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The Rough Guide to Tuscany & Umbria 6
Explore every corner of this beautiful Italian region with the revised sixth edition of the Rough Guide to Tuscany & Umbria. Let the 24-page, full-colour section inspire you on where to go and what to see, from the monuments of Florence, Siena and Assisi to ancient Etruscan ruins. In addition, there are three, brand-new, 4-page inserts: 'Diena Palio', 'Renaissance Art & Architecture' and 'Landscapes'. The guide highlights all the regions best hotels and restaurants, plus there are hundreds of listings of all the top bars, clubs, and shops, to suit every budget. To help you make the most of beautiful outdoors, there are plenty of practical tips on everything from attending the Spoleto Festival to walking in the Monti Sibillini. The guide comes complete with maps and plans for the whole area.
784 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
About the author
Jonathan Buckley
73 books62 followersJonathan Buckley was born in Birmingham, grew up in Dudley, and studied English Literature at Sussex University, where he stayed on to take an MA. From there he moved to King’s College, London, where he researched the work of the Scottish poet/artist Ian Hamilton Finlay. After working as a university tutor, stage hand, maker of theatrical sets and props, bookshop manager, decorator and builder, he was commissioned in 1987 to write the Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto.
He went on to become an editorial director at Rough Guides, and to write further guidebooks on Tuscany & Umbria and Florence, as well as contributing to the Rough Guide to Classical Music and Rough Guide to Opera.
His first novel, The Biography of Thomas Lang, was published by Fourth Estate in 1997. It was followed by Xerxes (1999), Ghost MacIndoe (2001), Invisible (2004), So He Takes The Dog (2006), Contact (2010) and Telescope (2011). His eighth novel, Nostalgia, was published in 2013.
From 2003 to 2005 he held a Royal Literary Fund fellowship at the University of Sussex, and from 2007 to 2011 was an Advisory Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, for whom he convenes a reading group in Brighton.
He went on to become an editorial director at Rough Guides, and to write further guidebooks on Tuscany & Umbria and Florence, as well as contributing to the Rough Guide to Classical Music and Rough Guide to Opera.
His first novel, The Biography of Thomas Lang, was published by Fourth Estate in 1997. It was followed by Xerxes (1999), Ghost MacIndoe (2001), Invisible (2004), So He Takes The Dog (2006), Contact (2010) and Telescope (2011). His eighth novel, Nostalgia, was published in 2013.
From 2003 to 2005 he held a Royal Literary Fund fellowship at the University of Sussex, and from 2007 to 2011 was an Advisory Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, for whom he convenes a reading group in Brighton.
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July 15, 2014
I hope to reread this soon.
On-the-go, of course.
On-the-go, of course.
February 6, 2010
I am using this guide to plan art of my 5th trip to Italy - and I like the level of detail offered. Although not the organization is not always apparent in individual sections, the index is very good - and I finally gave up and am annotating in the margins. I know already that this book will serve me well for my trip.
March 29, 2023
Tuscany trip ready!
September 27, 2023
Unusually witty for a travel guide!
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