Signpost Guides provide practical information to guide motorists through unfamiliar routes, signs, traffic laws, and parking. Hundreds of attractions are described in detail, together with recommendations for shopping, dining, and accommodations.Each Signpost Guide features: -- Full-color, detailed area maps, supported by driving directions and route plans-- Helpful and practical tips, including average driving times and distances-- Individual chapters on major cities that supply information essential to getting around without a car-- Unique ratings system to help travelers sample the very best of each regionThis guide includes driving routes around Northern Italy's magnificent lakes -- Maggiore, Como, and Carda -- and the stunning mountain scenery of the Dolomites, the Alpine Foothills, Val d'Aosta, and Mont Blanc. Also featured are the nearby cities of Venice, Verona, and Padua as well as Florence, which are irresistible to many visitors to Northern Italy.