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Suggested itineraries

Florence and the treasures of Chianti

Florence boasts an artistic and cultural heritage of inestimable value. The imposing dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, designed by Brunelleschi, has become one of the symbols of the city, as has the adjacent bell tower realized by Giotto. Palazzo Vecchio dominates the Piazza della Signoria, the administrative center of Florence. Right next door lies the Uffizi Gallery, the museum which contains works by all the most important...

The Crete Senesi and the Argentario

The territory known as the Crete Senesi contains all of those things which we have come to associate with Tuscany'': a landscape of gently undulating hills, lined with cypress trees and covered by a patchwork of fields, olive groves, and vineyards; a place where to find tiny rural villages''', fascinating hill top towns, and great cities of art. Our journey starts in Siena. Within its Medieval perimeter walls, Siena conserves an...

The sea and hills of Versilia

Sun-kissed beaches and shady pinewoods await holiday makers heading for Viareggio, the Tuscan seaside town famous for its Carnival and ever-vibrant nightlife. Then there is the celebrated Liberty style seafront promenade, lined with elegant boutiques and cafés from where to admire the long beaches of fine sand. After buzzing Viareggio, we take time for a relaxing break at Camaiore, town resting in a small valley between the coastal plain...

Maremma and the Etruscans

The Maremma, the area of Tuscany which was once the heartland of the Etruscans stretches along the Southern Tuscan coast and inland to the hills of the Alta Maremma and the Tufo Area. After the Etruscan era, the coastal areas deteriorated into marshland and swamp, infested with malarial mosquito and inhabited only by charcoal burners, shepherds and cowboys, the "butteri". It was not until 1950 that the malarial mosquito was...