Synopses & Reviews
Our expert writer is passionate about Florence, Tuscany & Umbria, and he tells it like it is in an engaging and helpful way. He hits all the region's highlights, from Florence's Duomo to Tuscany's medieval villages. He's checked out all the best hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will suit your tastes and budget. You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; in-depth coverage of villages and towns in Tuscany & Umbria, like San Gimignano, Pisa, Perugia, and Orvieto; accurate neighborhood and regional maps. Frommer's Florence, Tuscany & Umbria also includes a color fold-out map and an 8-page photo insert that captures the destination in vivid colors. Exact prices listed for every establishment and activity--no other guides offer such detailed, candid reviews of hotels and restaurants. We include the very best, but also emphasize moderately priced choices for real people. All Complete guides offer user-friendly features including star ratings and special icons to point readers to great finds, excellent values, insider tips, best bets for kids, special moments, and overrated experiences.
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A Frommer's expert writer hits all the region's highlights, from Florence's Duomo to Tuscany's medieval villages. Morretti has checked out all the best hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will suit all tastes and budgets. Original.
Synopsis
Experience Siena's Palio, the centuries-old bareback horse race that runs through the city's Piazza del Campo. See chapter 7.
Foldout map, plus detailed maps throughout
Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information
Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife
Itineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas
Insider tips from local expert authors
About the Author
John Moretti is a freelance writer whose musings about Italy have appeared in the International Herald Tribune, The Independent on Sunday, and the New York Sun, among others. He is the author of a book for aspiring expatriates, Living Abroad in Italy, and can usually be found barbecuing in the Maremma, cycling the hills near Siena, or lingering over a Negroni cocktail in Piazza della Repubblica.
Table of Contents
LIST OF MAPS.
1 THE BEST OF FLORENCE, TUSCANY & UMBRIA.
2 FLORENCE, TUSCANY & UMBRIA IN DEPTH.
3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO TUSCANY & UMBRIA.
4 SUGGESTED ITINERARIES.
5 SETTLING INTO FLORENCE: BIRTHPLACE OF THE RENAISSANCE.
6 EXPLORING FLORENCE.
7 THE CHIANTI, SIENA & THE WESTERN HILL TOWNS.
8 LUCCA & NORTHWESTERN TUSCANY.
9 PISA, TUSCANY’S COAST & THE MAREMMA.
10 SOUTHERN TUSCANY.
11 AREZZO & NORTHEASTERN TUSCANY.
12 PERUGIA, ASSISI & NORTHERN UMBRIA.
13 SPOLETO & SOUTHERN UMBRIA.
14 FAST FACTS.
15 USEFUL TERMS & PHRASES.
INDEX.