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    Insight Guides Pocket Tuscany and Umbria (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.



    Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Tuscany and Umbria, from top attractions like Florence's Duomo and Uffizi Gallery, to hidden gems, including medieval Gubbio and the hill village of Todi.



    -Compact, concise and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Tuscany and Umbria

    -Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Pisa's iconic Leaning Tower and spiritual Assisi as well as Perfect Tour itinerary suggestions

    -Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture

    -Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around

    -Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market - all Insight Pocket Guides come with a free eBook

    -Inspirational colour photography throughout

    -Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience



    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateNov 1, 2018
    ISBN9781789192636
    Insight Guides Pocket Tuscany and Umbria (Travel Guide eBook)
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      Insight Guides Pocket Tuscany and Umbria (Travel Guide eBook) - Insight Guides

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Tuscany & Umbria, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Tuscany & Umbria, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Tuscany & Umbria are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Tuscany & Umbria. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Insight Guides

      Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

      Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Tuscany and Umbria’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Tour of Northern Tuscany

      Introduction

      Treasures of Tuscany and Umbria

      Into Modernity

      A Brief History

      The Roman Period

      Christianity and Medieval Clashes

      The Renaissance

      From Unification to World War II

      Recent Developments

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      Florence

      Piazza del Duomo

      Piazza della Signoria

      Galleria degli Uffizi

      Around Piazza della Repubblica

      The Bargello and Santa Croce

      Santa Maria Novella to the Accademia

      Across the Ponte Vecchio to the Oltrarno

      Around Florence

      Fiesole

      The Mugello

      Chianti

      The Road to Lucca

      Prato

      Pistoia

      Montecatini Terme

      Lucca

      The Garfagnana

      Pisa and the Coast

      Pisa

      The Versilia

      Livorno

      Elba

      The Maremma

      Siena and Around

      Siena

      Il Campo

      The Duomo and Art Gallery

      Val d’Elsa

      San Gimignano

      Volterra

      Southern Tuscany

      Monte Oliveto Maggiore

      Montalcino

      Pienza

      Montepulciano

      Tufa Towns

      Arezzo and Eastern Tuscany

      Arezzo

      Monterchi and Sansepolcro

      Cortona and Lago di Trasimeno

      Into Umbria

      Perugia

      Gubbio

      Assisi

      Todi and Spoleto

      Orvieto

      What To Do

      Shopping

      Florentine Favourites

      Other Regional Crafts

      Antiques and Flea Markets

      Weekly Markets

      Sports and Outdoor Activities

      Entertainment

      Music and the Performing Arts

      Nightlife

      Children’s Tuscany and Umbria

      Calendar of Events

      Eating Out

      Where to Eat

      What to Eat

      Bars, Caffès and Gelaterie

      Beverages

      Wine

      Reading the Menu

      To Help You Order…

      …And Read the Menu

      Restaurants

      Florence

      Rest of Tuscany

      Arezzo

      Cortona

      Lucca

      Montepulciano

      Pienza

      Pisa

      Pistoia

      Prato

      San Gimignano

      Siena

      Volterra

      Umbria

      Assisi

      Gubbio

      Orvieto

      Perugia

      Spoleto

      Todi

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airports

      B

      Bicycle Hire

      Budgeting for Your Trip

      C

      Camping

      Car Hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and Safety

      D

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and Consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting There

      Guides and Tours

      H

      Health and Medical Care

      I

      Internet

      L

      LGBTQ Travellers

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening Hours

      P

      Police

      Post Offices

      Public Holidays

      T

      Telephones

      Time Zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist Information

      Transport

      V

      Visas and Entry Requirements

      W

      Websites

      Y

      Youth Hostels

      Recommended Hotels

      Florence

      Rest of Tuscany

      Arezzo

      Cortona

      Fiesole

      Lucca

      Montepulciano

      Pisa

      Prato

      San Gimignano

      Siena

      Volterra

      Umbria

      Assisi

      Gubbio

      Orvieto

      Perugia

      Spoleto

      Tuscany and Umbria’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Steve MacDonald/Apa Publications

      Chianti

      Vineyards cloak the fertile hills between Florence and Siena. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

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      Duomo, Florence

      The cathedral is one of the best-known symbols of the city. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      iStock

      Leaning Tower of Pisa

      The famous monument is the centrepiece of one of the most breathtaking piazzas in Italy. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      iStock

      Piazza del Campo, Siena

      Its Torre di Mangia offers incredible views of the city. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

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      The Maremma

      Tuscany’s southern coastline has many pretty beaches and resorts. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      Corbis

      Uffizi Gallery, Florence

      An almost dizzying collection of the Italian Renaissance’s most revered paintings. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      iStock

      San Gimignano

      A collection of beautifully preserved medieval towers gives this hill town a stunning skyline. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Shutterstock

      The Garfagnana

      This mountainous area in the north is popular with hikers, climbers and canoeists. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      iStock

      Assisi

      The birthplace of St Francis is one of Italy’s most spiritual sites. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      iStock

      Orvieto’s Duomo

      The city’s massive cathedral is spectacular both inside and out. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Tour of Northern Tuscany

      Day 1

      Historic towns

      Drive west to Lucca on the A11, stopping at Pistoia for a stroll around its medieval alleyways and coffee in the central piazza. Continue on to Montecantini Terme and indulge in a spa treatment before lunch. Arrive in Lucca in time to seek out a traditional restaurant for some fine Tuscan cooking.

      Day 2

      Lucca

      Hire a bicycle and ride along the top of the Renaissance walls then explore inside the walls starting from Piazza Napoleone – all the main sights are only a few minutes from here. Join the shoppers on Via Fillungo for some top-end retail therapy.

      Day 3

      Pisa

      Continue along the A11 to the A12 for Pisa. Your first stop has to be Campo dei Meracoli, the green space graced by the Leaning Tower and the Duomo. From the Campo walk south passing through the most evocative part of the old city towards the river. Ideally book a hotel with a roof terrace overlooking the River Arno, and take an early evening riverside stroll before dinner.

      Day 4–5

      Viareggio

      Enjoy breakfast on the roof terrace before travelling north on the SS1 to the seaside resort of Viareggio. The town’s streets that run from the elegant beachside boulevard have plenty of hotels, pizzerias and shops. Take the chance to rejuvenate on the beach for a while.

      Day 6

      San Gimignano

      Continue south on the SS1 skirting round. Take the SR68 west to Volterra, host to some splendid medieval buildings. From Volterra head to San Gimignano, perched on the hill in the distance. Park outside the walls and wonder the unspoiled streets seeking out the Collegiate and Palazzo Comunale. Stop over to appreciate this lovely town when the day-trippers have departed.

      Day 7

      Siena – Il Campo

      Leave San Gimignano heading for Poggibonsi. Get on the Superstrada Firenze-Siena towards Italy’s most perfect medieval city, Siena. In Siena first go to Il Campo and find a café where you can admire the buildings before visiting them. Next explore the sprawl of narrow streets near Il Campo, and find a bar for pre-dinner drinks.

      Day 8

      Siena – Duomo

      Set aside the morning to visit Siena’s magnificent cathedral. Don’t overlook the cathedral’s museum and climbing the steep stairway to a lookout with splendid views. After lunch take in Siena’s many other sights, do a spot of shopping, and call in for ice cream at one of the city’s best gelateria, La Vecchia Latteria (San Pietro 10).

      Day 9

      Chianti Country

      The last day slowly meanders through Chianti Country. Leave Siena on the Chiantigiana road, calling in at Badia a Coltibuono, Radda, Greve and various wine estates dotted along the way (easy on the wine tasting if driving). Arrive in Florence in time for an evening meal.

      Introduction

      Visitors to Tuscany and Umbria will soon notice that the inhabitants believe they live in the most ideal place in the world. The Florentines think of themselves as residents of one of the most prosperous cities in Italy, as caretakers of the greatest repository of art treasures in the Western world, and as speakers of the purest form of Italian. Elsewhere in Tuscany, you will meet people convinced they live

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