Anyone have good recommendations for guide books for Sicily? Rick Steeve's does not have a book on Sicily. Good books/websites would be helpful. Anyone have any suggestions? Much thanks!
Posted by
OP
Little Rock, AR, USA
26 posts
Great, thank you both!
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San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
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Vernon, Canada
32202 posts
Maggie, You might try the Lonely Planet books. In addition to full books, they also offer downloadable PDF versions of individual chapters ($4.95 each as I recall). You could also check DK Eyewitness Guides, Frommer's or other Guidebooks. Rick does in fact have a small Sicily book, but it only covers the places visited on his Sicily tour, and tour members all receive a copy (it's about 50 pages). If you want a more comprehensive book for Sicily, one of the versions I suggested above should work. Another option would be to send a note to ETBD and ask if they're willing to sell a copy of their Sicily guide. I'm not sure they would do that, but it doesn't hurt to ask. Happy travels!
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Boise, ID, USA
2173 posts
In addition to Lonely Planet, I used Rough Guide Sicily and Cadogan Sicily. I know I buy too many guidebooks, but I figure if I get one stellar tip out of a book that is not found elsewhere, it is worth the price of the book.
Posted by
winston salem, nc, usa
1078 posts
We used DK's "top 10 Sicily"-fits on your back pocket ad has loads of quickly available information.