Product Description

Explore every corner of this beautiful Italian region with the revised sixth edition of the "Rough Guide to Tuscany & Umbria". Let the 24-page, full-color section inspire you on where to go and what to see, from the monuments of Florence, Siena and Assisi to ancient Etruscan ruins. In addition, there are three, brand-new, 4-page inserts: Diena Palio', Renaissance Art & Architecture' and Landscapes'. The guide highlights all the regions best hotels and restaurants, plus there are hundreds of listings of all the top bars, clubs, and shops, to suit every budget. To help you make the most of beautiful outdoors, there are plenty of practical tips on everything from attending the Spoleto Festival to walking in the Monti Sibillini. The guide comes complete with maps and plans for the whole area.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108181 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 808 pages

Synopsis
Explore every corner of this beautiful Italian region with the revised sixth edition of the "Rough Guide to Tuscany & Umbria". Let the 24-page, full-color section inspire you on where to go and what to see, from the monuments of Florence, Siena and Assisi to ancient Etruscan ruins. In addition, there are three, brand-new, 4-page inserts: Diena Palio', Renaissance Art & Architecture' and Landscapes'. The guide highlights all the regions best hotels and restaurants, plus there are hundreds of listings of all the top bars, clubs, and shops, to suit every budget. To help you make the most of beautiful outdoors, there are plenty of practical tips on everything from attending the Spoleto Festival to walking in the Monti Sibillini. The guide comes complete with maps and plans for the whole area.

About the Author
Jonathan Buckley first visited Italy in 1979 and has returned every year since. He has written Rough Guides to Venice and Florence. Mark Ellingham wrote the first Rough Guide - to Greece - and found his ideal landscape just south of Siena, but continues to live mainly in London. Tim Jepson is an experienced travel writer and is author of the Rough Guide to Vancouver and co-author of the Rough Guide to the Pacific Northwest.

Customer Reviews

Best guide book to take in your hand luggage
I took this book along with others to Tuscany - my first visit. We were staying in the middle of Chiantishire and found the book invaluable and for our limited time there, accurate. There are detailed descriptions of Florence and Siena but also some helpful guidance on the Tuscany villages. Useful because the villages take time to get to and we needed to prioritise. Very accurate about the restaurants and trattorias we used.

A little disappointing overall
I bought this guide before we decided where to go exactly, and the place we went to in the end didn't feature in the book at all. It's main focus is on the larger towns & cities, so if you are planning to spent some time away from these - the guide is not great (though it does the cities well). It also gave some misleading information on some towns, describing them as unpleasant - we thought they were lovely!