english

you are here: Home Tuscany

Localities

Stay

More About

Here you can find info and tips about the area you are visiting.

Most viewed in Tuscany

  • Resort Tenuta Poggio al Casone Tuscany

    Poggio al Casone is a charming resort located in a private wine farm surrounded by 40 hectares of organic vineyards. An ancient villa and two independent cottages have been meticulously renovated offering now self-catering apartments available for holidays....

  • Hotel Savoy Florence

    Just steps away from the main Florence fashion houses, the Hotel Savoy is the ideal base from which to visit the key attractions of this beautiful and historic city. Styled by Olga Polizzi, the hotel's elegant décor is contemporary Italian in style with...

  • Villa Armena Relais

    Villa Armena Relais is a luxury resort located in the very heart of the Crete Senesi area, between suggestive landscapes of rare beauty and the unique atmosphere of the Tuscan countryside. It is born from a careful and meticulous restoration of an old...

  • Hotel Boccaccio Florence

    Florence: a city whose name evokes an atmosphere formed of unique landscapes and monuments, of famous names in literature and art who have been responsible for conceiving and providing awareness of the Italian culture. Right here, in the heart of this...

  • Relais San Bruno Tuscany

    Just outside the picturesque town of Montepulciano, nestled in the lush Tuscan countryside, the Relais San Bruno is a beautiful boutique hotel created after a careful restoration of an ancient rural residence. It is the perfect place for spending relaxing...

Print this page Send to a friend by e-mail

Tuscany

Copyright Pino Falcone www.pinof.it

Copyright Pino Falcone www.pinof.it

Description

Tuscany inevitably brings us back to such imporant names as Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Giotto, Masaccio, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Piero della Francesca, Botticelli...who made Florence and all Tuscany the cradle of Humanism and Renaissance. Florence is rich in architectural monuments and museums (the Uffizi Gallery, Palatine Gallery, Bargello Museum, Palazzo Pitti). Its historic center was declared by UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. But Tuscany is not just Florence. Siena, with Piazza del Campo and its famous Palio; in the province of Siena (worldwide famous for its wine, Chianti and Brunello) we have to mention Montepulciano and Pienza, extraordinary gems of Renaissance art, as well as San Gimignano, with its towers and turreted houses. Pisa, with its famous leaning tower; Carrara, with its Duomo covered by precious marble; Lucca, Pistoia, Arezzo, Grosseto, Livorno and Prato, rich in valuable monuments.

This region web page has been visited 1,201,156 times.

Some destinations in Tuscany

  • Siena, Val d'Orcia and Val di Chiana

    This is a treasure trove of beauty that conserves fours gems which have been declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO: Siena, with...

  • Pisa and Cecina Valley

    The Cecina Valley lies in the south of the Province of Pisa and still retains traces of its long and intricate history and traditional...

  • Florence and Surroundings

    Florence is "the city of the art" par excellence, because it has been the birthplace of the Renaissance, during the XV-XVI century;...

  • Tuscany Spa and Health Resorts

    The Tuscan spas have always been considered among the most important in Italy: they have become famous all over the world, too,...

  • Livorno - Etruscan Coast

    The colours and scents of Tuscany and the lights and tastes of the Mediterranean sea: this is the Etruscan Coast. Etruscan ruins,...

  • Mugello

    Surrounded by oak and chestnut trees and defended by the Appennines, it is pervaded by the typical softness of the Tuscan countryside,...

  • Arezzo and Val di Chiana

    Surrounded by the Apennine mountains, the province of Arezzo is formed by four valleys: The Casentino, the Valdarno, the Valtiberina...

  • Chianti

    The Chianti district has always been considered the 'heart of Tuscany' and features splendid landscapes packed with vineyards,...

  • Tuscan Archipelago

    The Tuscan Archipelago, with its seven pearls, forms part of the largest protected marine area in the Mediterranean. The islands...

  • Massa Carrara and Lunigiana

    Carrara is the city of the marble quarries, the stone that had made the history of the city and of the whole province; for this...

Some Towns in Tuscany

  • Palaia

    Palaia is an agricultural centre in the province of Pisa, set in the lower Valley of the Arno river. Of probably Etruscan-Roman...

  • Arcidosso

    Set along the slopes of the Amiata mount, Arcidosso, whose name derives from the latin words "arx" and "dossum", meaning fortess...

  • Castiglione della Pescaia

    Castiglione della Pescaia i san important seaside resort set along the coast of the Tuscan Maremma, where important works for...

  • Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

    Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is located in the confluence between the Serchio river and the Turrite Secca river and it is mentioned...

  • Calenzano

    The historic medieval centre of Calenzano is dominated the the ancient castle which, together with the other ones and sighting...

  • Cerreto Guidi

    Cerreto Guidi rises on a hillock placed in the lower valley of the Arno river, extending from the Montalbano area to the Arno...

  • Montecatini Terme

    Montecatini Terme is a famous thermal resort of the Valdinievole area, set in an area inhabited since the Paleolithic age. However...

  • Pietrasanta

    Pietrasanta is set on the Versilia coast, surrounded by the Apuan Alps. It is also known with the name of "small Athens", because...

  • Sinalunga

    Sinalunga is a beautiful hill settlement of Etruscan origin, located between the Val di chiana and the Ombrone valley. It has...

  • Greve in Chianti

    Inhabited many centuries ago, Greve in Chianti became a renowned trade center during the Middle Age, seeing that it was located...

Choose language

italiano

english