Frommer's Tuscany, Umbria and Florence With Your Family

by Strachan, Donald; Keeling, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780470749883
• ISBN10: 0470749881
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-15
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

Tuscany & Umbria With Your Family is a full-colour, practical and accessible book for independently minded UK families looking to make the most of their family holiday. The guide highlights the best opportunities for families in the region and offers expert opinion on where to stay, where to eat and where to spend your holiday time enjoyably. Includes: Best Family Experiences, Exploring Together, Just for Children, Art & Architecture, the Best Accommodation, The Best Food. Details how to plan a trip a family trip to Tuscany & Umbria with all the practical advice you need to know. Includes sections on Child-Friendly Events & Festivals, Markets, Getting the Children Interested, Shopping and the Outdoors. The guide covers: Florence; Sienna, Arezzo and the Central Hill Towns; Pisa, Lucca & Northern Tuscany; The Tuscan Coast: Livorno to Lazio; The Val d'Orcio. Valdchiana & Pitigliano; Perugia, Assisi & Northern Umbria; Orvieto & Southern Umbria

Table of Contents

About the Authors.

An Additional Note.

Photo Credits.

1 Family Highlights of Tuscany, Umbria & Florence.

The Best Family Experiences.

Exploring Together.

Just for Children.

Historic Sites.

The Best Eating Options.

The Best Accommodation.

2 Planning a Trip to Tuscany, Umbria & Florence.

Visitor Information.

Money.

When to Go.

What to Pack.

Health, Insurance & Safety.

Responsible Travel.

Essentials.

Accommodation.

Eating Out.

The 21st-Century Traveller.

3 Florence.

Visitor Information.

What to See & Do.

Family-Friendly Dining.

Family-Friendly Accommodation.

4 Siena & the Central Hill-Towns.

Siena.

San Gimignano.

Volterra.

Arezzo.

Family-Friendly Dining.

Family-Friendly Accommodation.

5 Pisa, Lucca & Northern Tuscany.

Pisa.

Lucca.

Pistoia & Its Province.

Viareggio.

Tuscany’s Far North.

Family-Friendly Dining.

Family-Friendly Accommodation.

6 The Tuscan Coast: Livorno to Lazio via Elba.

Livorno.

The Etruscan Coast.

Elba.

Massa Marittima.

Castiglione Della Pescaia.

Parco Regionale Della Maremma.

Monte Argentario.

Family-Friendly Dining.

Family-Friendly Accommodation.

7 The Val d’Orcia, Valdichiana & Pitigliano.

Cortona.

Montepulciano.

Pienza.

Montalcino.

Chiusi.

Sarteano.

Pitigliano & the Far South.

Family-Friendly Dining.

Family-Friendly Accommodation.

8 Perugia, Assisi & Northern Umbria.

Perugia.

Lago Trasimeno.

Assisi.

Spello.

Gubbio.

Città Di Castello.

Family-Friendly Dining.

Family-Friendly Accommodation.

9 Orvieto & Southern Umbria.

Orvieto.

Todi.

Montefalco.

Spoleto.

The Far South.

Family-Friendly Dining.

Family-Friendly Accommodation.

Index.