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Title: Walking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria by James Ladsun, Pia Davis, James Lasdun ISBN: 0-14-026460-4 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A wonderful and thorough walking guide
Comment: I was inspired by this guidebook to do 4 days of walks in Tuscany this spring -- from Buonconvento to Montalcino, Sant'Antimo via Ripa D'Orcia to Bagno Vignoni, and on to Pienza. I had previously done the Montepulciano-Pienza walk. Every walk I took was wonderful and I can't recommend this way of seeing Italy highly enough! There is no way I could have done these walks without this book, which I found to be very accurate. There were a few places where I had minor trouble interpreting the directions, but was never really lost, and I found the maps very helpful. Proprieters of the places I stayed or stopped for a meal were sometimes amused, but always pleased, when they heard I was on foot. I also had the Lonely Planet guidebook to walking/hiking in Italy, but found that to be much less helpful and less detailed. It was clear to me that Lasdun and Davis had done painstakingly thorough background research. (i.e., had walked every trail more than once, and had tried every restaurant -- obviously a great hardship, especially in the spring and fall!) It will take me years to do all the walks in this book that call out to me, but I'm already thinking of my next trip (in grape harvest season this time).
Rating: 4
Summary: Still good after all these years!
Comment: I did the Fiesole walk when I visited Florence in May of 2003, and even though it has been a few years since the book was written, it was still very accurate and easy to follow. Of course, this was not one of the more ambitious walks, and we didn't use any of the B&B or restaurant recommendations, but for the walk itself it was a great guide. The only problem I had with the book was that my particular copy (bought used on amazon.com) was missing a few key pages!! The seller reimbursed my purchase price, so I can't really complain, but I think the binding glue was weak, so I would recommend checking your copy to make sure all the pages are there before you set off on a walking tour of Italy.
Rating: 4
Summary: A good guide to see a different side of Tuscany
Comment: In a recent trip to Tuscany we were able to take one of the walks described in the book. This was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. When used with a good map, the directions are good. The trails are easily traveled (my map had many other trails, but some of them were overgrown) but not overused (we did not see any other tourists the whole day). Following this guide helped us see a side of Tuscany we would have missed otherwise, and gave us stories that made other friends who have visited Italy jealous.
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Title: Insight Map Tuscany: Fleximap Plus Travel Information (Insight Map Series) by American Map Publishing ISBN: 0841620407 Publisher: American Map Company Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Frommer's Tuscany & Umbria's Best-Loved Driving Tours by Stefano Baldi, Barbara Fisher ISBN: 0764565893 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 19 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Frommer's Tuscany & Umbria by Reid Bramblett ISBN: 0764565044 Publisher: Frommer Pub. Date: 22 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The Most Beautiful Villages of Tuscany by James Bentley, Hugh Palmer ISBN: 050001664X Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The Food and Wine Lover's Companion to Tuscany by Carla Capalbo ISBN: 0811833801 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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