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CONTENTSINTRODUCING TUSCANY & UMBRIA 4

GETTING STARTED 8FESTIVALS & EVENTS 10CULTURE 12FOOD & DRINK 16OUTDOORS 20FAMILY TRAVEL 24THE AUTHORS 28

ITINERARIES 30

FLORENCE 34

Introducing Florence 35GETTING STARTED 38Essential Information 41Orientation 41Walking Tour 41Exploring Florence 43Festivals & Events 82Gastronomic Highlights 83Recommended Shops 90Transport 93AROUND FLORENCE 95Fiesole 95Pistoia 98Chianti 101NORTHWESTERN TUSCANY 107

GETTING STARTED 110PISA 112Essential Information 112Exploring Pisa 113Gastronomic Highlights 119Transport 120

THE BEST OF TUSCANY & UMBRIA 121

SAN MINIATO 129Exploring San Miniato 129Transport 129LUCCA & AROUND 130Lucca 130Around Lucca 136

THE GARFAGNANA 138Bagni di Lucca 138Barga 139Castelnuovo di Garfagnana 141Around Castelnuovo di Garfagnana 142VERSILIA 142Viareggio 143Pietrasanta 143APUANE ALPS 144Carrara 145THE LUNIGIANA 146Pontremoli 147Driving Tour: The Via Francigena 148CENTRAL COAST & ELBA 151

GETTING STARTED 154LIVORNO 156Essential Information 156Orientation 156Exploring Livorno 156Gastronomic Highlights 158Transport 160THE ETRUSCAN COAST 160Driving Tour: Livorno to Piombino 160Castiglioncello 162San Vincenzo 163Golfo di Baratti 163PARCO NAZIONALE DELL’ARCIPELAGO TOSCANO 165Elba 166Capraia 173Gorgona 174CENTRAL TUSCANY 175

GETTING STARTED 178SIENA 180Essential Information 181Exploring Siena 181Gastronomic Highlights 190Nightlife 191Recommended Shops 191Transport 192

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NORTH OF SIENA 192San Gimignano 192Volterra 198SOUTH OF SIENA 202Driving Tour: Abbazia di San Galgano to Petroio 202Montalcino 204South of Montalcino 207Pienza 209Montepulciano 211SOUTHERN TUSCANY 215

GETTING STARTED 218GROSSETO & AROUND 220MASSA MARITTIMA 222THE COAST 224Parco Regionale della Maremma 225Monte Argentario 226Lago di Burano & Around 228INLAND & ETRUSCAN SITES 229Driving Tour: Monte Argentario to Manciano 229Pitigliano & Around 230EASTERN TUSCANY 234

AREZZO 235Essential Information 235Exploring Arezzo 235GETTING STARTED 238Gastronomic Highlights 243Nightlife 244Recommended Shops 244Transport 244NORTHEAST OF AREZZO 244Sansepolcro 244Driving Tour: Sansepolcro to Arezzo on the Piero della Francesca Trail 246THE CASENTINO REGION 247SOUTH OF AREZZO 248Cortona 248NORTHERN UMBRIA 252

PERUGIA 253Essential Information 253Exploring Perugia 253GETTING STARTED 256

Gastronomic Highlights 263Nightlife 264Recommended Shops 265Transport 265SOUTH OF PERUGIA 266Torgiano 266Brufa 267Deruta 268ASSISI 269Essential Information 270Exploring Assisi 270Festivals & Events 274Gastronomic Highlights 274Transport 274SPELLO 275Essential Information 275Exploring Spello 276Festivals & Events 277Gastronomic Highlights 277Nightlife 277Transport 277LA STRADA DEL SAGRANTINO 277Foligno 278Bevagna 279Montefalco 280Trevi 282GUBBIO 283Essential Information 283Exploring Gubbio 283Festivals & Events 286Gastronomic Highlights 286Nightlife 286Transport 287CITTÀ DI CASTELLO 287Essential Information 287Orientation 287Exploring Città di Castello 287Gastronomic Highlights 289Nightlife 289Recommended Shops 290Transport 290LAGO TRASIMENO 290Essential Information 291Exploring Lago Trasimeno 292Festivals & Events 295Gastronomic Highlights 295

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Nightlife 296Transport 296SOUTHERN UMBRIA 297

GETTING STARTED 300ORVIETO 302Essential Information 302Exploring Orvieto 302Gastronomic Highlights 306Nightlife 308Transport 308AROUND ORVIETO 308Lago di Corbara 309Todi 310Monte Castello di Vibio 314SPOLETO & AROUND 314Spoleto 315Campello sul Clitunno 319THE VALNERINA & MONTI SIBILLINI 319Norcia 320Monti Sibillini 322NARNI 325Essential Information 327Exploring Narni 327Festivals & Events 329Gastronomic Highlights 329Transport 330AMELIA 330Essential Information 330Exploring Amelia 331Gastronomic Highlights 331Transport 331BACKGROUND 332

HISTORY 333LIVING THE IDYLL 347ART & ARCHITECTURE 351RENAISSANCE FRESCOS 364VENTURE OUTDOORS 369ON THE WINE TRAIL 375THE TUSCAN & UMBRIAN TABLE 381FOOD GLOSSARY 389ACCOMMODATION 391

Florence 392Around Florence 394Northwestern Tuscany 397

Central Coast & Elba 401Central Tuscany 402Southern Tuscany 407Eastern Tuscany 408Northern Umbria 409Southern Umbria 413DIRECTORY 417

Business Hours 417Children 417Dangers & Annoyances 418Discount Cards 419Food & Drink 419Gay & Lesbian Travellers 420Health 421Holidays 421Insurance 421Internet Access 422Legal Matters 422Maps 423Money 424Post 425Telephone 425Time 426Tipping 426Tourist Information 426Travellers with Disabilities 427Visas & Permits 427Women Travellers 429TRANSPORT 430

Arrival & Departure 430Getting Around 433LANGUAGE 440

GLOSSARY 448

BEHIND THE SCENES 452

INDEX 461

MAP LEGEND 472

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