Marco Polo Pocket Guide Tuscany: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips Explore Tuscany with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the region`s trendiest places, & get tips on shopping & what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids, & a summary of all the festivals & events that take place. Let Marco Polo show you all this wonderful Italian region has to offer... Tuscany is the epitome of beauty
- terraced hills, silvery shimmering olive trees, perfectly laid-out red earth vineyards, stone walls, grazing sheep, dark green cypress trees lining feudal villas & farmhouses where people come together to enjoy wine & good food in the glow of the setting sun. This is a world from another time & one that stirs the soul. A trip through this part of Italy is a feast for all the senses... . This is Tuscany! Your Marco Polo Tuscany Pocket Guide
Includes:: Insider Tips
- we show you the hidden gems & little-known secrets that offer a real insight into the region. Discover exquisite Tuscan caviar, enjoy a relaxed ride through the flower-filled Chianti hills on a Vespa or follow in the footsteps of Saint Francis of Assisi. Best of
- find the best things to do for free, the best `only in` Tuscany experiences, the best things to do if it rains & the best places to relax & spoil yourself. Sightseeing
- all the top sights are organised by area so you can easily plan your trip. Discovery Tours
- specially tailored tours will get you to the heart of Tuscany. From magnificent art to delightful bathing spots, you can experience all of Tuscany`s unique character with these personal tours. Tuscany in full-colour
- Marco Polo Pocket Guide Tuscany

Includes:: full-colour photos throughout the guide bringing the region to life offering you a real taste of what you can see & enjoy on your trip. Touring App
- download any of the Discovery Tours to your smartphone, complete with the detailed route description & map exactly as featured in the guide, free of charge. The maps can be used offline too, so no roaming charges. The perfect navigational tool with distance indicators & landmarks highlighting the correct direction to travel in as well as GPS coordinates along the way. Enjoy stress-free sightseeing & never get lost again! Road Atlas & pull-out map
- we`ve included a detailed road atlas & a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery Tour. A small street map of Florence is also included. Useful Italian phrases
- the essential words & phrases are included to help you get by. Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide Tuscany to show you around this fabulous Italian region. The comprehensive coverage & unique insights will ensure you experience everything Tuscany has to offer & more. The special tips, personal insights & unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip
- just arrive & enjoy.












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Tuscany in the Marco Polo Spiral Guides series is a practical guide presenting the most important things to see & do in the region in a nutshell, & aimed at travellers who don’t have a lot of time to prepare & research for a trip. The guide highlights the top 10 sights, suggests tours & great ideas for exciting days out, & features colour photographs & a pull-out regional map & atlas pages. The guide opens with introductory chapters offering general information about the region, its history, art, geography & the people & things that make it worth visiting. Then, the guide divides the area into sections, & for each offers more specific information organised by Getting Your Bearings, Perfect Days giving examples of planned itineraries, the Top 10, Don’t Miss & At Your Leisure. There are planned day itineraries for each area including the best places to eat & drink along the way, accompanied by local map extracts & dotted with useful tips. An additional chapter offers inspirations for walks & tours. The guide concludes with general & practical information, regional atlas pages & a removable pull-out map, conveniently stored in a plastic pocket on the back cover. The format is designed with practicality in mind; the spiral binding & the colour coding makes it easy to keep the book open where is needed & render orientation fast & easy, ideal for travellers on the go. ...

Marco Polo Handbooks offer expert advice & are aimed at travelers looking for in-depth coverage of a destination from detailed cultural information to Insider Tips in an easy to use format. Whatever your mood or interests, Marco Polo Handbooks are the perfect travel companion. Discover & Understand: Our innovative infographics condense large amounts of data into a format which is easy to underst&. In the mood for: Fun suggestions help you to experience the variety of a destination, whatever your personal preferences & interests. Tours: Specially created tours explore a destination by foot, bicycle, car or public transport. All suggested tours are plotted on detailed maps & combine the best & most interesting places to see, with tips for exciting stops along the way. Experience & Enjoy: All the things which make a trip unforgettable: from eating & drinking, shopping, sightseeing, museums & galleries, staying the night, traveling with children, festivals & going out in the evening. Large pull-out map:

Includes:: a separate pull-out map handily placed in a high quality plastic wallet at the back of the book, which can also be used as a storage pocket. In depth knowledge: Knowledge is king & Marco Polo Handbooks are packed full of information to help you get the best out of your trip. Insider Tips & special Marco Polo insights reveal hidden gems & well-kept secrets.

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Tuscany in the Green Guide series from Michelin; detailed guides exploring the major sights & attractions of a range of cities, regions & countries. Drawing on a long publishing history, Michelin guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’, ranking restaurants, sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organised alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly as well as being designed for practical use on the road. With an emphasis on cultural activities & history, each sight is graded & has extensive background information. Practical visitor information is clearly highlighted with symbols. Predominantly recognised for their extensive coverage of French regions (shown on our website in a separate series), the Green Guides also cover international destinations. An extensive introductory section on planning your trip provides information on when & where to go, useful pre-trip information, getting there, where to stay & eat & what to do & see. There are also individual sections on Nature, History & Art ad Culture & a selection of driving tours of the area. Fold-out maps at the front & back of the book give an overview of the area covered by the guide. The structure of each guide varies depending on the type of destination. National & regional guides cover regions alphabetically, each with their own accommodation, sights & food & drink listings, while City guides cover sights alphabetically with one city-wide section for listings. Accommodation & food & drink listings are both concise & comprehensive, aiming to cater for all budgets & tastes. Both sights & listings often include information specific to travelling with kids. Each of the places covered in the guide is listed alphabetically & three Michelin star ratings
- highly recommended, recommended & interesting, which have been used for more than 100 years
- help readers identify places of interest, restaurants & notable local attractions. Individual listings include principal sights for each city or town, local walking & driving tours in addition to tips on local excursions. There is also an ‘address book’ information box in each section including recommendations for the best restaurants & accommodation in the area, as well as any relevant leisure activities. A series of overview regional & city plans also helps navigation & orientation for each region.

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This new edition of Green Guide Tuscany, organized into seven districts for easy travel planning, offers a delightful choice of vistas for discovery: rolling hills of vineyards, sunflowers & olive trees, Alpine peaks & rugged valleys, a coastline of picturesqueports, beach coves, & several islands, & such breath-taking historic cities as Siena & Florence. From Carrara’s marble quarries to the Renaissance town of Montepulciano, Michelin`s celebrated star-rating system, respected maps & trusted advice ensure an unforgettable journey. · Updated edition with color photos & plenty of detail travelers look for. · Attractions reviewed & rated, using Michelin`s celebrated star-rating system. · Walk-throughs of major museums, galleries, churches & attractions;

Includes:: illustrations & floor plans to zoom in on the highlights & masterpieces. · 25 detailed driving tours for immersing yourself in the Tuscan countryside, & 20+ delightful walking tours to explore little villages & towns. Michelin walking & driving tours offer a more in-depth, personal experience of the region. · Comprehensive illustrated sections on modern-day Tuscany, its art, architecture, history & culture, all written by experts in their fields. · Sidebars throughout the guide focus on intriguing topics such as the springtime Festival del Grillo, or Cricket Festival, & Florence`s Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella where spices have been sold since the 1500’s. · Detailed visitor information given for every attraction, opening hours, entry fees, tour times, phone, website. Michelin area & city maps. ·

Includes:: recommendations for great places to eat & stay for every budget.



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Northern Tuscany set of three hiking maps at 1:50, 000 from Kompass covering the area north of Florence & Lucca, including the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano & the Alpi Apuane National Parks, Garfagnana, Mugello, Pratomagno, etc. Contours are at 40m intervals, with a 2-km UTM grid. In addition to the region’s numerous local hiking trails & several long-distance routes (including GEA-Grande Escursione Appenninica, GT- Garfagnana Trekking, etc), extensive overprint

Includes:: cycling & selected mountain bike routes. PLEASE NOTE: maps in this set are printed on paper
- alternative coverage of the whole region by Kompass is also available on separate waterproof & tear-resistant maps.KOMPASS HIKING MAPS OF ITALY – TO SEE THE OTHER TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. The series covers the northern part of the Italian Alps, the lake region of Lombardy, the Dolomites, selected parts of Tuscany & Umbria, the Sorrento Peninsula, central Sardinia & the islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Coverage of the Dolomites by Kompass at more detailed scales (mainly 1:25, 000) is listed on our website in a separate series (please search for SI00000405). Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of walking maps, with extensive coverage of hiking areas in other countries, all listed on our website.CARTOGRAPHY: Contour interval varies according to the terrain, 40m in most titles. Colouring and/or graphics show different types of the terrain, including woodlands, vineyards, heath, exposed rock, etc. All the maps highlight local hiking paths indicating, where appropriate, long-distance routes or via ferrata trails. Symbols show various types of accommodation such as selected inns & hotels, campsites, mountain huts & refuges, etc. Most titles also include cycle or mountain bike trails and/or ski routes. GPS COMPATIBILITY & MAP LEGEND: All the titles are GPS compatible with a UTM grid, unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description. Map legend

Includes:: English.DURABILITY: Many new editions are now published on sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, as indicated in the individual description.BOOKLETS: PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING!
- Many titles come with a booklet describing the area and/or various hiking routes. Unless indicated in the individual description that the booklet

Includes:: English, these booklets are in Italian & German only. The booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, full English language map legend is provided.







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The northern part of Tuscany at 1:200, 000 on a light, waterproof at tear-resistant map published by Freytag & Berndt in their “ World Compact” series which combines a road map with street plans & additional tourist information. Coverage extends south to Siena & inland beyond Arezzo. The map is double-sided & provides detailed presentation of the region’s road network, including toll roads, scenic roads & special tourist routes, roads closed to motorized traffic or not recommended for caravans, etc. Railway lines are shown with stations. Picturesque towns & villages are highlighted & icons indicate various places of interest. The map is indexed & has latitude & longitude lines drawn at 10’ intervals. A special feature of Freytag & Berndt’s World Compact series are additional street plans, here showing central Florence, Pisa, Arezzo & Livorno, plus information panels with descriptions of the region & its main tourist destinations, & a “ Smalltalk” phrasebook. Map legend & all the text in the information panels is in German & English. ...

Tuscany at 1:200, 000 on a light, waterproof & tear-resistant, indexed road map with topographic & tourist information. The map, part of Reise Know-How’s highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Topography is shown by altitude colouring, spot heights & plenty names of mountain & hill ranges, with national parks & other protected areas clearly marked. Road network

Includes:: selected local tracks, indicates locations of petrol stations, & gives driving distances on main routes. Numerous scenic routes are highlighted. Railway lines & ferry connections to Elba & other islands are included. The map indicates picturesque towns & villages & symbols mark various places of interest including campsites, churches & castles, archaeological sites, beaches, etc. The map has both a UTM grid & latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 10’, plus an index of localities. *” World Mapping Project”* is an extensive series of maps at varying scales, aiming to provide coverage of countries & regions worldwide using clear, well presented cartography with both topographic & tourist information.

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Tuscany on an A4, paperback atlas from Edizioni Multigraphic, recommended mainly for providing street plans of 35 local towns, with plans of many small towns not available from other sources. The atlas also

Includes:: mapping of the region at 100K similar to the publishers

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A clear & bright image of the area with natural-looking colouring from dark greens to light browns showing the vegetation cover/land use. The image is derived from Landsat 5 remote sensing data, with a resolution of 30m. The land around the region is in subdued colours to highlight Tuscany itself. Many of the small fields & villages of the area are visible as are many of the islands in the Mediterranean. The rivers are noticeable as are some of the more prominent natural features. The legend is in Italian. ...