Heading to the Eternal City? This nifty ZigZag Guide will bring the sights, language and culture alive for young travellers. Thirty interactive cards offer fascinating facts, useful words and phrases in Italian and fun activities. There’s a foldout map for navigating and a hands-free folder to store a day’s worth of cards. Coming soon – Paris, NYC and San Francisco.

ZigZag City Guide to Rome, US$28, ZigZag City Guides