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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Includes: enlargements of Prato, Arezzo, Pisa, Livorno, Florence & Siena- all separately indexed. About this series:
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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 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. ...

The southern 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 starts at San Gimignano,

Includes:: Elba, & extends inland to include Lago Trasimeno & in the south Lago di Bolsena & Viterbo. 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 & ferry links to Elba & the smaller islands are marked. 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 Arezzo, Siena & goseeto 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.

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Tuscany in the AA Spiral Guides series; comprising a selection of titles exploring a wide range of cities, regions & countries in a handy, spiral loose-leaf format. Fold-out flaps at the front & back of each title give an overview of the main regions covered, with page numbers so visitors can locate their destination easily. Each guide explores the destination geographically by region or area & provides the essential information for the main sites & attractions in addition to a recommended tour of each area by car. An introductory section - ...

Gillian Price’s Cicerone guide to Walking in Tuscany explores some of the best walking opportunities in the picture-postcard landscapes of Tuscany, Umbria & Latium, once known as Etruria. The routes range from brief strolls to a five day trek along Il Sentiero del Chianti
- the Florence-Siena long-distance path. Walkers are guided past landscapes of medieval hamlets, exquisite Romanesque churches, unspoilt coastland & countryside alive with wildlife & carpeted with wild flowers. The guide

Includes:: the wild Chianti ridge, city walks through Perugia, Orvieto & Volterra & day walks on the island of Elba & along the coastline around Orbetello. The guide is organized into 51 walking routes in total, with each one providing details on suitable maps, distances & estimated walking times. An extensive introduction provides information on Etruscan Italy, Food & Wine, Wildlife & Vegetation & Flora. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by sketch diagrams mapping each walk in addition to colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of the region.


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