TUSCANY | Sunflower hiking guide

hiking guide

The go-to Tuscany walking guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.

Strap on your boots and discover Tuscany on foot with the Sunflower Tuscany travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours.

The Sunflower Tuscany guide is indispensable for hiking in Tuscany or seeing the region by car. We cover routes from the Carrera marble quarries in the northwest down to southern Tuscany, with a particular emphasis on the area round Florence and in the Chianti, showing trekking routes of varying difficulty, all of which are mapped in detail.

Inside the Sunflower Umbria and the Marche guide book you'll find:

• 75 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk
• Topographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000
• Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techies
• Satnav guidance to walk starts for motorists
• 8 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour
• Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the way
• Timetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holiday
• Online update service for the latest information

Many of the hikes are circular, taking in this glorious Italian landscape of steep wooded hillsides, gentle olive groves and endless horizons.

Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable trip to Tuscany. Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.