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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd
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
These symbols and abbreviations give vital information for each listing:
Symbols In This BookHOW TO USE THIS BOOK
ReviewsIn the Destinations section: All reviews are ordered in our authors’ preference, starting with their most preferred option. Additionally:
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.
% Telephone number
h Opening hours p Parking n Nonsmoking a Air-conditioning i Internet access WWi-fiaccess s Swimming pool v Vegetarian selec-
tion E English-language
menu c Family-friendly
# 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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BeachCemetery (Christian)Cemetery (Other)ParkForest
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International
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Capital (National)Capital (State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village
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Tunnel
Walk RouteLinked TripTrip DetourTrip Route
Airport
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Regional HighwayProvincial HighwayOther Road
ReservationUrban Area
Trip Stop
Tram
Trip Numbers
Walking tour
Trip Detour
Parking
LaneTertiary
TollwayFreewayPrimarySecondary
Unsealed Road
Transport
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Trips
Note: Not all symbolsdisplayed above appear on
the maps in this book
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 ©
Destinations
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