About this book
The new, full-colour Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria is the ultimate travel guide to some of Europe's most popular tourist destinations.
Covering the region more comprehensively than any other guide, it's packed with up-to-date and expert information on all the attractions, from the great museums of Florence and Siena to the tiny rural hill-towns, as well as guiding you to the best of the beaches, forests, mountains and vineyard-clad hills. It also it gives you the lowdown on the best hotels and restaurants for all budgets, and illuminates the sights with background information on history, folklore, art, architecture and festivals. Dozens of photographs and easy-to-use colour maps complete a guide that has long been established as the best you can buy.
Make the most of your time on Earth™ with The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria.
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Table of contents
- Contents 3
- INTRODUCTION 4
- Where to go 5
- When to go 8
- Author picks 11
- Things not to miss 12
- Itineraries 16
- BASICS 20
- Getting there 21
- Getting around 22
- Accommodation 24
- Food and drink 26
- The media 30
- Festivals 31
- Outdoor activities 33
- Travel essentials 35
- THE GUIDE 40
- 1 Florence 40
- 2 Around Florence 138
- 3 Lucca and northern Tuscany 178
- 4 Pisa, the central coast and Elba 208
- 5 The Maremma 236
- 6 Siena 256
- 7 The Sienese hill-towns 294
- 8 Southern Tuscany 320
- 9 Arezzo Province 366
- 10 Perugia and northern Umbria 394
- 11 Assisi and the Vale of Spoleto 432
- 12 Spoleto and the Valnerina 470
- 13 Orvieto and southern Umbria 502
- CONTEXTS 536
- History: Tuscany 537
- History: Umbria 547
- A directory of artists and architects 553
- Books 563
- Language 565
- SMALL PRINT & INDEX 573
