Walking in Umbria (eBook)

40 walks in the 'Green Heart' of Italy

Gillian Price (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019 | 2. Auflage
208 Seiten
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78362-772-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This guidebook describes 40 walks in Umbria, among the ancient towns of Assisi, Perugia, Orvieto and Norcia. Known as the 'green heart' of Italy, the region of Umbria is home to hills reaching up to the Apennines and Sibillini mountains, and take in ancient villages, Roman and Etruscan ruins, dense woodland and nature reserves.

Autor

Gillian Price has trekked throughout Asia and the Himalayas, but now lives in Venice. Gillian has steadily explored the mountain ranges of Italy, and Corsica, and brought them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone. She is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) and Mountain Wilderness.

Inhalt

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Overview maps
Legend

Introduction
A potted history
Plants and flowers
Wildlife
Getting there
Local transport
Information
When to go
Accommodation
Culinary delights
What to take
Maps
Dos and don'ts
Emergencies
Using this guide

1 Alta Val Tiberina, Gubbio and Monte Cucco
Walk 1 Monte Santa Maria Tiberina
Walk 2 Monte Falcone
Walk 3 Rocca d'Aries
Walk 4 Monte Tezio
Walk 5 Monte Foce
Walk 6 Above Gubbio
Walk 7 Monte Cucco
Walk 8 Val di Rio Freddo

2 Lago Trasimeno and environs
Walk 9 Tuoro and Monte Gualandro
Walk 10 Passignano Ridge
Walk 11 Isola Maggiore
Walk 12 Isola Polvese
Walk 13 Montemelino and Montesperello
Walk 14 Paciano and Monte Pausillo
Walk 15 Monte Arale

3 Orvieto and Todi
Walk 16 Orvieto ring walk
Walk 17 Orvieto Aqueduct loop
Walk 18 Orvieto to Bolsena
Walk 19 Titignano Loop
Walk 20 Titignano to Roccaccia
Walk 21 Civitella del Lago
Walk 22 Todi and the River Tiber
Walk 23 Vasciano-Montenero

4 Assisi and around
Walk 24 Bettona-Collemancio
Walk 25 Monte Subasio
Walk 26 Spello and Monte Pietrolungo
Walk 27 Bevagna to Montefalco

5 Spoleto and the Valnerina
Walk 28 Spoleto and Monteluco
Walk 29 Giro dei Condotti
Walk 30 Spoleto to Sant'Anatolia di Narco
Walk 31 Valnerina 1
Walk 32 Monte Coscerno
Walk 33 Roccaporena to Cascia
Walk 34 Monte Meraviglia

6 Norcia and the Sibillini
Walk 35 Preci and Sant'Eutizio
Walk 36 Campi to Norcia

Walk 37 Monte Patino
Walk 38 Monte delle Rose
Walk 39 Piano Grande di Castelluccio
Walk 40 Dogana Loop

Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Italian-English Glossary
Appendix C Useful contacts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.7.2019
• Zusatzinfo: Over 40 maps and 100 colour photos
• Verlagsort: Kendal
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Schlagworte: Apennines • Assisi • Gubbio • hike • Norcia • Orvieto • Perugia • Sibillini • Spoleto • Travel Guide
• ISBN-10: 1-78362-772-7 / 1783627727
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78362-772-1 / 9781783627721