Tuscany is quintessential Italy: a land that launched a thousand picture postcards of sunflowers and cypress trees. It's home to the nation's most celebrated city - Florence, the birth place of the Renaissance, where you can see the world's richest of artistic treasures - and taste some finest gelati. Then there are the exquisite hill towns, like Cortona; medieval Siena, with it's shell-shaped piazza, Il Campo; Lucca, perfectly preserved inside its ancient walls; Arezzo, where you can see some of Piero della Francesca's finest frescoes. The list of world class sights is endless, from Pisa's Leaning Tower to San Gimignano's medieval 'skyscrapers'. And, if you tire of art, you can follow wine trails in Chianti, go walking in the sleep Garfagnana, or ride horses in the wild Maremma. Including sections on what the locals say to help you find those lesser-known gems, a month-by-month guide to pros and cons of visiting at certain times of the year, tips on the perfect places to picnic and pick-up your goodies, plus a series of great driving routes and city walks.
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A stunning new collection of guidebooks from Footprint, this series of eight volumes tackle the key regions and cities of Italy with passion, insight and style. Set out in well-organised sections, these guides include a raft of helpful information, and especially benefit from the inclusion of stand alone Popout maps of each of the areas covered. --Italia! Magazine<br /><br />The book is well designed, contains numerous full-color pictures of the region, features many lists of useful websites and explains the many attractions and sights, transportation options, activities and tours, and eating and lodging accommodations. If I were heading out to Tuscany, this is the book I'd want to read first. --EuropeanTraveler.net
Winner of Best Guidebook Award --Italian Tourist Board Awards Feburary 2010
Winner of Best Guidebook Award --Italian Tourist Board Awards Feburary 2010
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Rebecca Ford is travel writer and photographer who specializes in writing about the British Isles and Italy. As well as writing guidebooks Rebecca also contributes to newspapers, websites and audio tours for museums and gardens.
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By M. Wells
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We were so impressed by the Rome guide that we purchased the Tuscany book to plan our return trip to Italy as soon as we got back. This guide is every bit as good as the Rome guide and we were definitely the envy of others we met in Florence - the guidebook and included map were greatly admired by other holiday makers.
By Simon Austin
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A good general guide book about travelling around Tuscany. The maps are useful and I like them in a pocket within the book itself so they're not easy to lose. Doesn't go into as much detail as I might have liked, but a useful travelogue nonetheless.
By R. Gergees
Format:Paperback
I bought this along with another couple of books for my travels around Tuscany. On the whole the book was very good and the information provided accurate and adequate. One thing that was very handy, was the pop out map at the back.
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