Holidays in Tuscany
Tuscany
(Toscana) is one of the most beautiful and popular tourist
destinations in Italy, and is located in central Italy,
along the Mediterranean coast. Tuscany is a gently hilly
region, known for its vineyards and olive groves, with
large houses or small settlements scattered around the
low hills. Its rich rolling landscape is complemented
by towns overflowing with Renaissance art and architecture.
The most important river is the Arno, on which Florence
and Pisa are situated, although the Tiber also passes
briefly through Tuscany.
Tuscany is divided into ten provinces: Arezzo, Firenze
(Florence), Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa Carrara,
Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena.
Tuscany is one of Italy's best wine-producing areas,
with Chianti and Montepulciano among its famous products.
Tuscany Tourist Destinations
Florence
is Tuscany's unmissable crown jewel, with its beautiful
buildings, colourful history, priceless art and unique
atmosphere. But Tuscany is one of the few Italian regions
well-known to foreigners as a tourist destination in
itself. For decades a Tuscan villa has been the dream
holiday for many travellers. And amongst the vineyards
and hills of Tuscany are other lovely historic towns
- not as packed with attractions as Florence, but not
as packed with tourists either. Siena is a patrician
hilltop town with a past to rival that of Florence,
famous for the rivalry between its districts (called
contrade) which climaxes in the Palio. Pisa boasts not
just the legendary leaning tower, but also several other
attractions, and good transport links to other parts
of Italy. Smaller Tuscan destinations which are popular
with holidaymakers include Lucca, San Gimignano (a forest
of medieval towers on a hill) and the wine-producing
Chianti area.
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