Snapshot: Milan & the Italian Lakes District

$11.99

Snapshot: Milan & the Italian Lakes District

Snapshot: Milan & the Italian Lakes District

$11.99

Just what you need for the best of Milan and the lakes
Rick's picks for sights, eating, sleeping
Great self-guided walks and tours
Tips for connecting each stop by train, car, or boat
Easy-to-read maps

Rick Steves Snapshot: Milan & the Italian Lakes District contains all the complete chapters on this region, excerpted from Rick's full-length Italy guidebook — and leaves out the chapters on other Italian destinations. So if all you want is Milan and nearby Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, this compact Snapshot guide delivers everything you'll need to know — for about half the price and half the bulk.

Inside you'll find in-depth, Rick-tested information on the best sights, hotels, and restaurants for:

Milan

Including self-guided tour of the Duomo and Sforza Castle
Helpful strategies for making Last Supper reservations

Lake Como

Varenna (including self-guided town walk)
Bellagio
Menaggio
More sights on Lake Como: Villa Carlotta, Villa del Balbianello, and Como

Lake Maggiore

Stresa
Day trips from Stresa

And more

Advice on planning your time
Easy-to-follow maps
Transportation tips for getting around the region by train, car, and boat
Sidebars on the region's history, culture, and cuisine
Handy Italian survival phrases
Basic tips on managing money, communicating, reserving rooms, handling emergencies, and other helpful hints

Should I get this Snapshot guide in addition to Rick's complete Italy guidebook?

Nope! Our Snapshot guides are simply excerpted chapters from our full-length guidebooks. Snapshot: Milan & the Lakes District covers the exact same topics as the Milan and the Lakes chapters of the complete Rick Steves Italy guidebook — the same hotels, same restaurants, same sightseeing information, same everything.

Should I get this Snapshot guide in addition to Rick's Best of Italy guidebook?

That depends on how deeply you want to dive into the region. Rick Steves Best of Italy includes very condensed coverage of Milan and Lake Como. If you'd like more comprehensive coverage of the region, including information on Lake Maggiore, the Snapshot guide is worthwhile.

Latest updates: When we learn of critical changes to the information in our guidebooks on Italy, we post them. (Of course, it's still smart to reconfirm critical transportation and sightseeing details locally.) Armed with a Rick Steves guidebook and these late-breaking updates, you're set for a great trip!

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Product Details

Dimensions

8" x 4 ½" x 3/8"

Weight

6.4 oz

Product Code

9781641716758

Author

Rick Steves

Pages

135

Publication Date

September 2025 (excerpted from Rick Steves Italy, 28th edition)

Next Edition Arrives

December 2027

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