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ROADTRIPS

TUSCANY

This edition written and researched by

Duncan Garwood, Paula Hardy, Robert Landon and Nicola Williams

1 Sights

r Beaches

2 Activities

C Courses

T Tours

z Festivals & Events

4 Sleeping

5 Eating

6 Drinking

3 Entertainment

7 Shopping

8 Information & Transport

Tips from Locals

Top Tips

Link Your Trips

Trip Detour

Family

History & Culture

K Food & Drink

Outdoors

5 Eating

Essential Photo

Walking Tour

4 Sleeping

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Sights are arranged in the geographic order that we suggest you visit them and, within this order, by author preference.

Eating and Sleeping reviews are ordered by price range (budget, midrange, top end) and, within these ranges, by author preference.

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h Opening hours p Parking n Nonsmoking a Air-conditioning i Internet access WWi-fiaccess s Swimming pool v Vegetarian selec-

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# Pet-friendly g Bus f Ferry j Tram d Train apt apartments d double rooms dm dorm beds q quad rooms r rooms s single rooms ste suites tr triple rooms tw twin rooms

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CONTENTS

PLAN YOUR TRIP

Welcome to Tuscany ......................... 5

Tuscany Map ....................................... 6

Tuscany Highlights ............................ 8

Florence City Guide ........................ 10

Rome City Guide .............................. 12

Need to Know .................................. 14

ROAD TRIPS

1World Heritage Wonders 14 Days 19

2 Tuscan Landscapes 3–4 Days 29

3 Etruscan Tuscany & Lazio 3–4 Days 37

4 Tuscan Wine Tour 4 Days 45

DESTINATIONS

Florence & Eastern Tuscany ...........56

Florence .............................................56

Arezzo ................................................ 70

Cortona ..............................................72

Siena & Southern Tuscany ............. 74

Siena ................................................... 74

Chianti................................................79

Greve in Chianti .............................. 79

San Gimignano ................................ 81

Montalcino & Around .....................83

Pienza ................................................84

Monticchiello ...................................85

Montepulciano ................................85

Sovana .............................................. 87

Pitigliano ........................................... 87

Pisa & Northern Tuscany ................88

Pisa .....................................................88

Lucca ..................................................94

Pietrasanta ........................................96

Rome & Lazio ....................................98

Rome .................................................98

Lazio .................................................109

Cerveteri .......................................... 110

Tarquinia.......................................... 111

Viterbo ............................................. 112

ROAD TRIP ESSENTIALS

Italy Driving Guide ........................ 115

Italy Travel Guide ...........................121

Language ........................................129

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1 World Heritage Wonders, 14 daysThe Colosseum, the Leaning Tower, the

Galleria degli Uffizi – this trip takes in all of Italy’s greatest hits. (p19)

2 Tuscan Landscapes, 3–4 daysCruise through green-gold hills dotted with

cypress trees and lovely Renaissance towns. (p29)

3 Etruscan Tuscany & Lazio, 3–4 daysThe ruins of a great civilisaton set in a

dramatic natural landscape. (p37)

4 Tuscan Wine Tour, 4 daysSlow down to a provincial pace and enjoy

stunning vineyard scenery and rustic cuisine, accompanied by a fine drop or two. (p45)

Farmhouse in the Val d’Orcia (p31)DOUGLAS PEARSON/GETTY ©

Road Trips

Florence & Eastern Tuscany (p56)Florence is a city buzzing with romance and history, set in a region of gently rolling hills, sun-kissed vine-yards and avenues of cypress trees.

Siena & Southern Tuscany (p74)Beautifully preserved, medieval Siena crowns a region that produces some of Italy’s most famous wines.

Pisa & Northern Tuscany (p88)There is more to this green corner of Tuscanythan Italy’s iconic Leaning Tower.

Rome & Lazio (p98)No trip through Italy would be complete without a visit to the Eternal City – a place that has dazzled visi-tors for centuries.

Wine bar, Montalcino (p82)RICHARD I’ANSON/GETTY IMAGES ©

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