Donald Strachan: 16 books

More and more American tourists to Italy are confining their stays to the ultra-popular province of Tuscany, with its "capitals" of Florence and Siena, its astonishing Pisa and Lucca, its Grevi (chianti and montepulciano wines) and San Gimignano. Donald Strachan, author of our broader Easy Guide to Rome,...

There’s no better introduction to Italy than the classic itinerary of Rome, Florence and Venice. But it’s not dummy-proof, which is why we enlisted three of the world’s most knowledgeable Italy experts to pen this totally revised and updated annual guide. Their helpful advice and honest, opinionated...

The 800-plus pages of this four-color book mark a milestone in European travel writing. It was Arthur Frommer who first set off an avalanche of travel to Europe, and whose subsequent writings and commentary have constantly expanded that market. And now Arthur Frommer has himself edited (and written personal...

The British Isles are the single most popular trans-Atlantic destination for Americans, and an immense body of book-buyers will be the potential audience for this important new travel guide. It incorporates all the elements that have won best-seller status for Frommer's guidebooks: strong opinions colorfully...

Written by outspoken, authoritative experts, Frommer’s Italy 2015 shows travelers how to experience the country the way the locals do. This classic Frommers series includes exact prices; candid reviews of the best restaurants, attractions and hotels in every price range (from hostels to guest-accepting...

For nearly 150 years, Switzerland has been a destination for immense numbers of tourists, who flock here to enjoy a nation of vacation riches. Though others may prefer to lie on a Spanish or French beach or tour a cultural capital like London or Paris, a steady multitude of other tourists go each year...

Among travelers to Italy, Florence is an indispensable stop, and more and more of them are extending their stays to include additional highlights of Tuscany: Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Grevi, San Gimignano, and more. This new Day by Day Guide, by two long-experienced experts in Italy, advises the reader about...

Germany has the largest population of any nation in Western Europe, and is the ancestral home of the single largest ethnic group in America. To do justice to this major nation, we have called upon the talents and research abilities of six long-experienced journalists, most of them living full time...

Frommer's London Day-by-Day is the smartest, most time-efficient guide for the traveler who wants complete itineraries and lots of photos without being weighed down. Full-color throughout, easy to fit in a coat pocket, and packed with hundreds of evocative photos, this invaluable guide offers reviews...

Since Italy is too large and varied to be researched by one author or even two, Frommer's Italy written by multiple authors and is among the most up-to-date and fastidiously fact-checked of all the guidebooks on Italy presently published. That characteristic is perhaps the reason why Frommer's Italy...

Written by outspoken, authoritative experts, Frommer’s Italy 2016 shows travelers how to experience the country the way the locals do. This classic Frommer's series includes exact prices; candid reviews of the best restaurants, attractions and hotels in every price range (from hostels to guest-accepting...

There’s no better introduction to Italy than the classic itinerary of Rome, Florence and Venice. But it’s not dummy-proof, which is why we enlisted three of the world’s most knowledgeable Italy experts to pen this guide. Melanie Renzulli, who lives in Rome, has been writing about travel for...

A strong best-seller in its 2014 edition, this is a thoroughly revised and up-to-date guide to one of travel's most popular places. Its authors have won awards for their earlier treatment of Tuscany (in a smaller volume) and here devote their talents to the three broader areas that most visitors choose...

Map your own adventure. Packed with color photos, this bestselling guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Florence & Tuscany in a short time--with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Featuring a full range of thematic and neighborhood tours, plus...