Rick Steves Releases Comprehensive Italy City Guide for Rome, Venice, and Florence

Veteran travel author and TV personality Rick Steves has just released a new guidebook focused on three of Italy's most iconic cities: Rome, Venice, and Florence. The book, which builds on Steves' popular "Rick Steves Italy" series, is a valuable addition to the travel expert's oeuvre, which includes guides to major Mediterranean cruise ports and exposés of the great monuments and bubbling bathhouses of Budapest.

Steves, who has fond memories of his 1973 trip to Rome as one of his best-ever European adventures, is a big fan of Italy and all it has to offer. Data from the United Nations World Tourism Organization shows that Italy is the third most-visited country in Europe, with over 57 million tourists traveling there each year. Many of those visitors will head straight for the big-hitting cities of Rome, Venice, and Florence, a trifecta of enthralling towns that often dominate lists of must-see places in the country.

This new publication from Steves recognizes the immense popularity of that golden trio of Italian cities. Rather than offering standalone guides for each destination, the book merges them into one handy, packable product that travelers can use to plan their journeys to all three top spots. Steves' "back door" approach to travel is on full display, with the guide offering comprehensive walkthroughs of major attractions as well as tips on hidden gems and local experiences.