Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
regional park compris-
ing the Uccelllina
mountains, pine forest,
agricultural farmland,
marshland and 20km
of unspoiled coastline;
oak and cork oak,
herbal maquis (scrub-
land); Maremma
cows, horses and
chickens
spring
and au-
tumn
(mid-
Jun-mid-
Sep vis-
its by
guided
tour
only)
Parco Re-
gionale della
Maremma
walking, hiking,
cycling, horse-
riding, canoeing
www.parco-maremma.it
Where to Go
Whatever outdoor activity rocks your boat, there is a part of Tuscany with your name on
it. For token outdoor activists, essentially urban at heart, plump for Florence as a base -
the city has bags of bike-tour operators running two-wheel day trips to Chianti.
Chianti Tuscany's key wine-growing area means easy walking and cycling between achingly pretty vine
and olive groves.
Apuane Alps & Garfagnana Ruggedly scenic and off the mainstream tourist radar, with the region's most
dramatic mountains, marble quarries and forested valleys: hiking, caving, mountain biking and horse-riding.
Etruscan Coast Hit the beach, July and August, for sand, sea, sailing and water-sport action. Inland, cyc-
ling is dirt track to silky smooth.
Elba A summer island idyll with stunning sea kayaking, sailing, diving and snorkelling; beautiful family
walks from cove to cove, through scented macchia (herbal scrub) and parasol pines.
Val d'Orcia Family walking and cycling near Siena.
Maremma Hiking, biking, horse riding and backwater canoeing on Tuscany's southern coast.
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