CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Preface

INTRODUCTION

Exploring Tuscany

Plants and flowers

Wildlife

Getting there

Local transport

Information

When to go

Accommodation

Food and wine

What to take

Maps

Emergencies

Using this guide

THE WALKS

1 The environs of Florence

Walk 1 Fiesole to Settignano

Walk 2 Around Artimino

Walk 3 The hills of Vinci

2 The foothills and high Apennines

Walk 4 Collodi and Pescia

Walk 5 Le Piastre to Pontepetri

Walk 6 Lago Scaffaiolo

Walk 7 Libro Aperto

Walk 8 San Pellegrino and Giro del Diavolo

Walk 9 Monte Prado

3 Alpi Apuane

Walk 10 Monte Forato loop

Walk 11 Monte Croce

Walk 12 Around Monte Procinto

4 Pratomagno and the Foreste Casentinesi

Walk 13 Vallombrosa

Walk 14 Monte Falco, Monte Falterona, Lago degli Idoli

Walk 15 Eremo di Camaldoli loop

Walk 16 Monte Penna

Walk 17 Cortona

5 Chianti

Walk 18 Gaiole and Badia a Coltibuono

Walk 19 Castellina to Radda in Chianti

Walk 20 Volpaia loop

Walk 21 Poggio San Polo

6 West of Siena

Walk 22 Sovicille loop

Walk 23 Monteriggioni circuit

Walk 24 San Gimignano

Walk 25 Volterra to Saline di Volterra

7 The Crete and Val d’Orcia

Walk 26 Chiusure and San Giovanni d’Asso

Walk 27 Montalcino to Sant’Antimo

Walk 28 San Quirico d’Orcia to Pienza

Walk 29 San Quirico d’Orcia to Bagno Vignoni

Walk 30 Bagno Vignoni circuit

Walk 31 Montepulciano loop

Walk 32 Radicofani

8 Elba and the Tyrrhenian coast

Walk 33 The Enfola promontory

Walk 34 Marciana Marina circuit

Walk 35 Marciana to Pomonte

Walk 36 Porto Azzurro

Walk 37 Baratti and the Populonia headland

Walk 38 Campiglia Marittima–Suvereto circuit

9 The Maremma coast and hinterland

Walk 39 Le Torri loop

Walk 40 San Rabano circuit

Walk 41 Feniglia

Walk 42 Pitigliano to Sovana

Walk 43 Sorano to San Quirico

 

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Italian–English glossary

Appendix C Accommodation

Appendix D Useful information

Appendix E Further reading