Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches

The landscapes of Tuscany, Umbria, and the Marches, are among the most enchanting in Europe. This guide contains practical travel advice, 600 hand-picked places to stay, restaurants, bars and cafes, and itineraries for the discerning nature-lover, art enthusiast, and wine-taster. of color photos. 53 maps.

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Delves into Tuscany's lavish natural beauty - the dense concentration of Renaissance art that spills out of Florence into Pisa, Lucca and Arezzo - Siena's frenzied Palio - sumptuous vineyards of Chianti - explores the medieval hill towns of green Umbria - historic Perugia over the Tiber Valley - the newly restored monuments and architecture of Assisi - the famous cathedral of Orvieto '[Umbrians'] devotion to Umbrian food can reach astonishing proportions: Umbrian teenagers on their summer language courses in England who had to be flown home after two days because they were starving to death; adventurous Umbrian diners who dared to enter a Chinese restaurant, but could only eat the rice; our Umbrian landlord who went to Dalmatia on his honeymoon, found the pasta overcooked and returned to Terni, swearing he would never leave again as long as he lived.'