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  • 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...

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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.

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Some destinations in Tuscany

  • Grosseto - Maremma - Argentario

    Crystal clear waters and wild horses, intimate inlets and "macchia mediterranea", the fragrances and flavours of a land that leaves...

  • Tuscan Archipelago

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

  • Mugello

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

  • 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;...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Prato and Pistoia

    From the green mountains of the Bisenzio Valley to the large plane surrounded by the gentle hills of Montalbano lies a Province...

  • Chianti

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

  • 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...

  • Lucca and Versilia

    The Province of Lucca can be divided in four areas: the Versilia, on the Tyrrhenian sea, the Garfagnana, on the border of Tuscany...

Some Towns in Tuscany

  • Vicchio

    Vicchio is set on a hill, at the boundary between the Mugello area and the Val di Sieve, in an area inhabited since the Etruscan...

  • Chianciano Terme

    Chianciano Terme rises in the hilly area comprised between the fine cities of Montepulciano and Chiusi; it is a famous hydrothermal...

  • Montopoli in Val d'Arno

    Montopoli is located in the province of Pisa, between the Chiegina and Egola rivers, in an area inhabited since the Etruscan period,...

  • Prato

    Prato is situated in the heart of Tuscany, along the shores of the river Bisenzio, where there is an evidenced presence of a settlement...

  • Trequanda

    Trequanda is a picturesque medieval village, developed around a 13th century castle of which a cylindrical tower with battlements...

  • Castelfranco di Sopra

    Castello Franco is the name of this Florentine "new land" founded by the Republic at the end of the 13th century as the outpost...

  • Castagneto Carducci

    Castagneto Carducci rises in the very heart of the Livorno maremma and the Etruscan coast, along a hilly area. The actual place...

  • Vecchiano

    Vecchiano rises on the Pisan plain, along the right bank of the Serchio river, in an area inhabited since the Etruscan period....

  • Borgo a Mozzano

    Town in the province of Lucca, located in the Valley del Serchia, along the foothills of the Alps, Borgo a Mozzano is a charming...

  • Arezzo

    Arezzo lies on a hill close to the Appennino Tosco-Romagnolo. As its architecture proves, Arezzo boasts its ancient origin first...

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