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This inspirational guide to walking and trekking in Italy's Sibillini National Park includes a full description of the GAS, Grande Anello dei Sibillini, 8-day circular trek. Easily reached from the budget airline destinations on the Adriatic coast and from Rome, the Monti Sibillini belong to the Appenine chain that straddles the Marche and Umbria, are set to become a popular international walking destination. Currently little known to foreign visitors, they offer vast highlands smothered in wildflowers, canyons burrowing deep into mountainsides, accessible ridges with breathtaking views and over 50 peaks, many over 2000m. This guide describes 21 shorter walks and one 8-day trek, suitable for walkers of all abilities and available during a long walking season, from early spring to late autumn. Details of accommodation, refreshments and public transport along all the routes are also included with full-colour sketch maps and profiles.
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Gillian Price was born in England, and has travelled through Asia and trekked the Himalayas. From her home in Venice, she is now exploring the mountain ranges of Italy to produce a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. Gillian is an member of the Italian Alpine Club and the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We have been walking in the Sibillini National Park for several years. Its such a wonderful area to hike in, with peaks up to 2476 mts, glaciated valleys and superb flowers. This book covers all the best walks and more besides. Very good value for money! You can do the best walks and often meet no one.
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Fantastic hike! The real Italy!
11 Nov 2010
Format:Paperback
Gillian's guide to the Grande Anello was just what we needed to get us around Parco Nazionale Monti Sibillini. Nice maps, fine route descriptions and useful information on the huts where we stayed. In a couple cases her info about proprietors had changed. For example the rifugio in Colle di Montegallo is now run by a delightful couple, a change from the proprietors Gillian panned.
Our hike around the Grande Anello last September was spectacular. Only one day of rain, great scenery, and superb accommodations in the park rifugi. The marvel is that we only encountered two other parties hiking the loop during our trip. That meant we had the choice of rooms and friendly attention by rifugio staff to our every question and need. While it is possible to do this hike with no Italian language skills, if you are a clever traveller, the experience is greatly enriched by at least on member of the party speaking some Italian.
While the mountains of Monti Sibililini are not as dramatic as the Alps, the rich history and friendly people more than make up for it.
Our hike around the Grande Anello last September was spectacular. Only one day of rain, great scenery, and superb accommodations in the park rifugi. The marvel is that we only encountered two other parties hiking the loop during our trip. That meant we had the choice of rooms and friendly attention by rifugio staff to our every question and need. While it is possible to do this hike with no Italian language skills, if you are a clever traveller, the experience is greatly enriched by at least on member of the party speaking some Italian.
While the mountains of Monti Sibililini are not as dramatic as the Alps, the rich history and friendly people more than make up for it.
Useful Info on Obscure Area
29 May 2012
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This book was very useful in getting a handle on an obscure area. However, its decent-quality trail descriptions conceal the fact (my limited experience) that trail marking (signs at junctions, and blazes and cairns elsewhere) on the ground is poor.
I was charmed by Castelluccio, but not by the apparently undeveloped National Park.
I was charmed by Castelluccio, but not by the apparently undeveloped National Park.
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