Italy's Sibillini National Park - walking and trekking guide

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Paperback - Laminated
Published
8 Jan 2009
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First
ISBN
9781852845353
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185284535X
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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm
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230g
Pages
192
Originally Published
8 Jan 2009

Italy's Sibillini National Park

Walking and Trekking Guide by Gillian Price

An inspirational guidebook to walking and trekking in Italy's Sibillini National Park includes the GAS, Grande Anello dei Sibillini, 8-day trek. Easily reached from airports on the Adriatic coast and from Rome, the Monti Sibillini belong to the Appenine chain that straddles the Marche and Umbria, and will become a popular walking destination. More...

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Activities

Walking, trekking

Seasons

Refuges open from mid-April to mid-October; August and midsummer weekends very busy; higher ridges Read More... may have snow until June; excellent winter walking with snowshoes or touring skis, best with a local guide

Centres

Amandola, Balzo, Castelluccio, Norcia, Nursia, Preci, Castelsantangelo, Visso, Ancona, Pescara, Read More... Perugia

Difficulty

Something for all abilities, low-level strolls, ridges and walkers' peaks; the GAS requires no Read More... mountaineering expertise

Must See

The Grande Anello dei Sibillini 8-day trek, Sibillini National Park, Monte Vettore, Monte Sibilla, Read More... Piano Grande, Monte Bove
 
 

This inspirational guide to walking and trekking in Italy's Sibillini National Park includes a full description of the GAS, Grande Anello dei Sibillini, 8-day circular trek. Easily reached from the budget airline destinations on the Adriatic coast and from Rome, the Monti Sibillini belong to the Appenine chain that straddles the Marche and Umbria, and are set to become a popular international walking destination. Currently little known to foreign visitors, they offer vast highlands smothered in wildflowers, canyons burrowing deep into mountainsides, accessible ridges with breathtaking views and over 50 peaks, many over 2000m.

• 21 shorter walks and one 8-day trek, suitable for walkers of all abilities
• a long walking season, from early spring to late autumn
• the first original English-language guide to the area
• details of accommodation, refreshments and public transport along all the routes with full-colour mapping and profiles
 

 
 
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