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1 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd TUSCANY ROAD TRIPS This edition written and researched by Duncan Garwood, Paula Hardy, Robert Landon and Nicola Williams

2 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK Reviews In 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. Symbols In This Book K Top Tips Link Your Trips Tips from Locals Trip Detour History & Culture Food & Drink Outdoors Essential Photo Walking Tour 5 Eating Family 4 Sleeping Map Legend Routes Trip Route Trip Detour Linked Trip Walk Route Tollway Freeway Primary Secondary Tertiary Lane Unsealed Road Plaza/Mall Steps Tunnel Pedestrian Overpass Walk Track/Path Boundaries International State/Province Cliff Hydrography River/Creek Intermittent River Swamp/Mangrove Canal Water Dry/Salt/ Intermittent Lake Glacier Highway Markers Autostrada State Highway Regional Highway Provincial Highway Other Road Trips Trip Numbers Trip Stop Walking tour Trip Detour Population Capital (National) Capital (State/Province) City/Large Town Town/Village Areas Beach Cemetery (Christian) Cemetery (Other) Park Forest Reservation Urban Area Sportsground Transport Airport Cable Car/ Funicular Metro station Parking Train/Railway Tram Note: Not all symbols displayed above appear on the maps in this book 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 These symbols and abbreviations give vital information for each listing: % Telephone number h Opening hours p Parking n Nonsmoking a Air-conditioning i Internet access W Wi-fi access s Swimming pool v Vegetarian selection 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

3 CONTENTS PLAN YOUR TRIP Welcome to Tuscany... 5 Tuscany Map... 6 Tuscany Highlights... 8 Florence City Guide Rome City Guide Need to Know ROAD TRIPS World Heritage 1 Wonders 14 Days 19 2 Tuscan Landscapes 3 4 Days 29 Etruscan Tuscany 3 & Lazio 3 4 Days 37 4 Tuscan Wine Tour 4 Days 45 Siena & Southern Tuscany Siena Chianti...79 Greve in Chianti San Gimignano Montalcino & Around...83 Pienza...84 Monticchiello...85 Montepulciano...85 Sovana Pitigliano Pisa & Northern Tuscany...88 Pisa...88 Lucca...94 Pietrasanta...96 Rome & Lazio...98 Rome...98 Lazio Cerveteri Tarquinia Viterbo DESTINATIONS Florence & Eastern Tuscany...56 Florence...56 Arezzo Cortona...72 ROAD TRIP ESSENTIALS Italy Driving Guide Italy Travel Guide Language

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5 Road Trips World Heritage Wonders, 14 days 1 The Colosseum, the Leaning Tower, the Galleria degli Uffizi this trip takes in all of Italy s greatest hits. (p19) Tuscan Landscapes, 3 4 days 2 Cruise through green-gold hills dotted with cypress trees and lovely Renaissance towns. (p29) Etruscan Tuscany & Lazio, 3 4 days 3 The ruins of a great civilisaton set in a dramatic natural landscape. (p37) Tuscan Wine Tour, 4 days 4 Slow down to a provincial pace and enjoy stunning vineyard scenery and rustic cuisine, accompanied by a fine drop or two. (p45) Farmhouse in Val d Orcia (p31) DOUGLAS PEARSON/GETTY

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7 Destinations Florence & Eastern Tuscany (p56) Florence is a city buzzing with romance and history, set in a region of gently rolling hills, sun-kissed vineyards 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 Tuscany than 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 visitors for centuries. Wine bar, Montalcino (p82) RICHARD I ANSON/GETTY IMAGES

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