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| List of Maps | |
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| What's New in Florence, Tuscany & Umbria | |
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| The Best of Florence, Tuscany & Umbria | |
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| The Best Tuscan & Umbrian Experiences | |
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| The Best Hill Towns | |
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| The Best Festivals | |
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| The Greatest Artistic Masterpieces | |
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| The Best Offbeat Sights & Experiences | |
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| The Best Wines & Vineyards | |
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| The Best Museums | |
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| The Best Etruscan Sights | |
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| The Best Luxury Hotels | |
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| The Best Moderately Priced Hotels | |
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| Florence's Best Rooms with a View | |
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| The Best Countryside Retreats | |
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| The Best Restaurants in Town | |
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| The Best Trattorie in Town | |
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| The Best Countryside Trattorie | |
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| Planning Your Trip to Tuscany & Umbria | |
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| The Regions in Brief | |
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| Visitor Information | |
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| Entry Requirements & Customs | |
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| Money | |
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| The Euro, the U.S. Dollar & the British Pound | |
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| What Things Cost in Florence | |
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| When to Go | |
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| Tuscany & Umbria Calendar of Events | |
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| Travel Insurance | |
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| Health & Safety | |
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| Specialized Travel Resources | |
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| Planning Your Trip Online | |
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| Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource | |
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| The 21st-Century Traveler | |
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| Online Traveler's Toolbox | |
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| Getting There | |
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| Flying with Film & Video | |
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| Packages for the Independent Traveler | |
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| Escorted Tours | |
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| Special-Interest Vacations | |
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| Getting Around | |
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| Tips on Accommodations, Villa Rentals & Farm Stays | |
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| Tips on Dining | |
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| Getting Your VAT Refund | |
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| Recommended Books & Films | |
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| Fast Facts: Tuscany & Umbria | |
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| Settling into Florence: Birthplace of the Renaissance | |
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| Essentials | |
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| The Red & the Black | |
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| The Neighborhoods in Brief | |
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| Fast Facts: Florence | |
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| Where to Stay | |
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| Family-Friendly Hotels | |
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| Where to Dine | |
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| Family-Friendly Restaurants | |
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| A Big Step Above Ice Cream: Florentine Gelato | |
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| Exploring Florence | |
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| Seeing the Sights | |
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| A Man & His Dome | |
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| Around Piazza della Signoria | |
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| Rising from the Blast | |
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| Michelangelo: The Making of a Renaissance Master | |
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| Shopping | |
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| Florence After Dark | |
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| Cafe Culture | |
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| A Side Trip to Fiesole: A Perfect Summer Escape | |
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| A Countryside Stroll in the City | |
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| The Chianti, Siena & the Western Hill Towns | |
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| Wine Tasting in the Chianti | |
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| Siena: A Taste of the Tuscan Middle Ages | |
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| Siena's Cumulative Tickets | |
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| San Gimignano: The Medieval Manhattan | |
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| Volterra: City of Alabaster | |
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| In Search of Alabaster | |
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| Massa Marittima: An Overlooked Gem | |
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| Lucca & Northwestern Tuscany | |
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| Prato & the Virgin Mary's Girdle | |
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| Italy's Best Biscotti & Tuscany's Top Theater | |
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| Pistoia: Where Romanesque Meets Renaissance | |
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| Montecatini Terme & Monsummano Terme: Spas & Saunas | |
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| Lucca & Its Mighty Medieval Walls | |
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| Walking the Walls | |
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| North of Lucca: The Garfagnana & the Lunigiana | |
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| Pisa, Tuscany's Coast & the Maremma | |
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| Pisa & Its Tipsy Tower | |
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| Pisa's Perpendicularly Challenged Tower | |
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| Pisa's Sunken Archaeological Treasure | |
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| Livorno: A Busy Port City with Great Seafood | |
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| Elba: Tuscany's Island Resort | |
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| The Maremma: Tuscany's Deep South | |
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| Southern Tuscany | |
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| Montalcino: Home of the Mighty Brunello | |
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| Sampling the Vino | |
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| Pienza: The Ideal Renaissance City | |
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| Montepulciano & Its Noble Wine | |
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| Underground Tunnels & Nobel Wine | |
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| A Famous Spa Town En Route to Chiusi | |
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| Chiusi: In the Footsteps of the Etruscans | |
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| Arezzo & Northeastern Tuscany | |
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| Arezzo: Where Life Is Beautiful | |
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| Sansepolcro: Artistic Treasures Off the Beaten Path | |
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| Cortona: "City of Art" | |
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| The Western Valdichiana: Exploring the Chiana Valley | |
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| Perugia, Assisi & Northern Umbria | |
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| Perugia: Capital of Umbria & Quaint Hill Town | |
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| Perugia's Medieval Pompeii | |
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| Assisi: An Artistic Pilgrimage | |
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| The Genius of Giotto | |
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| Gubbio: Town of Festivals | |
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| Lunacy & Death, Eugubian Style | |
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| Spoleto & Southern Umbria | |
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| Spoleto & the Spoleto Festival | |
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| Todi: A Taste of the Middle Ages | |
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| Mad Monks & Christmas Carols: Fra' Jacopone | |
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| Orvieto: Etruscan Ruins & Fine White Wine | |
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| Orvieto's Liquid Gold | |
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| Tunnels in the Tufa | |
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| Tuscany & Umbria in Depth | |
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| A Look at the Past | |
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| Dateline | |
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| Art & Architecture 101 | |
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| A Taste of Tuscany & Umbria | |
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| Useful Terms & Phrases | |
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| Molto Italiano: A Basic Italian Vocabulary | |
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| From Antipasti to Zuppa Inglese: Italian Menu Terms | |
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| Knowing Your Apse from Your Ambone: A Glossary of Architectural & Art Terms | |
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| Index | |