Italian Lakes are one of the most highly visited regions in Italy. Incredible vistas, medieval architecture, glorious gardens and local food and wine will delight you at every turn.

Naples and the Almafi Coast Travel Guide (3rd Ed.)
Was - £13.99, Now - UK £9.79
Released January 2010. Intensely beautiful and beautifully intense, Naples and the Amalfi Coast is the Italy of your wildest dreams. From sizzling Mount Vesuvius and the ruins of Pompeii to the cliff-gripping chic of Positano, drama defines the details.

Naples and the Amalfi Coast City Guide
Was -£12.99, Now - £9.09
Get your gangster swagger on and hit the caffeinated mayhem of Naples. It percolates in the shadow of a snoozing Mt Vesuvius, all drama and high-voltage street life. If you need to take it down a notch, head deep into Sorrento's unspoiled rural hinterland.

Northern Italy Travel Guide
Was - £8.99, Now - £6.29
Custom Guide. Made up of chapters from Lonely Planet's Italy, this guidebook covers the north, from Piedmont's truffle forests and Barolo vineyards to lakeside resorts in Lombardy and the arcaded walkways of Turin.

Puglia and Basilicata Travel Guide
Was - £14.99, Now - £10.49
The New York Times voted Puglia and Basilicata two of southern Italy's most up-and-coming destinations - and rightly so. This region burgeons with huge summer music gigs, unspoilt market towns and rural life.

Sardinia Travel Guide
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With some of Italy's wildest countryside, over half its wetlands, 1731kms of pristine coastline and a seven-month summer, Sardinia is the original sun-and-sea summer destination.

Sicily Travel Guide
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Sicily ticks all the right boxes for any visitor: history, architecture, culture, food, beaches, volcanoes, it's all there. But still this island has more.

Tuscany and Umbria Travel Guide (6th Ed.)
Was - £13.99, Now - £9.79
Released January 2010. This is the Italian double-act you've always dreamed of: beautiful, majestic Tuscany and Umbria, her mysterious landlocked cousin. Expect a show full of wondrous art, gorgeous scenery and stunning food and wine. Book your ticket now.

Tuscany and Umbria Travel Guide
Was - £12.99 , Now - £9.09
What's your idea of heaven? Food, wine and lolling around on a farm? Gazing at sublime medieval frescoes? Hiking around a shimmering lake? Whatever your paradise looks like, Tuscany and Umbria have got it covered.

Venice and The Veneto Travel Guide
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Impossibly beautiful, hovering like a dream above its lagoon, fragile and utterly bewitching: Venice exhausts the superlatives.

Western Europe Travel Guide
Was - £17.99, Now - £12.59
Western Europe always inspires with its variety and volume of iconic attractions. This guide covers Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

Mediterranean Europe Travel Guide
Was - £17.99 , Now - £12.59
Who can resist the lure of the Mediterranean? This guide covers France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey and Morocco.