By John Moretti
Experience Siena's Palio, the centuries-old bareback horse race that runs during the city's Piazza del Campo. See bankruptcy 7.
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Foldout map, plus particular maps all through
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Exact costs, instructions, commencing hours,and different functional information
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Candid studies of inns and restaurants,plus points of interest, buying, and nightlife
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Itineraries, strolling excursions, and trip-planning rules
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Insider tips from neighborhood specialist authors
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184 four a facet journey to Fiesole: an ideal summer time get away. . . . . . . 186 A geographical region walk within the urban . . . . . 187 7 THE CHIANTI, SIENA & THE WESTERN HILL cities 1 Wine Tasting within the Chianti. . . . . . one hundred ninety 2 Siena: A flavor of the Tuscan heart a long time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Siena’s Cumulative Tickets . . . . . . . . . 212 three San Gimignano: The Medieval ny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 87 a hundred ninety four Volterra: urban of Alabaster. . . . . . . . 238 looking for Alabaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 five Massa Marittima: An ignored Gem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 8 LUCCA & NORTHWESTERN TUSCANY Pinocchio’s Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 four Lucca & Its powerful Medieval partitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 jogging the partitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 the consumer Saint of Ladies-inWaiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 five North of Lucca: The Garfagnana & the Lunigiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 nine PISA, TUSCANY’S COAST & THE MAREMMA 1 The Valdarno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 2 Pisa & Its Tipsy Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Pisa’s Perpendicularly Challenged Tower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Pisa’s Sunken Treasure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 three Livorno: a hectic Port urban with nice Seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . three hundred four Elba: Tuscany’s Island inn. . . . . 305 five The Maremma: Tuscany’s Cowboy kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 316 Underground Tunnels & Noble Wine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 A recognized Spa city En path to Chiusi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 four Chiusi: within the Footsteps of the Etruscans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 eleven AREZZO & NORTHEASTERN TUSCANY 1 Arezzo: the place existence is gorgeous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 2 Sansepolcro: inventive Treasures off the crushed direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 three Cortona: Land of the Tuscan solar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 four The Western Valdichiana: Exploring the Chiana Valley . . . . . 367 12 PERUGIA, ASSISI & NORTHERN UMBRIA 1 Perugia: Capital of Umbria & old fashioned Hill city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Calling All Chocoholics! . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Perugia’s Medieval Pompeii . . . . . . . . 377 344 370 2 Assisi: an inventive Pilgrimage. . . . . 385 The Genius of Giotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 three Gubbio: city of gala's . . . . . . . four hundred CO N T E N T S 10 SOUTHERN TUSCANY 1 Montalcino: domestic of the robust Brunello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Sampling the Vino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 2 Pienza: the correct Renaissance urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 three Montepulciano & Its Noble Wine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 286 v F LO R E N C E , T U S C A N Y & U M B R I A 1 Prato & the Virgin Mary’s Girdle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Italy’s top Biscotti & Tuscany’s best Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 2 Pistoia: the place Romanesque Meets Renaissance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 three Montecatini Terme & Monsummano Terme: Spas & Saunas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 252 F LO R E N C E , T U S C A N Y & U M B R I A vi thirteen SPOLETO & SOUTHERN UMBRIA 1 Spoleto & the Spoleto pageant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 2 Todi: A style of the center a while . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Mad priests & Christmas Carols: Fra’ Jacopone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 14 speedy proof 1 quick evidence: Florence, Tuscany & Umbria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 15 worthy phrases & words 1 simple Italian Vocabulary .