| Italy can be ranked as one of the most | | | | who is traveling to the country for the first |
| popular tourist destinations in the world, so | | | | time.Italy seems to have endless number of |
| there is an abundance of information | | | | tourist spots. Visiting all of them may not |
| available for anyone who wants to travel to | | | | be possible for a tourist, even during the |
| Italy. Italy travel guides can be broadly | | | | course of a long vacation. So it is always |
| classified into two categories--the first | | | | better to go through a good travel guide |
| category includes those guides which contain | | | | related to Italy, select the places you want |
| all the relevant information about various | | | | to visit and get your reservations well in |
| tourist spots in the country, and the second | | | | advance. Most of the Italy travel guides also |
| category includes those travel guides which | | | | provide information about hotels in various |
| give information about a particular region or | | | | regions, along with a list of their |
| city.A number of tour and travel operators, | | | | rentals.Several online travel guides provide |
| private publishers, and hotel and resort | | | | free information about Italy's popular |
| owners often bring out such travel guides. | | | | places. However, it is always better to |
| But it is always best to refer to the | | | | verify the information provided by |
| official web site and publications of the | | | | non-governmental web sites. This could be |
| tourism board of Italy, as they provide | | | | done by using online travel and tourism |
| authentic information.In some of the private | | | | guides provided by the Italian government and |
| travel guides, there might be deliberate | | | | several city administrations. While traveling |
| attempt to promote certain hotels, | | | | within Italy, a travel guide with maps of |
| restaurants, resorts, shops, etc. This could | | | | various Italian cities could always be a |
| actually mislead a tourist, especially one | | | | prized possession. |