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Rick Steves Pocket Florence Paperback – July 14, 2020

by Rick Steves (Author), Gene Openshaw (Author)
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Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in Florence:

  • City walks and tours: Five detailed tours and walks showcase Florence's essential sights, including the Uffizi Gallery, the Duomo, and Michelangelo's David at the Accademia, plus specific recommendations for each neighborhood
  • Rick's strategic advice on what's worth your time and money
  • What to eat and where to stay: Sample artigianale gelato, chat with locals over a glass of Chianti, and enjoy the Old-World ambience of a Florentine bed and breakfast
  • Day-by-day itineraries to help you prioritize your time
  • A detailed, detachable fold-out map, plus museum and city maps throughout
  • Full-color, portable, and slim for exploring on the go
  • Trip-planning practicalities like when to go, how to get around, basic Italian phrases, and more


Lightweight yet packed with information on what to do and see, Rick Steves Pocket Florence truly is a tour guide in your pocket.




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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Rick Steves
  4. Publication date
    July 14, 2020
  5. Dimensions
    4.55 x 0.55 x 6 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1641712600
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1641712606
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Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy, daughter Jackie, and his new grandson...baby Atlas. Find out more about Rick at www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook.

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Gene Openshaw has co-authored a dozen Rick Steves books, specializing in writing walks and tours of Europe's cities, museums, and cultural sites. He also contributes to Rick's public television series, produces tours for Rick Steves Audio Europe, and is a regular guest on Rick's public radio show. Outside of the travel world, Gene has co-authored The Seattle Joke Book. As a composer, Gene has written a full-length opera called Matter, a violin sonata, and dozens of songs. He lives near Seattle with his daughter, enjoys giving presentations on art and history, and roots for the Mariners in good times and bad.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rick Steves; 4th edition (July 14, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1641712600
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1641712606
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.55 x 0.55 x 6 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 227 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
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An Invaluable Companion for Your First Trip to Florence
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An Invaluable Companion for Your First Trip to Florence
This past April I visited Italy for the first time in my life. Rick Steves Pocket Florence was an invaluable companion during this remarkable experience. Steves will help you prepare, offering insights that will make this your best trip ever. How to pace yourself, what to be aware of, what to see and where to go, how to be safe and how to get around. I stayed 7 days/6 nights in Florence at two Air BnBs, with a three day intermission in Parma. From the first, I felt comfortably at home. The only surprises were on the positive side. Especially ueful was the book's suggestions on how to avoid long lines at the numerous historic sites. You're there are short time, so why spend half your time standing in lines? You will love Florence no matter what, but Rick Steves will help you love it even more.
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ennyman
5.0 out of 5 stars An Invaluable Companion for Your First Trip to Florence
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
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This past April I visited Italy for the first time in my life. Rick Steves Pocket Florence was an invaluable companion during this remarkable experience. Steves will help you prepare, offering insights that will make this your best trip ever. How to pace yourself, what to be aware of, what to see and where to go, how to be safe and how to get around.
I stayed 7 days/6 nights in Florence at two Air BnBs, with a three day intermission in Parma. From the first, I felt comfortably at home. The only surprises were on the positive side.
Especially ueful was the book's suggestions on how to avoid long lines at the numerous historic sites. You're there are short time, so why spend half your time standing in lines?
You will love Florence no matter what, but Rick Steves will help you love it even more.
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ennyman
5.0 out of 5 stars An Invaluable Companion for Your First Trip to Florence
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
This past April I visited Italy for the first time in my life. Rick Steves Pocket Florence was an invaluable companion during this remarkable experience. Steves will help you prepare, offering insights that will make this your best trip ever. How to pace yourself, what to be aware of, what to see and where to go, how to be safe and how to get around.
I stayed 7 days/6 nights in Florence at two Air BnBs, with a three day intermission in Parma. From the first, I felt comfortably at home. The only surprises were on the positive side.
Especially ueful was the book's suggestions on how to avoid long lines at the numerous historic sites. You're there are short time, so why spend half your time standing in lines?
You will love Florence no matter what, but Rick Steves will help you love it even more.
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Teresa S
5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful!
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023
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This was very helpful on my trip to Florence. The walking tours outlined are easy to follow and the quick write ups are informative.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Was a good guide.
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
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Studied it before arrival. Tore out map to keep in my purse. Very helpful.
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Suzanne
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2023
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It fit into my small crossbody bag. A great resource for touring Florence.
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CNM
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2023
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Great information! Very helpful for our first trip to Florence! Highly recommend!
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Dalliegirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2023
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We used these for our trip to Italy. Small enough to fit in my belt bag and the pull out map was very helpful. We paired this with Rick Steves audio guide. We bought Florence, Rome and Venice versions. I would strongly recommend these books.
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bookgirl1021
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Planning
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022
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This guide book provides an overview of what Florence has to offer. It includes walking paths in the city center, web pages, best time to travel, as well as food and beverage information. Like most of the author's books and guides a lot of information is provided and will greatly help in the preparation of my upcoming trip to Italy.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Florence pocket edition - anything older than 2023 has incorrect museum tours
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2023
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We are Rick Steve's best customers, however please note that many of the Florence museums need updated walking tour and pricing information. The Ufizzi Gallery has been almost completely rearranged and his older guidebooks will not correspond correctly to the actual rooms. We also noticed that most of the opening/closing times for other things needed updating. One would expect for that to happen from year to year, but we had several of his other books with us for Italy and it seemed to be more noticable for Florence.
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Lynbee
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand and covers some of the major sights in detail
Reviewed in Canada on October 31, 2022
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I really like the map as well as the walks that were listed. We managed to do most of the walks suggested and bought skip the line tickets to see the museums as suggested. It was a useful first time short visit book.
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Margaret Q. Pilling
5.0 out of 5 stars small, concise and easy to use
Reviewed in Germany on March 25, 2023
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I've used Rick Steves' guides in pocket size and full editions for years to help me navigate the many cities and countries I have visited. I have also enjoyed his tv series. A well-spring of invaluable information for any traveler.
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Patrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2022
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Great book with lots of tips and information. We found it perfect for our 5 day trip to Florence
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