Article · 14 Nov 2020
A long-distance walk around Lake Como in Italy
Using routes from Gillian Price's 'Walking Lake Como and Maggiore', ferry crossings and their own ingenuity, Carol and Jim Watson enjoyed a long-distance walk around one of...
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Article · 5 Aug 2020
Back in the Italian Dolomites on the Alta Via 1
With Covid-19 precautions now in place, Cicerone's Italian Dolomites author Gillian Price is overjoyed to be in her favourite mountains and on her favourite trail. Yippee!
Article · 1 Aug 2020
Creating the Sulmona Valley loop in Abruzzo
Stuart Haines, author of Cicerone's Walking in Abruzzo, has created a long-distance footpath in the Apennines of central Italy
Article · 27 Jun 2020
Post-lockdown life in Le Marche, Italy
In Italy, the lockdown is over and life is slowly returning to normal. Artist Sue Cooper goes walking, kayaking and cycling in the Sibillini mountains.
Article · 20 Mar 2020
Lockdown in Le Marche
Sue Cooper, a regular walker in the Sibillini Mountains and an artist, is quarantined in Le Marche, Italy. Here, she explains that while she cannot get out into the mountains to walk, she can still appreciate them in other ways.
Article · 7 Mar 2020
Early days on the Via Francigena in Italy
Melanie Trethowan left her home in rural New South Wales, Australia, to travel the Italian leg of the Via Francigena.
Article · 19 Feb 2020
Hidden Gem – Stelvio is Italy's largest alpine national park, yet overshadowed by neighbouring Dolomites
Bordering the Dolomites to the east, and Switzerland to the west, the Stelvio is one of the largest protected areas in all of the Alps. Its unspoilt landscape ranges from valley...
Article · 17 Aug 2019
An intro to… the Cinque Terre
Gillian Price’s Walking Italy's Cinque Terre is a collection of 16 breath-taking routes described in tempting detail. Here, Gillian answers the questions that visitors frequently ask about this magical part of the world.
Article · 1 May 2019
Walking around Lake Como and Maggiore in northern Italy
The glorious northern Italian lakes were once justifiably popular stops on the Grand Tour. In her guidebook, Walking Lake Como and Maggiore, Gillian Price reminisces about her own...
Article · 20 Apr 2019
Getting to know Italy's glorious Lake Garda through its history
Although this article is about the delights of the wonderful walking possibilities in the guidebook Walking Lake Garda and Iseo, Cicerone author Gillian Price can be forgiven for...
Article · 13 Jan 2018
What’s New on the Tuscan Front – 20 years on
Wolves, marble quarries, barbed wire and ancient Etruscan ways star in Gillian Price’s latest adventures as she returns to Tuscany on a special quest: to research new walks and...
Article · 5 Jul 2017
How tough should I be for walking in the Alps?
Kev Reynolds, author, speaker and expert on all things mountainous, answers the often asked question: "How tough should I be for walking in the Alps?".
Article · 28 Jun 2017
Eating your way along the Amalfi Coast
There's a lot of good food along the Amalfi Coast. Gillian Price is no fool - her guides are always for places with food as outstanding as the scenery.
Article · 4 Apr 2017
Gillian Price has a heartwarming tale from Umbria, Italy
Gillian Price, author of the Cicerone Press guidebook to Umbria, had to let us know about a wonderful initiative in Cascia - a town in Umbria that was badly damaged in the 2016...
Article · 25 Jan 2017
Visiting the Dolomites? Advice on travel and health insurance
It's important to make sure you have the correct travel and health insurance before any holiday, particularly an adventurous one, so James Rushforth, author of Ski Touring and...
Article · 9 Mar 2016
A Tale of Six Guidebooks (Tell Us Your Story)
In a guest blog post, Mick Borroff tells us a tale of six guidebooks - how the weather led to some changes of plan, but it all worked out beautifully.
Article · 17 Dec 2013
Walking the Italian Lakes (Tell Us Your Story)
On our second day we planned to summit Monte Grona. It rained the night before and dark clouds were sitting low on the mountain tops as we drove towards Breglia and as we got...
Article · 22 Jul 2013
Friendships at La Forcola in the Stelvio National Park
Author Gillian Price tells a story of an alpine adventure and a new friendship whilst walking in the Stelvio National Park.
Article · 15 Jun 2013
Walking and hiking in Italy's Stelvio National Park
Exploring the Stelvio National Park. Italy's picture-perfect Alpine country a snowy peaks criss-crossed with rock buttresses and glaciers, thick forested hillsides and chalet...
Article · 28 Sept 2012
Close encounters of the bird kind in Italy's Stelvio National Park
It was one of those crystal clear days in the Alps when you can see all the way to Mont Blanc, and Cicerone author Gillian Price and her partner Nicola were entranced by the magic...