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The Rough Guide to Tuscany & Umbria, 4th Edition (Tuscany and Umbria) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jonathan Buckley, Mark Ellingham, Tim Jepson
Publisher: Rough Guides
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1499750
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 656
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1858285186
EAN: 9781858285184
ASIN: 1858285186
Publication Date: April 1, 2000
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Norman E. Haighton (reader) Northumberland, UK: "I have read most of the guides to Tuscany and Umbria and used several. None of them come anywhere near the Rough Guide for comprehensive cover. Where the others describe only the big attractions, the Rough Guide gives ample detail on those plus a wealth of information on smaller, out-of-the-way and less visited places of interest. I have used it for three visits and it has never let me down." Vogue: "A down-to-earth guide with reliable recommendations." Sunday Telegraph, London: "The best guidebook."
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 A Fabulous Guide January 4, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Of all the guidebooks I've ever used, this one is the best. Extenstive information not only for the main tourist attractions in the area, but also good information for the smaller out of the way towns. This books is utterly thorough and accurate. The information on art and its historical background is significant and comprehensive. It's well organized and easy to use. And it pointed us to great restaurants. This guidebook literally contains two or three times as much information as the other ones. I couldn't be more enthusiastic. By the way, if you're going to rural Tuscany and Umbria, you'll have a fabulous trip and this book will make it even better.
Great Tour Book December 3, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My wife and I used this book extensively on a 10-day tour of Tuscany and Umbria. Excellent mix of history and restaurant and lodging recommendations. A few drawbacks to the book. The first is that many of the restaurants were not marked on the maps and the directions given were incomplete. Another drawback that I found is that the hotel recommendations were inconsistent from city to city - Pisa had only budget hotels listed while Assisi had hotels across the range. But these are minor criticisms, overall an excellent book.
The best guide I have ever bought! March 17, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After tooking a 2-month off sabbatical at my job, I decided to spend some time driving all around Italy, and I can't thank this guide enough. It has all the information someone needs for traveling in Tuscany and Umbria, the two most fascinating regions in Italy (ok, the Amalfi Coast is great too). All cities are described in detail, from the historical background to what to see and what to do. This guide allowed me to do exactly what I wanted: to hit the road, stop by somewhere (Trasimeno Lake, the Orvieto hill, San Gimignano Film Festival) and just decide what the next stop would be. The author has a hilarious and superb style to describe anything, from the Cathedral in Orvieto to the paintings in Assisi and the pottery in Gubbio. Gold medal to the chapter about San Gimignano... After this, I have bought Rough Guides for all my trips.
Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria June 3, 2000
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
We used the Rough Guide as our way to avoid the throngs that were carrying the other guidebooks, and the highlights of our trip resulted from following its suggestions. I was impressed by the detailed research on small out of the way places.If you want to intensify your travel experience in an area and explore the local treasures, carry the Rough Guide!
A different kind of guide April 25, 2000
I liked this guide immensely, compared to the standard guides we'd used in many trips to Italy since 1974. The editors are plainspeaking, knowledgeable, interesting, but more than that they lead you to unexpected treasures and little known places. Their coverage of food and board was very good but limited at times -- but no more so than any other, and the extent of their cultural and historical interest made up for that defect. And I liked the occasional irreverence.
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