Italy
Description
Italy is a country of enormous diversity and contrast. Most famous are the Alps. Coming from the efficient neatness of Switzerland or Austria, the Italian Alps are wilder and at the same time more tranquil, like stepping back in time. The most beautiful and popular areas are Gran Paradiso, Val Grande, Stelvio and the Dolomites.
In addition there are countless national parks, all very much worth hiking through. A series of mountain ranges runs from north to south like a backbone, starting from the hills of Tuscany, to the Apennines and Abruzzo to Italy's toe, Calabria. Southern Italy, too far for many tourists, has several attractive hiking regions, like Pollino and Aspromonte.
In the Alps you can walk from hut to hut, elsewhere you can do day hikes, such is the rule in general. However some genuine long distance hiking trails are under construction. European long distance trail E10 in the Alps, which coincides with the 1000km long Grande Alpine Trail and the international Via Alpina. The second large project is the E1, which coincides with the Grand Apennine Mountains Trail and the Ligurian Mountains High Trail. If this trail is ever completed, you can start from Como passing Genova and continue all the way to Reggio di Calabria and Palermo or Siracuse on Sicily. The third large project means to join all these trails into one 6000km long Sentiero Italia. Last but not least, there is the Alta Via in the Dolomites: splendid walking.
Mountain huts abound in the Alps. Hiking can be done all summer, from June until well into October. Further south spring is the best hiking season. In April you will still get stuck in the snow up in the mountains. Autumn is supposed to be fine as well, but alas, as one hiker put it: "you wake up to the sounds of church bells and gunfire". As hunters, Italians are best avoided.
Map
Trails
- Alta Via dei GigantiGPX
- Alta Via dei Monti LiguriGPX
- Alta Via Della Valle d'Aosta No 1
- Alta Via Della Valle d'Aosta No 2
- Alta Via Dolomiti 1GPX
- Alta Via Dolomiti 10
- Alta Via Dolomiti 2GPX
- Alta Via Dolomiti 3GPX
- Alta Via Dolomiti 4GPX
- Alta Via Dolomiti 5
- Alta Via Dolomiti 6GPX
- Alta Via Dolomiti 7
- Alta Via Dolomiti 8
- Alta Via Dolomiti 9
- Bassa Via del GardaGPX
- Cinque Terre
- E1GPX
- E10GPX
- E12GPX
- E5GPX
- E7GPX
- Florence - Siena
- GoethewegGPX
- GR58 - Tour du QueyrasGPX
- Grande Escursione AppenninicaGPX
- Grande Traversata del Gran Paradiso
- Grande Traversata delle AlpiGPX
- Meraner HöhenwegGPX
- Pfunderer HöhenwegGPX
- Santiago de Compostela Pilgrims WayGPX
- Südalpenweg - 3GPX
- SeealpentourGPX
- Sentiero della PaceGPX
- Sentiero ItaliaGPX
- Sentiero Roma
- Tiroler Höhenweg
- TMB - Tour du Mont BlancGPX
- Tour des CombinsGPX
- Tour des Grands Barrages
- Tour du MatterhornGPX
- Tour Monte RosaGPX
- Traumpfad München-VenedigGPX
- Via AlpinaGPX
- Via FrancigenaGPX
- Via SacraGPX
- Via SbrinzGPX
- Via SplugaGPX
- Via ValtellinaGPX
Regions
- Abruzzi
- Adamello
- Aeolian Islands
- Alpi Biellesi e Cusiane
- Alpi di Livigno
- Alpi Liguri
- Alpi Marittime
- Alpi Oróbie e Bergamasche
- Alpi Sarentini
- Alpi Vicentine
- Alps
- Amalfi Coast
- Appennini
- Apulia
- Ötztal
- Bernina
- Brenta
- Calabria
- Cilento
- Defereggengebirge
- Dolomiti
- Dolomiti di Fiemme
- Elba
- Friuli
- Garda
- Gran Paradiso
- Grand Combin
- Julische Alpen
- Karawanken
- Karnischer Alpen
- Lago di Como
- Lago Maggiore
- Liguria
- Lombardia
- Matterhorn
- Moncenisio
- Monginevro
- Mont Blanc
- Monte Leone
- Monte Rosa
- Monti Sibillini
- Monviso
- Nonstaler Alpen
- Ortler
- Paganella
- Platta Gruppe
- Presanella
- Rieserfernergruppe
- Sardinia
- Südtirol
- Sesvenna Gruppe
- Sicilia
- Sobretta
- Stelvio
- Stubai
- Texelgruppe
- Tirol
- Toscana
- Trentino
- Umbria
- Val d'Aosta
- Val Grande
- Val Venosta
- Valle d'Aosta
- Veneto
- Vinschgau
- Zillertal
Mountains
Links
Facts
Reports
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
Tour operators
GPS
Other
Books
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United Kingdom
- Cortina d`Ampezzo Kompass 55
- Map No. 55, Cortina d`Ampezzo - with a panorama map on the reverse, from Kompass, printed on sturdy, waterproof and tear-resistant synthetic paper in their series of walking maps of selected areas of Italy at 1:50,000, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc.... Read more
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United Kingdom
2018
- Italian Sunflower Landscape Guide
- This new 3rd edition of Italian Lakes has been carefully revised just a few months prior to publication. The topo maps now show waypoints, and free downloadable GPS tracks are available for all the walks. Colour coding on the Contents page enables you to see at a glance the grading of various walks. These great expanses of water, bound to the... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Pale di San Martino - Primiero San Martino di Castrozza - Paneveggio - Valle del Vanoi Kompass 622
- Pale di S.Martino - Fiera di Primiero - Panaveggio - Valle del Vanoi area at 1:25,000 on a durable, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Kompass in their series of detailed maps of the Dolomites.CARTOGRAPHY: Kompass maps of the Dolomites at 1:25,000 have contours at 25-m intervals. An overprint shows local and long-distance footpaths,... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Bolzano and Environs Kompass 54
- Map No. 54, Bolzano and Environs, from Kompass, printed on waterproof and tear-resistant synthetic paper in a series of walking maps of selected areas of Italy at 1:50,000, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of... Read more
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- De Zwerver, Netherlands
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
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United Kingdom
2015
- The Way of St Francis
- Via di Francesco: From Florence to Assisi and Rome Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
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Netherlands
2019
- Wandelgids - Pelgrimsroute The Way of St Francis - Via Francigena | Cicerone
- Guidebook to walking the Way of St Francis, Via di Francesco. 550km pilgrimage from Florence, through Assisi to Rome through Central Italy visiting key sites from the saint's life. Described in 28 stages, the guide to the month-long route includes detailed maps, profiles and information about all the shrines, churches and towns along the way. Read more
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Netherlands
- U+29dc Aka Documento Continuo
- U+29DC aka Documento Continuo is an artist book and a research into that contemporary zeitgeist that has been labeled "post internet". Originally conceived as a MA thesis, Documento Continuo is a textual and visual collage strongly relying on appropriation as the only possible way to draw your own path through the information overload. Written... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
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Belgium
- U+29dc Aka Documento Continuo
- U+29DC aka Documento Continuo is an artist book and a research into that contemporary zeitgeist that has been labeled "post internet". Originally conceived as a MA thesis, Documento Continuo is a textual and visual collage strongly relying on appropriation as the only possible way to draw your own path through the information overload. Written... Read more
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Netherlands
- Natuurgids Führer zu den Vulkanen Europas - band 3: Italien & Griechenland | Enke
- Dit boekje is bedoeld voor alle geïnteresseerden in geologie - van amateurgeologen tot geschoolden, ieder vindt in deze handige gids alle informatie die nodig is ter voorbereiding op excursies naar de belangrijkste vulkaangebieden in Europa. Read more
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Netherlands
- Dialektliteratur in Deutschland Und Italien
- Wozu verfasst ein Dichter sein Werk in einem Lokaldialekt? Sind Lokalpatriotismus und der volksp dagogisch begr ndete Wille zur inhaltlichen Restriktion die ausschlaggebende Motivation oder darf man nicht schon sehr fr hzeitig genuin poetisch-experimentelle Absichten vermuten? Diese Studie sucht u.a. im Werk Johann Wolfgang Goethes und Johann... Read more
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- Bol.com, Belgium
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Belgium
- Dialektliteratur in Deutschland Und Italien
- Wozu verfasst ein Dichter sein Werk in einem Lokaldialekt? Sind Lokalpatriotismus und der volksp dagogisch begr ndete Wille zur inhaltlichen Restriktion die ausschlaggebende Motivation oder darf man nicht schon sehr fr hzeitig genuin poetisch-experimentelle Absichten vermuten? Diese Studie sucht u.a. im Werk Johann Wolfgang Goethes und Johann... Read more
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Netherlands
2014
- Wandelgids - Reisgids De Magie van Rome | Conserve
- Rome is de stad van Caesar en Caravaggio, van Borromini en Bruno. Van chaotisch verkeer, brede boulevards en intieme achterafstraatjes. Van protserige barok en ontroerende eenvoud. Van Kerk en van corruptie, van politiek en dolce vita. Rome is voor velen een balsem voor de ziel en voor sommigen een liefde voor het leven. Auteur Andrea Vreede... Read more
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Netherlands
- Let's Trail Caravaggio
- Caravaggio was the most famous painter of his time- a celebrity who could not keep out of trouble and whose travels through Italy and Malta make a gripping, exhilarating and ultimately uplifting trail for you to follow."Let's trail..." is the travel book series which takes you in the footsteps of remarkable people, taking you to places you... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
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Belgium
- Let's Trail Caravaggio
- Caravaggio was the most famous painter of his time- a celebrity who could not keep out of trouble and whose travels through Italy and Malta make a gripping, exhilarating and ultimately uplifting trail for you to follow."Let's trail..." is the travel book series which takes you in the footsteps of remarkable people, taking you to places you... Read more
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Netherlands
2014
- Wandelgids 3000er Ostalpen. Drüber und drunter | Rother Bergverlag
- Die Gipfel um die Dreitausend Meter sind die Aussichtslogen der Ostalpen. Sie stehen auf der Wunschliste von Wanderern und Bergsteigern meist ganz weit oben. Zwischen Lechtaler Alpen, Ortler, Dolomiten und Tauern findet sich eine breite Auswahl an Bergzielen um diese magische Höhe. Einige lassen sich in einer Tagestour begehen, andere bieten... Read more
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Netherlands
2017
- Wandelgids Südtirol mit Kindern | Rother Bergverlag
- In Südtirol gibt es für Kinder viel zu erleben: Zwischen dem fast viertausend Meter hohen Ortler und den spektakulären Felszinnen der Dolomiten locken wilde Gebirgslandschaften mit Schluchten und Wasserfällen; die nicht nur die Kleinen zum Staunen bringen. Abenteuerparks und rasante Sommerrodelbahnen bieten Action, Erlebnisbäder und kleine Seen... Read more
Maps
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United Kingdom
- Parco delle Madonie
- Parco delle Madonie on the north coast of Sicily just south of Cefalù on a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:50,000 from LAC in their Globalmap imprint. An overprint highlights hiking trails, including the local section of Sentiero Italia, and indicates more strenuous sections.Topography of this interesting area is very well presented by... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Carso Triestino e Isontino Tabacco 047
- Carso Triestino e Isontino area in a series of Tabacco maps at 1:25,000 covering the Dolomites and the mountains of north-eastern Italy - Stanfords’ most popular coverage for this region, with excellent cartography and extensive overprint for hiking routes and other recreational activities, local bus stops, etc. An inset at 1:12,500 shows the... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Porto Rotondo to Capo Comino
- Porto Rotondo - Capo Comino area in a series of contoured, GPS compatible maps at 1:60,000 from Ed. Abies, with extensive tourist information including special recreational routes plus additional coverage at more detailed scales of selected popular areas. *Main series at 1:60,000 (Nos. 1 to 12)*The maps have contours at 100m intervals and... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Italy Road Atlas OUT OF PRINT
- Italy Road Atlas from Insight, indexed and to a scale of 1:300,000 features, in addition to the main country wide road mapping, 24 city street plans to a scale of 1:15,000, overview maps of the surrounding area at a scale of 1:100,000, and a general European route planning map at a scale of 1:4,000,000.Distance indicators and motorway junction... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Lanzo - Viù - Chialamberto - Locana 25K IGC Map No. 110
- Lanzo - Viù - Chialamberto - Locana – Cirié – Basse Valli di Lanzo area at 1:25,000 in a series of contoured, GPS compatible walking maps from the Turin based Istituto Geografico Centrale, highlighting hiking trails including long-distance routes, ski routes and alpine accommodation. Maps in this series have contours at 25m intervals, enhanced... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Val Formazza - Val Bavona - Val Maggia Geo4Map 11 SUPERCEDED
- 1:25,000 hiking map to the north east of Val Formazza centred on Formazza, including Blinnenhorn and Passo di San Giacomo.Published in association with the CAI, the Italian Alpine Club, who are responsible for the trails. Trails are marked on the map. The key information and more detailed information on the rear of the sheet are in Italian,... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Sorrento Peninsula - Amalfi Coast - Vesuvius - Pompeii - Salerno - Sorrento Kompass 682
- Sorrento Peninsula on a hiking and recreational map at 1:50,000 from Kompass on durable, waterproof and tear-resistant synthetic paper. Coverage includes Vesuvius and Pompeii and separate panels provide street plans of Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Salerno and Castellammarte di Stabia. Accompanying booklet includes 16 pages in English... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Slovenia Kartografija Road Atlas
- Slovenia at 1:75,000 presented in an A4, paperback road atlas from the Ljubljana-based Kartografija with very detailed GPS-compatible mapping at 1:75,000, including vivid presentation of the topography, extensive tourist overprint, plus 11 indexed street plans, a distance table, etc. Coverage includes the border areas of Italy around Trieste... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Urzulei
- Urzulei area at 1:25,000 in a series of contoured maps from Ed. Abies. Overprint highlights 19 hiking paths from three hours long to a two-day route. Symbols show viewpoints, caves, archaeological sites, exceptional trees and other landscape features of particular interest. This title has no UTM grid.*Main series at 1:60,000 (Nos. 1 to 12)*The... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Ponte di Legno - Alta Val Camonica - Passo del Tonale Kompass 107
- Ponte di Legno - Alta Val Camonica area of northern Italy on a GPS compatible hiking and recreational map at 1:50,000 from Kompass, printed on durable, waterproof and tear-resistant synthetic paper.KOMPASS HIKING MAPS OF ITALY:This title is part of an extensive series of walking maps from Kompass covering selected areas of Italy at mainly... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Val Pellice
- Val Pellice area of the Italian Alps presented at 1:25,000 in a series of large, contoured and GPS compatible walking maps from Fraternali Editore, printed on light, waterproof and tear-resistant synthetic paper. Maps in this series have topography shown by contour lines at 5m intervals with relief shading, spot heights, and colouring and/or... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Italy North Hallwag Road Map
- Indexed road map of Italy North at 1:650,000 with regional plans of Rome, Florence, Milan, Bologna, Turin, Venice, and Genoa are also included. The map is part of Hallwag Kümmerly + Frey’s distoguide series, that contain an integrated mileage chart on the outer map cover allowing you to read off distances from the map cover itself.The map shows... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Val Formazza - Alpe Devero - Binntal - Valle di Goms SUPERCEDED
- 1:25,000 hiking map to the north west of Val Formazza including Monte Cervadone and Blinnenhorn. Published in association with the CAI, the Italian Alpine Club, who are responsible for the trails. Trails are marked on the map. The key information and more detailed information on the rear of the sheet are in Italian, German and English. Printed... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Valsugana - Trento - Piné - Levico - Lavarone Kompass 75
- Valsugana - Trento - Piné - Levico – Lavarone area of southern Dolomites on a GPS compatible hiking and recreational map at 1:50,000 from Kompass, printed on durable, waterproof and tear-resistant synthetic paper. On the reverse is a panorama of the Trentino region, extending from Monte Baldo and the northern part of Lake Garda northwards to... Read more
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United Kingdom
- Colli Euganei - Abano e Montegrotto Terme Tabacco 060
- Colli Euganei - Abano & Montegrotto Terme area in a series of Tabacco maps at 1:25,000 covering the Dolomites and the mountains of north-eastern Italy - Stanfords’ most popular coverage for this region, with excellent cartography and extensive overprint for hiking routes and other recreational activities, local bus stops, etc. Additional... Read more