| LifeinItaly.com - Fashion, Travel, News and More. | |  | Travel Books to Umbria | Home » » Walking in Tuscany | | | | | | | Description: | | Now in its third edition, this guide offers suggestions for exploratory walks through the picture postcard landscapes of Tuscany, Umbria and Latium. Once known as Etruria, it was home to the ancient and enigmatic people who preceded the Romans. The book has 50 itineraries ranging from brief strolls to a five-day trek, taking in little-known Etruscan marvels. Walkers are guided through medieval hamlets, exquisite Romanesque churches, unspoilt coast and countryside alive with wildlife and carpeted with wild flowers and herbs. There's the wild Chianti ridge, city walks through Perugia, Orvieto and Voltera, and day walks on the divine island of Elba and along the unspoilt coast around Orbetello. A mass of practical details cover accommodation in farms, country hotels, convents and hostels, with notes on local food and drink specialities. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Gillian Price | | Paperback:
| 304 pages | | Publisher:
| Interlink Books | | Publication Date:
| May 01, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1566563445 | | Package Length:
| 6.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
| based on 7 reviews |
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Truly Excellent ...Jul 18, 2009 I appreciated the depth and detail of this book...but then I do admire the Etruscan civilisation...unlike TW of Hobart who obviously has a limited horizon,does not read anything but a title before buying and whose opinion is frankly dull.
I am Australian, live in Italy 4 months of the year in the La Tuscia region north of Rome and this is one of the few books that covers this region ..the core of Etruria. A delightful area of lakes, sea and wonderful towns all off the bog standard tourist trail taken by the ilk of TW...and I hope it stays that way.
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Too Obsessed with Etruscan RemainsMar 20, 2009 Tuscany is famous for being the cradle of the Renaissance, its wonderful medieval villages and churches, glorious wine, fabulous food and countryside. Just why this book focuses almost exclusively on etruscan ruins - probably the least interesting thing about Tuscany to the average traveller - is bewildering. Short shrift is generally paid to otherwise interesting villages in order to concentrate on this obscure and frankly dull topic. A terrible read with pretty ordinary photos to boot - and now I read that the directions are inaccurate. A thoroughly pointless endeavour.
Poor directions - uninteresting walksMay 07, 2006 This book has poor directions and does not take you to the most interesting sites in Tuscany. A waste of money really...
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junkFeb 07, 2002 A group of us (seasoned travelers) used this book as a guide. We only used it for a short time as it had very poor directions and wasted a lot of our time. I would recommend avoiding this product. It made for a frustrating time, albeit in a beautiful place.
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junkFeb 07, 2002 A group of us (seasoned travelers) used this book as a guide. We only used it for a short time as it had very poor directions and wasted a lot of our time. I would recommend avoiding this product. It made for a frustrating time, albeit in a beautiful place.
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