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Staying at an Italian monastery is an exceptional experience that allows travelers to enjoy an unspoiled, more traditional Italy. For about $30 a day -- often including meals -- a monastery vacation is filled with Italy’s rich history, spectacular architecture and quaint local customs. Although Europeans have long enjoyed this inexpensive alternative to costly hotels, the unique opportunity of staying in a monastery is relatively unknown. Now, American tourists have access to this remarkable resource. The comprehensive, new third edition is the key to planning an unforgettable adventure that combines true value with gracious hosts. "All monasteries revisited for up-to-date information "Monastery websites and email for easy reservations "Dozens of new institutions added "Over 200 monasteries in separate section for retreats Plus: "Complete contact information including phone & fax "Italian and English reservation form letters "Driving and public transportation directions

Highly recommended. -- Library Journal

This guide will intrigue travelers on a strict budget looking for a holiday with a twist. -- Budget Traveler.
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The low cost pet lodging guide that people have been waiting for. DogFriendly com is used by over 1 million people annually for pet travel information This pet-friendly lodging guide for the United States and Canada gives up to date information on hotels, resorts, bed & breakfasts and vacation rentals. It also includes the top 20 cities and resorts to visit with your dogs. Detailed pet policies are included such as pet fees, size limits and other restrictions. Plus, this guide only includes places that allow small, medium and larger dogs and allow dogs in non-smoking rooms as well. This is your guide to the most pet-friendly places to stay with your dog. If you are also looking for a complete travel guide also including dog-friendly attractions, patio restaurants, parks, beaches, dog parks and more then consider our other title DogFriendly.com's United States and Canada Dog Travel Guide.

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- Special road trip sections like "Preparation for a Road Trip" and "Etiquette for the Traveling Dog.".
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The first comprehensive travel guide to accommodations in convents and monasteries, Bed and Blessings Italy will delight travelers from the first intriguing page to the last. From Rome to Ravello and Sienna to Sicily, Bed and Blessings Italy reveals extraordinary accommodations for budget and savvy travelers alike. Life behind the mysterious monastic walls is a journey into another time, another place -- very much in the real world, yet one step removed. Many of the houses are former palaces and villas, filled with exquisite antiques and religious artwork. All are open to people of any faith, or none at all, whether alone, as a couple or with a family.

In the Jubilee year 2000 Italy expects 30 million visitors, more than 8 times the annual amount! Many will stay in convents and monasteries, which hitherto, people have known about mainly through word-of-mouth. Now, Bed and Blessings Italy will offer travelers a real insider's guide to some of Italy's hidden treasures.

Bed and Blessings Italy is an imaginative and well-researched guide featuring 131 convents and monasteries in some of Italy's finest areas. Mother-daughter team June and Anne Walsh spent two years researching the places in their book, traversing 13 regions of Italy and visiting more than 300 sites. For each entry, the book gives a description of both the physical place and the atmosphere, as well as address, fax and phone numbers, price, number of rooms, availability of meals, languages spoken, directions, and so on. Plus, there is useful information for traveling in Italy in general -- how to make phone calls, use public transportation, etc. Sample forms are provided in Italian to ease the writing or faxing of requests. In addition, the book is illustrated with more than 50 detailed maps and color photos of some of the picturesque houses..
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This is the only guide to French monastery lodging for American tourists. Peaceful, safe and very inexpensive, these historic monasteries, ancient castles, villas and abbeys welcome visitors of all faiths. The monks and abbesses embrace visitors as family for the duration of their stay with hearty, wholesome food and helpul tips for enjoying the region. The wealth of information offered here includes

* in-depth personal interviews with residents and staff of each monastery

* website and email addresses

* an overview of accommodations and prices

* complete contact information, including driving directions, public transportation, email addresses and web sites

* reservation form letters in English and French

* photographs for each listing

From Paris to small, enchanting villages and everywhere in between, France has never been so affordable and authentic..
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The new 14th Edition guide has been enlarged to 120 pages; it now includes photos inside and it is a larger 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 format with spiral binding - like the EZ66 GUIDE. These unique guides have been used by thousands around the world to find the best places to stay and eat along the Route. It lists over 500 dining and lodging establishments objectively reviewed by Federation Adopt-A-Hundred members. No advertising is allowed. It concentrates on the vintage properties that made the Route famous. Price ranges, amenities, credit cards accepted, must stops and other specialty features are included. The guide covers all 8 states comprising several major alignments. An excellent traveling companion to the EZ66 GUIDE For Travelers..
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Written by local reviewers, Best Places guides let travelers in on the best a city or region has to offer. A listing in a Best Places guide is coveted To receive one star is an honor. Four stars are extremely rare and guaranteed to be the créme de la créme. While other guides give travelers choices, Best Places distinguishes itself by providing readers with the absolute best choices and stands by its guides with a money-back guarantee. This new and updated edition of Best Places Northern California contains more than forty percent new material and features contributions by local food and travel experts who reveal the most exciting romantic getaways, weekend retreats, family vacations, local attractions, convenient three-day tours, and the best restaurants and lodgings throughout the area with emphasis on helping travelers make the most of time and money. Chapters on San Francisco, the Bay Area, and the Wine Country have been expanded, and helpful sidebars and hundreds of web addresses for hotels and restaurants have also been added to this edition..
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As the pace of life quickens and people feel depleted physically, emotionally, and spiritually, going on retreat to recuperate and regenerate has become a common practice. The quiet and seclusion of a monastery, abbey, or retreat center provide the time, space, and conditions for the mind and heart to come to stillness. This volume features 127 such places, which the Kellys have visited. About one third of these are new, and the other two thirds come from the Kellys earlier regional guides, Sanctuaries: The Northeast and Sanctuaries: The West Coast and Southwest. In addition, there are over 1,000 listings of other places not visited. Many are Catholic or Episcopalian, but there are also Buddhist, Hindu, Sufi, and even Jewish havens, and a few that have no religious affiliationin all, a choice of over 1,200 retreats, in every state of the union, where it is possible to find refuge, peace, and true refreshment..
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