rick steves florence

The Florence & Tuscany guide is aimed at week‑long (or longer) visits and covers Florence plus surrounding Tuscan towns. It includes detailed maps, self‑guided walking tours, driving tours, and full coverage of destinations such as Siena, Pisa, Lucca, San Gimignano, Montalcino, and other nearby towns.

These guides are published in paperback format and are written in English.

Rick Steves is the primary author and has extensive travel experience in Europe (about 100 days a year since 1973). Some Florence/Tuscany editions are co‑authored by Gene Openshaw, who contributes walks, tours, and art‑historical context.

Pocket Florence–style guides typically include multiple self‑guided city walks, day‑by‑day itineraries, map resources (often a detachable fold‑out map plus museum and city maps), and basic trip‑planning details (when to go, how to get around, useful phrases). They’re sold as compact paperbacks—often around 208 pages.

They commonly include self‑guided walking tours and detailed maps for exploring on foot. Pocket editions often add a detachable fold‑out map and museum/city maps, while larger guides may also offer driving tours and other map‑based navigation aids.

Depending on the guide title, suggested day trips include nearby options such as Pisa and Siena and towns like Lucca and San Gimignano. Other editions also mention destinations farther afield—including Padua, Verona, Civita di Bagnoregio, Milan, Lake Como, and Ostia Antica—so the specific recommendations vary by edition.

Sizes and weights vary across editions—heights range from about 5.7 to 8.0 inches, widths from 4.3 to 5.13 inches, depths from 0.5 to 1.03 inches, and weights from roughly 0.45 to 1.25 pounds—so you can choose anything from a very slim pocket guide to a larger, more comprehensive volume.