A region at the heart of the peninsula, its name is synonymous with the splendour of Italy. Our imagination projects visions of distant villas, situated among copses of cypress and oak trees. Visitors love to stroll through the streets of Florence, whose many churches and buildings have been adorned by the greatest artists (Da Vinci, Michelangelo). Pisa, the university town, is also much loved, as is the chance to participate in the 'Palios' of Siena during the summer months. The little medieval villages of the region have much to offer, and attest to a Tuscan art that reached its apogee in the Renaissance. The history of the region is more ancient still, as the Etruscans built up a flourishing civilisation here well before Rome.
Village of San Gimignano
San Gimignano, Sienne, ItalieThe walls of Lucca
Lucca, Province of Lucca, ItalyPinocchio's amusement park in Collodi
Parco di Pinocchio, Via San Gennaro, 3, 51012 Collodi, Pescia PT, ItalyUffizi in Florence
Uffizi Gallery, Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6, 50122 Firenze, ItalyThe terrific landscape of Val d'Orcia
Val d'Orcia, 53026 Pienza SI, ItalyThe Roman-etruscan archaelogical site of Populonia
57025 Populonia, Province of Livorno, ItalyTorre di Pisa
Piazza del Duomo, 56126 Pisa PI, ItaliePiazza del Campo
Il Campo, 53100 Siena SI, ItalieThe traffic-free center of medieval Monteriggioni
53035 Monteriggioni, Province of Siena, ItalyCattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze, ItaliePonte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio, 50125 Firenze, ItalieBorgo di Isola Santa, the perfect hideaway
Antico Borgo di Isola Santa - B&B Garfagnana, casa vacanza, ristorante tipico, pesca alla trota, Via della Torre, 1, 55030 Isola Santa LU, ItalyMontalcino and its Brunello wine
53024 Montalcino, Province of Siena, ItalySulphur springs of Bagno Vignoni
53027 Bagno Vignoni SI, ItalyPicnic on Monte Amiata
Monte Amiata SI, ItalySanctuary of La Verna
La Verna - Santuario Francescano, Via del Santuario della Verna, 45, 52010 Chiusi della Verna AR, ItalyMuseo Galileo
Piazza dei Giudici, 1, 50122 Firenze, ItalieGalleria dell'Accademia - Accademia Gallery
Via Ricasoli 58/60, 50122 Florence, ItalyEnjoy a refreshing gelato in Florence
Florence, ItalieCappelle medicee
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