Rother Wanderführer Piemont Süd 50 Touren

Homemade pasta and full-bodied wine, Piedmont has long been a household name for gourmets. Green hills and medieval villages come to mind. Higher up, however, rugged, unspoilt nature enchants hikers. Here a rugged mountain landscape is waiting to be explored. The Rother hiking guide Piedmont South presents 50 tours from Monviso to the Ligurian Alps.

The selection of tours includes 35 easy to challenging half-day and full-day hikes in the Cottian Alps, the Maritime Alps and the Ligurian Alps. In addition, 15 multi-day tours are proposed, lasting between two and eleven days. Because the loneliness and wildness of the Piedmontese mountains can be experienced most intensely during hikes.

Each tour is presented with a precise description of the route, a map fragment showing the course of the path and a meaningful elevation profile. Not only the colored difficulty level, but also the list of top tours makes it easy to choose the destinations. In addition, there is background information about the region and numerous tips about accommodation options and places to stop for refreshment. GPS data can be downloaded for each tour.

The mountain journalist and photographer Iris Kürschner has written numerous books, hiking guides and articles about the Western Alps. In addition to the unique, lonely landscape, she is especially interested in the people there and the cultural characteristics. The Rother hiking guide Piedmont South has been completely revised for the fourth edition.