>>>     The ideal place for a perfect tuscany villa holiday - a beautifully restored historic farmhouse, set in the unspoilt countryside of Lunigiana Guidebooks and Maps Tuscany Villa Holiday>In Lunigiana>Walking & Climbing>Guidebooks & Maps Guidebooks This whole area of Northern Tuscany (Lunigiana & Garfagnana) and Liguria is still relatively unknown outside Italy and has only developed as a tourist destination in relatively recent times. As a consequence there are very few English language books about the area, let alone specialised guides covering the sports of walking and climbing. Thus far, we have found 2 exceptions: 1. Tuscany North >  A Rother Walking Guide  > Bergverlag Rother, Munich > ISBN 3-7633-4812-3 2. Trekking in the Apennines > A Cicerone Guide  > Cicerone  > ISBN 13-9781-8528-4416-5 The latter book is concerned entirely with a linear walk along the northerly section of the Grande Escursione Appennica. Although it is an interesting and useful book its scope is limited relative to the needs of walkers/climbers based at Villa Papavero. The former book provides details of 50 circular walks within the northern Appennines and the Apuane Alps. The walks include a number of optional Via Ferrata and the book includes its own grading system to measure technical difficulty. It is translated from an original German version. Starting points, walking times and refreshment options are described and small sketch maps are provided. References are also given about the most useful publicly available  maps. There are 18 walks with start points less than an hours drive from Villa Papavero. This is a highly recommended book. If you can read Italian then a book entitled Apuane 35 cime in 55 escursioni (35 tops in 55 walks) written by Claudio Bochi and published by Circolo II Grandevetro is highly commended. It's almost worth its price just for the specialised map of the Apuane Alps and its footpaths & climbs. Its ISBN number is 978-88-86646-22-2. Stanford's Cataloque No. 101836 Stanford's Catalogue No. 125040 Maps All maps recommended below relate to the 18 walks in the recommended Tuscany North book and are available for viewing or purchase at www.stanfords.co.uk. Just key in the Stanford's Catalogue No. into the <Search Box> as referenced below. Road Map Title: Freytag & Berndt Tuscany-Florence Top 10 Tips Map @1:150,000 Sheet Ref: 5 Stanfords Cataloque No: 118215 Hiking Maps @ 1:50,000 Title: Kompass 50K Hiking Maps GarfagnanaAlpi Apuane-Cararra-Viareggio Sheet Ref: 646 Stanfords Cataloque No: 50967 Title: Edizioni Multigraphic 50K Walking Maps Versilia Parco Delle Alpi Apuane Sheet Ref: 511 Stanfords Cataloque No: 8437 Title: Kompass 50K Hiking Maps Cinque Terre Sheet Ref: 644 Stanfords Cataloque No: 81045   Hiking Maps @ 1:25,000 Title: Edizioni Multigraphic 25K Walking Maps - Parco del Gigante - Appenninno Reggiano Parmense - Lunigiana Sheet Ref: 14/16 Stanfords Cataloque No: 20633 Title: Edizioni Multigraphic 25K Walking Maps - Appennino Reggiano: Lunigiana - Garfagnana Sheet Ref: 15 Stanfords Cataloque No: 168714 Title: Edizioni Multigraphic 25K Walking Maps - Appennino Modenese - Garfagnana Sheet Ref: 18 Stanfords Cataloque No: 168715 Title: Edizioni Multigraphic 25K Walking Maps Sheet Ref: 101/102 Stanfords Cataloque No: 20630 Relationship Between Maps @ 1:25,000 and Guidebook Walks The above 1:25,000 maps cover walks 29 to 46 in the Tuscany North Rother Walking Guide Book recommended above. Details are as follows: Edizioni Multigraphic 25K Walking Maps "Tuscany North" Walk Numbers Sheet 14/16 Sheet 15 Sheet 18 Sheet 101/102 Walks 40,41 Walks 38,39 Walks 31,32,33 Walks 29,30 34,35,36,37 42,43,44,45,46 Home | WebSite Map | Contact the Owners | Villa Accommodation | Villa Garden | Tuscany Wedding | Local Shopping | In Lunigiana | Weather  Travel to Lunigiana | Villa Rental | Terms and Conditions | WebSite Links Built by J.B.Holden using PageBreeze Professional - Copyright 2009, Loveday Property Services