Walking Holiday on the Italian Island of Elba

Walking Holiday on the Italian Island of Elba - 8 days from £672

The island of Elba is perfect walking country and we are delighted to offer a seven-night holiday staying at the Hotel Gabbiano Azzurro on a bed and breakfast basis and including three guided walks.

Highlights
- An undiscovered island
- Relax or explore
- Dine as you wish
- Three guided walks

Meal arrangements
- 7 nights bed and breakfast

Also included
- The services of an experienced Page & Moy Tour Guide
- Hotel porterage

Maximum Group Size
All departures on this tour are limited to a maximum group size of 30.

Your Accommodation
Hotel Gabbiano Azzurro I (3-star), 7 nights bed and breakfast.


This attractive family-run modern hotel is situated just ten minutes’ walk from the waterfront of the colourful fishing village of Marciana Marina, with its pretty harbour, shops, cafes, restaurants and pebble beach. The hotel has a breakfast room, bar, lounge, secluded garden, swimming pool and sun terraces. The air-conditioned guest rooms are on two floors and have a telephone, TV and fridge. The hotel does not have a lift.

Your Itinerary
This holiday includes three guided walks:

North & South
Starting outside Poggio, we take a gentle walk to the National Park of Monte Perone. We cross to the south of the island and follow a tiny road down to the mediaeval town of Saint Ilario. Our path then curls past vineyards and ends with a wonderful view of Marciana Marina.

Easy / moderate walking – 4 hours. Distance – 7½ miles.

Legend, Mystery & Intrigue
Starting in the mediaeval mountain hamlet of Poggio, we walk along a chestnut-flanked road towards the Napoleonic Spa before taking the woodland path up to San Cerbone Chapel. Passing the Pisan fortress, we climb to the intriguing 11th-century Sanctuary of the Madonna del Monte. Descending, we call at the ancient village of Marciana Alta.

Easy /moderate walking – 3½ hours. Distance – 7½ miles.

Mare e Macchia
Public transport takes us to the panoramic heights of Zanca, from where we walk down through semi-tropical vegetation to Sant’Andrea. Here we explore the waterfront before continuing to the tiny village of Maciarello. Our steep path then sweeps down through vineyards onto the cove of La Cala. After a brief climb through orchards and vineyards, our wonderful walk culminates with breathtaking views of Corsica.

Easy / moderate walking – 3½ hours. Distance – 6½ miles

Dates, Prices & Departure
holiday ref: EEITWE
02/06/2010 £752
15/09/2010 £672

Deposit £100 per person
Prices are based on the shared occupancy of twin or double rooms with private facilities.

Visit the Page & Moy Website or telephone 0845 358 2639 to find out more

Treasures of Tuscany Walking Holiday

Treasures of Tuscany Walking Holiday with Sherpa Expeditions

Sherpa Expeditions walks through the gentle landscape of Tuscany take you through a countryside that is timeless. Tuscany is a region well suited to a walking pace and there is much to absorb. Here are some of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe with their Romanesque and gothic churches and buildings. We walk through a varied countryside of rolling hillsides, vineyards, olive groves and forests alive with colour. Tuscany offers many gastronomic delights: pecorino cheese, wild boar and porcini mushrooms to name but a few. It is also Chianti wine country with several wine tasting opportunities.

Linking some of the Tuscan hilltop towns, we start in the old Etruscan town of Volterra, where you can see the Roman Theatre and Pallaza Priori and enjoy a warm up walk from the village of Pignano. We spend two nights in Volterra and then our trail leads off through forested hills, occasionally crowned with stone farmhouses, olive groves and vineyards.

We visit San Gimignano noted for its famous towers and often called Tuscany’s Manhattan but it is perhaps the best preserved medieval town in Italy, We wend our way from here through intensive farmland and quiet woods to Colle Val D’Elsa.

From Colle, we take farm tracks and white roads, ‘Strada Bianca’, which lead us on to Monteriggioni, a medieval fortress town. From there we pass through thick holm oak forest to the village of San Columba and then by local bus on to Siena, the archetypal Tuscan city.

You can extend your stay by taking the 11 day tour which takes you through the heart of the Chianti vineyards and a landscape that will be familiar from the old paintings you have already seen along your route. It hasn’t changed very much. Finishing in Panzano, we transfer by bus to Florence for a final night in the Tuscan capital, a great place for art lovers and romantics of all ages.

Inn to Inn 7 or 11 days
Duration: 6 nights/7 days or 10 nights/11 days

Tour Code: JTT

Grade: Easy to Moderate

Day Stages: Minimum 8km, max 20km.

SELF-GUIDED Dates 2010
Start any day April - November

7 Day ESCORTED Dates 2010
Group Size: Min 4, max 15, plus trek leader
EJTT19 Wed 19 May - Tue 25 May
EJTT04 Mon 4 Oct - Sun 10 Oct

Visit the Sherpa Expeditions Website for more information