Covering Florence and surroundings, as well as Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Livorno and more, you'll see Tuscany like a native with "Secret Tuscany."
Go beyond architecture, hotels and cafes, to learn the legends, secrets and origins of place names (toponymy). There's not a sidewalk crack or stone unturned in "Secret Tuscany." Like all Jonglez Publishing guides, it is written by a local resident; in this case, Carlo Caselli, who also took most of the magnificent photos in the book.
I visited many of these places in Italy and walked right by the amazing secrets the author scouted out. Next time, I'm taking Secret Tuscany along.