The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria
eBook - PDF

The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria

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  1. 584 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria

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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

  1. Contents 3
  2. INTRODUCTION 4
  3. Where to go 5
  4. When to go 8
  5. Author picks 11
  6. Things not to miss 12
  7. Itineraries 16
  8. BASICS 20
  9. Getting there 21
  10. Getting around 22
  11. Accommodation 24
  12. Food and drink 26
  13. The media 30
  14. Festivals 31
  15. Outdoor activities 33
  16. Travel essentials 35
  17. THE GUIDE 40
  18. 1 Florence 40
  19. 2 Around Florence 138
  20. 3 Lucca and northern Tuscany 178
  21. 4 Pisa, the central coast and Elba 208
  22. 5 The Maremma 236
  23. 6 Siena 256
  24. 7 The Sienese hill-towns 294
  25. 8 Southern Tuscany 320
  26. 9 Arezzo Province 366
  27. 10 Perugia and northern Umbria 394
  28. 11 Assisi and the Vale of Spoleto 432
  29. 12 Spoleto and the Valnerina 470
  30. 13 Orvieto and southern Umbria 502
  31. CONTEXTS 536
  32. History: Tuscany 537
  33. History: Umbria 547
  34. A directory of artists and architects 553
  35. Books 563
  36. Language 565
  37. SMALL PRINT & INDEX 573