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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

  • 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,...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Chianti

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

  • 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...

  • 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;...

  • Grosseto - Maremma - Argentario

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

  • 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...

Some Towns in Tuscany

  • San Quirico d'Orcia - Bagno Vignoni

    On the northern boundary of the valley, San Quirico d'Orcia grew up around the mediaeval village of Osenna. In 1256 it was taken...

  • Montevarchi

    One of the major commercial centres of the valley. The historic centre still conserves a medieval urbanistic design gathered around...

  • Poggibonsi

    Ancient Roman and Etruscan settlement, Poggibonsi is set in the hills of Siena. The importance of this town grew rapidly between...

  • Figline Valdarno

    Figline Valdarno rises between the slopes of the Chianti hills and the left bank of the Arno river. The place name comes from...

  • Arezzo

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

  • Riparbella

    Even if the village of Riparbella developed during the Middle Age, many Etruscan remains were found here and hosted at important...

  • Chiusi della Verna

    Nestled between the uncontaminated nature of the National Park of the Casentino Forests, Chiusi della Verna is a municipality...

  • Sorano

    The first human settlements are dated back to the III century b.C., durinf the Etruscan-Roman period, but the first certain information...

  • Monsummano Terme

    Monsummano Terme, set in the eastern part of the Valdinievole area, was inabuted both y the Etruscans and by the Romans, The castle...

  • Sassetta

    Hilly town in the province of Livorno, the origins of Sassetta goes back to the XII century, when the Pannocchia family built...

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