Gillian Price
BiographyGillian Price has trekked throughout Asia and the Himalayas, but now lives in Venice and is exploring the mountain ranges of Italy to write a series of outstanding Cicerone guides. Starting in the Italian Dolomites, Gillian has written guides to walking all over Italy as well as Corsica. In 2009 she was elected as a councillor to the Venice branch of the Italian Alpine Club and is a member of the Outdoor Writers' Guild. She also enjoys leading walking tours.
Website: http://www.gillianprice.eu
Titles by Gillian Price
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Handy guidebook to day walks in the Italian Dolomites. The 50 graded walks range from short leisurely strolls to full-day high mountain expeditions, each designed to fit into a single day. The Dolomites are an ideal walking destination in both summer and winter, and can easily be reached from Verona, Treviso, Venice and Innsbruck airports.
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The latest title by leading English-language authority on walking in Italy, Gillian Price, this guidebook describes 48 day walks in the magnificent surrounds of the northern Italian Lakes Garda, Maggiore, Como and Iseo. Walks are graded for difficulty, from easy lakeside strolls to moderate treks on alpine terrain. All in spectacular settings.
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A handy guidebook of 30 day walks on the Amalfi Coast, Italy. The region is criss-crossed by ancient mule tracks and pilgrim routes, offering a variety of walks from family strolls to strenuous treks. The areas covered include Amalfi, Sorrento, Positano and the idyllic islands of Capri and Ischia, making a perfect destination for a walking holiday.
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The first English-language walking and trekking guide to the Maritime Alps, on the border of Italy and France. 18 walks and 6 treks including a 5-day traverse of the Parc National du Mercantour and a 7-day traverse of the Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime, written by Alpine expert Gillian Price. Great for novice walkers and seasoned trekkers.
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Guide to walking Alta Via 1 and Alta Via 2, the finest long-distance treks through the Italian Dolomites, in southern Europe. Alta Via 1 is 120km, taking 10 days from Lago di Braies to Belluno. Alta Via 2 (150km) is higher, from Bressanone to Feltre, taking over 2 weeks. The tougher Alte Vie 3-6 are described in outline.
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Essential guidebook for anyone walking and trekking in Italy's Sibillini National Park. The Monti Sibillini have something for everyone from short strolls to the 8-day Grande Anello dei Sibillini trek. Easily reached from airports on the Adriatic coast and Rome, the Sibillini belong to the Appenine chain that straddles the Marche and Umbria.
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Guidebook to walking in Italy's Gran Paradiso national park, includes the Alta Via 2 Trek and 28 walks from gentle strolls to full scale traverses. The Gran Paradiso is a protected national park, just to the south of the Mont Blanc massif accessible from France and northern Italy. A range of deep valleys and passes give excellent walking.
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From Lake Constance in Germany, this guidebook describes walking the E5 trek that runs 600km through a remarkable kaleidoscope of landscapes and culture in Switzerland, Austria and Italy, to its destination at Verona. It traverses the Allgauer, Lechtaler and Ötztaler Alps. There is a good network of alpine refuges and guesthouses on the route.
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A guidebook to 50 walks through Italy's Tuscany, Umbria and Latium, ranging from brief strolls to a 5-day trek (the Chianti Trail). Includes the wild Chianti ridge, city walks through Perugia, Orvieto and Volterra, and day walks on the beautiful island of Elba and along the unspoilt coast around Orbetello.
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Guidebook to the Grande Traversata delle Alpi (The GTA) taking walkers across the western Italian Alps in a spectacular and immensely rewarding 47-day long-distance trek. The GTA traverses the Ligurian, Maritime, Cottian, Graian and Pennine Alps, heading northwards to a brilliant conclusion near the base of Monte Rosa.
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The Grande Escursione Appenninica - the Great Appenines Trek or GEA - described in this guidebook is a 400km trek through the central-north section of Italy’s Apennine chain. Stunning scenery and picturesque villages enhance this beautiful, but little-known walking route along Italy's 'spine'.
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The 42 spectacular walks in this guidebook to Sicily include routes on Mount Etna, Egadi Islands, Madonie and Nebrodi Mountains and Aeolian Islands as well as coastal walks and explorations of ancient towns. With volcanoes, ruins, sunshine, olive groves. Sicily has good accommodation and transport, and excellent food and wine.
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This guidebook gives details of three long-distance walking routes in Corsica - Mare e Monti, Mare-Mare Nord and Mare-Mare Sud - which cross the island, and also describes 18 day-walks in prime spots both in the rugged mountains of the interior and the softer southern coastal fringe. Good local information.
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Guide to 28 fabulous multi-day walks in Italy's breathtaking Dolomite mountains. Everything from a stroll through woods and meadows to family routes, steep rocky zigzag passages and hands-on clambers is covered. Breathtaking alpine scenery, well-graded paths, excellent mountain refuges, good access from centres.
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Guidebook to walking the Alta Via 1 and Alta Via 2, the finest long-distance treks through the Italian Dolomites, in southern Europe. Alta Via 1 is 120km, taking about 10 days from Lago di Braies near Monguelfo to Belluno. Alta Via 2 is generally higher - the 150km route begins at Bressanone and ends at Feltre, taking over 2 weeks.
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A guidebook to 40 walks in the Italian Dolomites. The routes vary from around 3 miles to full-day excursions in both the high mountains and valleys. The region boasts vast expanses of forest, high-altitude rockscapes and wild flowers, which make it an ideal walking destination. Its extensive network of paths links the numerous mountain huts.
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Guidebook by local expert Gillian Price to walking and trekking in the Central Italian Alps, Italy, Europe. 33 walking and trekking routes range from half-day to full day and multi-day treks. They cover the Vinschgau, Stelvio National Park, Ortler group and Adamello Nature Park regions between Lake Garda and the Swiss and Austrian borders.
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