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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

  • 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...

  • 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,...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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,...

  • 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...

  • Grosseto - Maremma - Argentario

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

  • 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;...

Some Towns in Tuscany

  • Montelupo Fiorentino

    Montelupo Fiorentino rises in the lower area of the Valdarno, close to the confluence between the Arno river and the Pesa torrent....

  • Giglio Isle

    Isle of Giglio is located at the centre of the Tyrrhenian Sea and hides in its interior a hidden treasure: an untouched nature,...

  • Rignano sull'Arno

    Rised along the left bank of the Arno river, the development of the village of Rignano sull'Arno is strictly related to the building...

  • Cortona

    Cortona (AR) Cortona is a town in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany. It was founded by the Etruscan who called it Curtun in their...

  • Manciano - Saturnia

    Manciano is located on a hill overlooking the valleys of the Albegna river. Owned by the Counts Aldobrandeschi, Orsini, the city...

  • Civitella Paganico

    Small town in the province of Grosseto, set along the Ombrone valley, Civitella Paganico was founded in 1928 from the aggregation...

  • Murlo

    Murlo, whose name derives from the Latin "Murulus", meaning "little wall" with reference to a walled place, is located in the...

  • Livorno

    Knotted to the sea, which is an integral part of its life, Livorno was built on a small fisherman's settlement that belonged to...

  • Sarteano

    Sarteano is located on a a plateau between the Val d'orcia and the Val di Chiana; it was inhabited since the Etruscan time, evidenced...

  • Gavorrano

    Gavorrano is located in the gree Tuscan Maremma, an area rich in mineral deposits. It is mentioned for the first time in an official...

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