The books
The books
We write one road at a time. Each book is a road trip through a part of Tuscany most visitors drive past, written from Pietrasanta with Sophia’s photographs.
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Versilia
Tuscany's marble beach, from Pisa to Carrara
Book 1. The coast between the Apuan Alps and the sea: Pietrasanta, Forte dei Marmi, Viareggio and the marble towns behind them, from Pisa up to Carrara.
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Florence to the Sea
Following the river corridor, from Florence to Livorno
Book 2. Following the Arno from Florence to the sea, through Pistoia, San Miniato, Pisa and Livorno, and the towns the postcard skips.
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The Hidden Mountains of Tuscany
A road trip from Lucca across the mountains to the sea
Book 3. A road trip from Lucca across the Apuan Alps, through the Garfagnana and the Lunigiana, to Carrara's marble and the lost Roman city of Luni.
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