Frommer's Tuscany and Umbria with Your Family: From Renaissance Architecture to Stunning Scenery (Frommer's with Your Family) - Softcover

Donald Strachan; Stephen Keeling

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470519959 ISBN 13: 9780470519950

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

With your family has all the inside knowledge and advice for a trouble-free holiday full of fabulous memories for all the family.

Discover a destination with:

• Renaissance art and stunning gothic architecture

• Majestic piazzas and unique historical sites

• Fun festivals and traditions to enjoy

• Pretty medieval hill towns with twisting streets to explore

• Beautiful family-friendly beaches with clear, turquoise waters

• Fantastic local cuisine and delicious gelato

Let Frommer's show you where your family can:

• Ride the rapids or go mountain biking

• Get an insight into the secret nightlife of wolves, owls and lynx

• See a room of spooky skeletons and a grisly parade of mummies

• Take a tour of a secret passageway in Florence

• Admire Renaissance frescos up close

• Stay in a picturesque country retreat

Frommer's. The best trips start here. Visit us online at Frommers.co.uk

About this title

About the Author

Donald Strachan is a London-based writer, editor and copywriter. He has written about European travel for the Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, Sydney Morning Herald and Zest magazine, and is co-author of Frommer’s The Balearics With Your Family (2007). He lives in Hackney with his partner and two young daughters.

Stephen Keeling grew up in England, lived briefly in Latvia and spent 12 years as a financial journalist in Asia. Despite attempts to kick his gelato addiction, he has been to Italy many times – an incomparable knowledge of Tuscan Chinese restaurants formed while chaperoning a group of Vietnamese officials in 1994. Stephen has written travel guidebooks on Taiwan, Spain, Mexico and Puerto Rico, and currently lives in New York City.

From the Back Cover

Put the Fun Back into Family Holidays

With your family has all the inside knowledge and advice for a trouble-free holiday full of fabulous memories for all the family.

Discover a destination with:

• Renaissance art and stunning gothic architecture

• Majestic piazzas and unique historical sites

• Fun festivals and traditions to enjoy

• Pretty medieval hill towns with twisting streets to explore

• Beautiful family-friendly beaches with clear, turquoise waters

• Fantastic local cuisine and delicious gelato

Let Frommer's show you where your family can:

• Ride the rapids or go mountain biking

• Get an insight into the secret nightlife of wolves, owls and lynx

• See a room of spooky skeletons and a grisly parade of mummies

• Take a tour of a secret passageway in Florence

• Admire Renaissance frescos up close

• Stay in a picturesque country retreat

Frommer's. The best trips start here. Visit us online at Frommers.co.uk

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470519959
• ISBN 13: 9780470519950
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264