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Synopsis
Travelers to Italy often concentrate on Tuscany alone, since it's rich in artistic treasures, Renaissance architecture, unspoiled villages, wineries, and terrific shopping buys. Renting a villa in Tuscany or Umbria is becoming increasingly popular, and Florence is one of the world's great art cities. This authoritative guide is packed with candid hotel and restaurant reviews, including tips on how to experience the best regional cuisine and wines, plus a complete sightseeing guide.
About the Author
About the Author Reid Bramblett learned Italian on the playground of a Roman parochial school when he was 12, explored Italy with his parents for two years in a hippie-orange VW camper, and spent a year studying there during a break from the anthropology department at Cornell. After a stint in Frommer's editorial offices, Reid vaulted over the desk to write Frommer's first guide to Tuscany and Umbria and hasn't stopped exploring, learning, interviewing, taking notes, and reporting it all in guidebooks since. He has also written Frommer's Memorable Walks in New York, is a co-author of Frommer's Italy from $70 a Day, and contributes to Frommer's Europe and Frommer's Europe from $60 a Day. When not on the road, he splits his time between Columbia, Missouri, and his native Philadelphia.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.
1. The Best of Tuscany & Umbria.
2. Planning a Trip to Tuscany & Umbria.
3. Settling into Florence: Birthplace of the Renaissance.
4. Exploring Florence.
5. The Chianti, Siena, & the Western Hill Towns.
6. Lucca & Northwestern Tuscany.
7. Pisa, Tuscany's Coast, & the Maremma.
8. Southern Tuscany.
9. Arezzo & Northeastern Tuscany.
10. Perugia, Assisi, & Northern Umbria.
11. Spoleto & Southern Umbria.
Appendix A: Tuscany & Umbria in Depth.
1. A Look at the Past.
2. Art & Architecture 101.
3. A Taste of Tuscany & Umbria.
4. Recommended Books & Films.
Appendix B.
1. Molto Italiano: A Basic Italian Vocabulary.
2. From Antipasti to Zuppa Inglese: Italian Menu Terms.
3. Knowing Your Apse from Your Ambone: A Glossary of Architectural & Art Terms.
4. A Who's Who Guide to the Greatest Tuscan & Umbrian Artists.
Index.