With Rick Steves as your guide, you're guaranteed to have an authentic European experience. This brand new book is filled with his advice on visiting top sights, and offers the inside scoop on where to find the tastiest gelato, the liveliest local markets, and the finest city views and walking tours. Rick also suggests a range of eateries and accommodations and provides information on easy day trips to the charming Florentine suburb of Fiesole, the thriving historic city of Siena, and sleepy Tuscan hill towns. "The most valuable series I've ever found for traveling independently in Europe." -- John Flinn, San Francisco Chronicle