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Italy

Once again, a landscape with striking contrasts is prominent. The seemingly impenetrable barrier of the Alps to the north combined with the gentler rolling lands of Tuscany with their soft light and artistic heritage, the surprisingly high and challenging Apennine chain, the intensity of the southern landscape, and Sicily, with its sparkling sea and sandy beaches, and the ever brooding Mt Etna.

As Italy is so mountainous, you can select your own level of difficulty. The Alps and Dolomites in the north have good, marked trails and a great selection of mountain town and village bases, plus the welcome of the high mountain rifugios, or mountain huts. The Apennines, the spine of Italy, run for hundreds of miles, with a variety of landscapes and many picturesque towns and villages.

Photo by Gillian Price from 'Walking in the Dolomites')

Useful websites:
www.italymag.co.uk (Magazine about Italy)
www.sicilyguide.com
www.deliciousitaly.com (Food, wine, culture, history & traditions)

Tourist Information:
www.italiantourism.com
www.italyheaven.co.uk/index.html (Tourist Information)
www.dolomitesworld.com
www.bestofsicily.com
www.trentino.to/home/index.html?_lang=eng

Guided / Self guided trips:
www.walkingliguria.co.uk/index.html
www.hikebikeitaly.com
www.colletts.co.uk (Walking holidays in the Italian Dolomites and Tyrol)
www.xtrallusion.com (Sightseeing, activity and walking holidays in Italy)
www.tuscanywalking.com (Walking holidays in Garfagnana, Tuscany)
www.terracottatrails.com (Cooking and walking holidays in Italy)
www.tuscanyumbriawalks.com (Walking holidays in Tuscany and Umbria)
www.artemisia-holidays.com
www.tuscanywalking.com