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Walking Holidays in Italy

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Walking Holidays in Italy

At Hooked on Walking Holidays we have developed a number of great walking holidays throughout Italy. The scenery in Italy is very varied which allows Hooked on Walking Holidays to design our tours for many different tastes and interests. Map of Italy . Location of Walking Holidays

Our walking holidays in Italy are available as self led holidays. Our walking holidays are available in Tuscany (Chianti), Sicily, Umbria, Piemonte, Cinque Terre, Dolomites, Amalfi Coast, Island of Elba, Lake Como, Marche and Sardinia.

Italy the land of great hospitality where everyone becomes part of the family. The accommodation on our walking holidays in Italy have been selected with this in mind, nice friendly homely hotels and agristurismo of the highest standards.

We have fabulous self guided holidays which allow you great freedom and flexibility. They have been designed with wonderful scenery in mind and also the history and culture of each region.

Of course not forgetting the wonderful cuisine and wine for you to sample during your evening dinners.


Cinque Terre	Sardinia
Level 2 tour Self Guided 4 or 6 nights This walking holiday in Liguria ( just north of Tuscany) is called the Cinque Terre, or the ‘five villages’, have given their name to this part of the Ligurian Coast, better known as the ‘flower-Riviera’. These five picturesque villages, difficult to reach by car, are connected by a railroad-track and by one of the most beautiful coastal footpaths of Europe. Not only is the coastal area beautiful, more inland the mountains offer a varied landscape with vegetation and old chestnut forests. Available daily March to November	Level 2-3 tour Self Guided 4 or 7 nights White cliffs rising 800 metres high out of the blue, crystal clear waters of the Golfo di Orosei. Starting from the capital city of Cagliari or Algherro you first travel into the heart of the Supramonte. Narrow footpaths lead you to the Su Gologone. Walk through the narrow and spectacular gorge called Gola di Gorropu, high up to Monte Tiscali, where you will find the ancient hidden city of the Nuraghe people. Available daily April - June, and September - October


Central Tuscany	Island of Elba
Level 1-2 tour Self Guided 4-7 nights Walking along the Chianti’s footpaths, cypress lined roads and strade bianche that cross forest of oak, beech and chestnut you will feel as if you have just walked in to a renaissance painting, dotted with well preserved towns and villages, imposing Renaissance villas and picturesque stone farmhouses where the locals maintain age-long traditions Available daily April to October	Level 2 tour Self Guided 5 nights Walking tour around the island of Elba located just off the mainland of Italy and not far from Pisa Legend says that when the Tyrrhenian goddess Venus emerged from the waves of the sea, seven gemstones fell from her tiara, and so the Islands of the Tuscan Archipelago were born, of which Elba is the largest Available daily April to October


Walking on the Amalfi Coast	Active Volcanoes of Sicily
Level 2 tour Self Guided 7 nights The Amalfi coast is steeped in history and also has a fabulous climate making it ideal for year round walking vacation. The Romans and Greeks were there before the growing of the Baroque Palaces and Churches of Spacca Napoli. Romans were not wrong when they choose Hercolanum and Baia as their privileged holiday resorts. Available year round starting on a Saturday	Level 2 tour Self Guided 4 and 7 nights Walking holiday you will visit east Sicily, Mount Etna and the Aeolian Islands of Lipari, Vultuna and Stromboli. On Stromboli you can experience the emotion stirred up by an active volcano, the northern Island of the Aeolian Archipelago, a volcano that, due to its perpetual activity, was called “Lighthouse of the Mediterranean Sea”. Available daily April to October


Sicily Madonie Mountains	Unknown Umbria
Level 2-3 tour Self Guided 7 nights Almost literally ‘in the shadow of the most famous and dominant highest Sicilian peak, the Etna, lays the Parco delle Madonie, an incredibly beautiful yet unknown mountain area east of Palermo. Available daily from May to June & September to October	Level 2 tour Self Guided 4 or 7 nights From the sunlit, mediaeval town of Spoleto this walking tour brings you through the dark woods of the Valnerina to the rugged peaks of the Monti Sibillini National Park. In this unspoiled part of Umbria there’s an almost spiritual, timeless atmosphere. This mountain plateau is surrounded by the highest peaks of the Sibillini mountains and forms literally and figuratively the highlight of this tour. Available daily April to October


Walk Resort Dolomites	Dolomites
Level 3 tour Self Guided 7 nights Walking holiday based in one hotel for the week Our hotel base is the wonderful 3 star Hotel Los Andes. It is situated in the stunning town of Castello di Fiemme. With is nice indoor pool and outdoor whirlpool it really is a hotel to relax in after a good days walking in the mountains. The valley is in the midst of fabulous walking country, high peaks provide stunning panoramic views as you take the chair lifts and cable cars to the high levels Available June to September	Level 2-3 tour Self Guided 7 nights Right in the heart of the German speaking South Tyrol region of the Dolomites lays the nature lovers ideal hiking area The Parco Naturale Fanes Sennes, one of Europe’s largest nature reserve. The spectacular limestone mountains with its raged, often snow capped peaks set the backdrop for the walks that take you up to the, high mountain pastures, passes and ridges. Available daily June to October


Walking around Lake Como	Edge of Tuscany
Level 2 tour Self Guided 7 Nights This tour starts and finishes near Como, a beautiful city with a rich history. The walled centre, with its narrow alleys, fine squares and impressive dome, reaches right to the shore of the lake. The tour leads over the summits of the Triangolo Lariano, the triangular piece of land surrounded on two sides by the lake and on the third by the plains of the river Po. Available April to October	Level 2 tour Self Guided 6 nights follow the ancient paths of the pilgrims heading to Rome crossing the rugged highlands of Montefeltro, the legendary land of the Duke Federico da Montefeltro, a land dotted by castles and medieval hamlets providing a living legacy of its past Available on Wednesdays and Thursdays from April to October


Tuscany Dream	North of Siena
Level 2 tour Self Guided 7 nights You will walk in the rolling hills very often portraited in Renaissance paintings and filmed in todays movies, a landscape with a deep blue sky, golden ochres and lush greens. You will see high cypress trees, holm oak, broom, in the fields wheat, vines, chestnuts and barely. Look closely and you might see, wild boars, foxes, porcupines, badgers, buzzards and much more. Available daily from April to October	Level 2 tour Self Guided 6 nights You will experience hilltop fortified towns, Etruscan ruins, medieval boroughs, vines and olive gardens. You will explore the wonderful countryside of this part of Tuscany starting from the superb Siena, the medieval Pompeii. From the medieval walled citadel of Monteriggioni to the towered town of San Gimignano and its gentle vineyards of Vernaccia to the the etruscan and medieval town of Volterra. Available April to October


Pisa to Lucca	Piemonte
Level 1-2 tour Self Guided 7 nights You will walk directly from Pisa with its miracle square with Leaning Tower, Cathedral and quaint cobbled streets into the surrounding countryside Your walks will be the the Monti Pisani hills a short distance from the city. Your destination is the walled city of Lucca only 20 minutes by train from Pisa. Lucca with its mainly car free centre is a gem to explore, you can walk or rent a cycle and take an excursion on top of the 5 km city walls. Available daily April - October	Level 2-3 tour Self Guided 7 nights The Langhe, set between the Alps and the Apennine mountains, is blessed with rich and fertile lands that produce the ‘King of truffles’: the Tuber magnatum! and some of the worlds best wines such as Barolo and Barbera. From the tops of the hills, you see, small picturesque villages, large, elegant castles, vineyards, oak and hazelnut forests and on clear days the stunning, often snowcapped mountains of the Alps dominating the horizon That’s why we offer you the possibility to choose your own restaurant and favorite dish after each day of walking. Available from daily April to November NOT ON MONDAYS


Glimpse of Sardinia	St Francis Way
Level 1-2 tour Self Guided 7 nights Easy walking tour from the mountains of Sardinia to the Sea Descending through oak forests and olive groves you walk towards the west coast to the Island of Sardinia. Once on the coast you will have a series of lovely easy walks along the stunning cliffs and nature reserves on the coastline south to Cabras. Available daily January to June and September to December	Level 2 tour Self Guided 7 nights On this trip you will follow the paths Saint Francis covered during his frequent pilgrimages between the area of La Verna (where he received “the stigmata”), and that of Assisi (where he was born and died) Discover the traces of his passage, such as Franciscan hermitages, chapels, crosses as you walk through the typical landscape of Tuscany and Umbria; shady forests, orchards, olive groves and fields of wheat and barley. Available May to October


Alps to the Sea	Chestnut Walk
Level 3 tour Self Guided 8 nights This particular hiking vacation in Italy is in the Italian region of Liguria, the area on the French / Italian border near the sea. At this point the Alps descend to the sea and our level 3 self guided walking tour shall take you from the mountains in a westerly direction to the sea close to the French border at Ventimiglia. Available May to October	Level 3 tour Self Guided 6 nights This particular hiking vacation in Italy is a walking along the chestnut and wine trail through the Dolomites. South of the Alps and in the shadow of the Dolomites you can hike through some of the prettiest parts of South Tyrol, the main part of the tour exist between the cultural capital of Tyrol, Brixen, and the provincial capital of Bozen, linking the northern Tyrolean and Southern Italian cultures. Available May to October (not 7th and 14th August)