Buzz through Rome on a scooter, cook up a feast in
Tuscany, float down Venice's Grand Canal and hang out with the glitterati on the Amalfi Coast - Italy is the real deal. Make sure you are pointing in the right direction with this best-selling guide.

Italy

Beyond the magnificent Renaissance cities is a rolling landscape crying out for exploration, whether it's bustling markets and medieval hill towns, drowsy piazza and ancient vineyards, or frenetic festivals and thermal springs. With detailed regional coverage, this definitive guide to Tuscany and Umbria is the key to your perfect getaway.

Tuscany & Umbria

Find heaven on earth in the buone frescoes of Giotto, Cimabue, Pinturicchio and Lorenzetti. Trade those Manolos and museums for barns and bunnies in our special rundown of rural residences. Break bread with celebrity estaurateur Fabio Picchi at members club Teatro del Sale. Trek, sail or ride around shimmering Lake Trasimeno and enjoy that dolce farniente. Language, cookery, wine-tasting and jewellery courses - you nme it, our authors have checked it out. Book in and bed down at the best-value accommodation in the region. Don't just take our word for it ; see what travellers are saying at lonelyplanet.com.

Tuscany and Umbria

Florence, les collines du Chianti, Sienne, Pise : découvrez la Toscane et son fabuleux patrimoine, mais aussi l'Ombrie, le "cœur vert de l'Italie", à travers ce guide qui couvre deux des plus belles régions d'Italie.

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