Walking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria

Practical Matters Climate and When to Go What to Take and That to Wear Transportation Places to Stay Miscellaneous

How to Use This Book Single Day Walks Walks of More Than a Single Day Hiking Maps Distances Notes on Our Maps and Directions Logistics Sections Difficulty Level Doing the Walks in Reverse Abbreviations

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The Walks

Tuncany Chianti 1. Chianti Excursion Greve (or Lamole) to Parco San Michele Parco San Michele to Radda, via Badia Montemuro and Volpaia Radda to Vagliagli or San Sano 2. San Michele and Volpaia Ring Wall via Badia Montemuro 3. Radda Ring Walk 4. Lamole Ring Walk via Volpaia 5. Badia a Passignano Ring Walk with Optional Spur 6. Gaiole Ring Walk via Badia a Coltibuono 7. Brolio Ring Walk

Around Florence 8. Two Walks from Fiesole Fiesole to Ponte a Mensola Fiesole to Maiano 9. Madonna Del Sasso Ring Walk with Optional Spur to Santa Brigida 10. Vallombrosa/Saltino Ring Walk with Optional Spur

The Casentino 11. Casentino Excursion Camaldoli to Campigna Campigna to Castagno d'Andrea Castagno d'Andrea to Passo del Muraglione Passo del Muraglione to San Benedetto in Alpe 12. Camaldoli ring Walk 13. Badia Prataglia Ring Walk

North of Lucca 14. A Walk in the Garafagnana

West of Siena: Monteriggioni and Montagnola 15. Monteriggioni to Santa Colomba 16. Monteriggioni Ring Walk with Optional Spur to Montauto

South Tuscany 17. Monte Oliveto Maggiore to Buonconconvento 18. Buoconvento to Montalcino 19. Montalcino to Sant'Antimo 20. Sant'Antimo to Ripa D'Orcia 21. Ripa D'Orcia to Bagno Vignoni and Bagno Vignoni to Ripa D-Orcia 22. Bagno Vignoni to Pienza 23. Pienza Ring Walk 24. Pienza Montepulciano 25. Murlo Ring Walk via L Befa (Stazione Murlo) and Addenda

Pitigliano 26. Pitigliano to Fontana Dell'Olma to Sovana

Umbria Umbria 27. Gubbio Double Ring Walk 28. Assisi: Monte Subasio and the Eremo Delle Carceri 29. Southeast Umbria Norcia to San Eutizio: Both Ways Piano Grande and Castelluccio Ring Walk Two-day Sibillini Walk: Forca di Presta to Force to Castelluccio via Monte Vettore and Lago di Pilato

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