Sights
Arezzo
Situated on a varied terrain of lowlands, hill and mountainside, Arezzo has ancient origins. It was founded by the Umbrians, became an important Etruscan center, and subsequently a strategic point for the Romans, finally, after many a bloody...
Bagno Vignoni
Bagno Vignoni is a small village in the heart of the Valdorcia, a village where time seems to have stood still for centuries. Situated on the Via Franchigena, the historic pilgrim route leading to Rome, Bagno Vignoni centres around a large pool of...
Casentino
The Casentino spans the valley of the Upper Arno River. Much of the area forms the Casentinesi Forest National Nature Reserve, which, with its vast woodland, is one of the most beautiful in Italy. Here you can also find tiny Medieval villages and...
Chianciano Terme
Chianciano Terme is sited upon a hill in Valdichiana and Val d'Orcia, on the border with Umbria, amidst unspoilt countryside. This town's fame is linked to the spa center. One of the most striking features of Chianciano Terme is that, within the...
Chianti
Its natural environment is its fortune: Chianti is a splendid countryside which stretches from Florence to Siena, over great expanses of vineyards resting on the hillside from where the famous red wine is exported throughout the world. The...
Chiusi
Those who love history will find in Chiusi a city of great interest with its many traces of the Etruscan period as well as those of Medieval times. Apart from the structure of the city itself, the signs of the past are most evident in the...
Cortona
A small town which continues the traditions of its historical past. Writers of antiquity such as Erodoto, Polibio, Dionigi and Alicarnasso wrote of Cortona. It is only town of the Valdichiana area to have survived intact the bombings of the 2nd...
Crete Senesi
Close to Siena one finds a spectacular and truly unique landscape with a marvelous clay soil. The Crete Senesi is a land scattered with churches, castles and small medieval villages. The main town of the area is Asciano; here visitors can admire...
Elba island
Set in deep blue waters, in the heart of the Tyrrhenian sea, one finds the island of Elba. With a number of splendid beaches, woodlands and Medieval villages, Elba is part of the National Reserve of Tuscan Islands. There are a host of sites to...
Empoli
With traditions dating back to the 1500s, Empoli offers the tourist a taste of past culture and history mixed with a host of modern leisure pursuits. From a cultural point of view, Empoli has many monuments such as the River Port of the Roman era,...
Florence
Florence, one of the most important centers of art and culture in Europe and the World, situated on the River Arno, birth place of Dante, the father of the Italian Language, the painters Donatello, Cimabue, and Botticelli, the philosopher...
Forte Dei Marmi
One of the most popular bathing resorts of the Tyrrhenian sea, Forte di Marmi owes its name to the ancient port used for the transportation of marble. For more than a century Forte dei Marmi has been an exclusive holiday resort, once frequented by...
Grosseto
At an important crossroad on the route to Rome, Grossetto is the largest town in the Tuscan Maremma region, a bustling hub of agricultural and industrial activity and tourism, which is of national importance. The city walls guard the oldest part...
Livorno
A strategic city since Medieval times due to its maritime position, Livorno was a much used port for international trading. Today, the ship building business is still of major importance as are the long established chemical, metal working and...
Lucca
Approaching the city, the visitor to Lucca will be struck by the incredibly well preserved walls dating back to the 1500s which encircle the town, now transformed into a tree lined walk way. Once an Etruscan settlement, and subsequently a Roman...
Maremma
A countryside envied world wide, the "green lungs" of Italy, which have conquered the hearts of nature lovers of every nation. The Tuscan Maremma Nature Reserve has been protected since 1975. It extends over 100 square kms. from the sea...
Massa Carrara
Small and delightful town surrounded rocky mountains, Massa Carrara first boomed in the late Medieval period when its architecture was embellished with precious marble. Today, Massa Carrara is still linked to agricultural activity but owes its...
Montalcino
A center which could be defined as being immersed in a natural treasure trove made of enchanting landscapes similar to those found in the paintings of the 1300s. The long lines of vines have assigned Montalcino a prestigious position amongst...
Montecatini Terme
Centuries of history are held within this well known Tuscan tourist destination. Montecatini Terme is situated right in the heart of Tuscany, within easy reach of all of the regions cities, and therefore an excellent base. Montecatini Terme is...
Montepulciano
Without doubt Montepulciano has to be one of the most beautiful Medieval towns of Tuscany, resting at 600 meters above sea level protected by still impressively intact walls. Montepulciano is known for its noble Renaissance town houses and for the...
Monteriggioni
In the province of Sienna, half way between Colle Val d'Elsa and the city of Sienna, one finds Monteriggioni, a small medieval village known throughout Italy because the walls which encircle the settlement are still perfectly intact. Dante...
Mugello
Just a few kilometers from Florence, this land is rich in history, with towns of ancient origins which were of great significance during the Medieval period. Illustrious names were born in the Mugello, such as the Medici dynasty and the Lorenesi...
Pienza
Situated on the Via Cassia, just a few kilometers from Cianciano Terme, one finds Pienza. Like Castiglione d'Orcia, Montalcino, Radicofoni and San Quirico d'Orcia the city is part of the Val d'Orcia. Pienza is known for its historical ties with...
Pisa
Since ancient times Pisa has been a flourishing city; a Maritime colony in the Roman period known for its conquests, to become one of the four Maritime Republics of Italy; powerful during the Middle Ages under the rule of the Medici who invested...
Pistoia
Its origins are linked to the Roman Empire, but like all the principal Tuscan towns, Pistoia's real development dates back to Medieval times. Of primary importance for its accumulation of wealth was its strategic position along the trans penine...
Prato
For the visitor to Tuscany a trip to Prato is unmissable. It is a city which preserves the traces of each and every historical period, from the prehistoric age to the Etruscan, from the Middle ages to the Renaissance. The Etruscan Archeological...
San Gimignano
Built on a hill dominating the Val d'Elsa, San Gimignano preserves the charm and atmosphere of an isolated center, first Etruscan then Medieval. Its appeal derives also from its past as a vibrant center of artistic excellence, exemplified by the...
San Quirico d'Orcia
San Quirico d'Orcia is situated atop a hill within the Valdorcia Nature Park, in an area of Tuscany which comprises the towns of Bagno Vignoni, Montalcino, Pienza, and Montepulciano. The origins of this ancient town date back to the Etruscan...
Siena
Siena is reknowned, both nationally and internationally, for the Palio horse race contested by the 17 contrada which divide this small city. But Siena is also unique thanks to its maze of narrow streets, its numerous towers and elegant town...
Val D'Orcia
Village traditions which have long since disappeared from other areas are perpetuated in this region on the borders of Tuscany. The economy of Val D'Orcia is still based on agriculture, with the inhabitants closely connected to the land and its...
Versilia
Viareggio, Lido di Camaiore, Marina di Pietrasante and Forte dei Marmi are the seaside towns of the Versilian Coast. 20 kilometers of fine sand beaches, both private and open to the general public, offer lovers of the sea the perfect place for...
Viareggio
Known as "the pearl" of the Riviera della Versilia, Viareggio is internationally famous for the town's most important event of the year, the Carnival, which has been compared to that of Rio. But Viareggio is much more; a true'...
Volterra
Volterra's three thousand year long history can be seen in the traces left by every era. From the Etruscan period one can admire the Porta dell'Arco, the Necropoli dei Marmini, and the artifacts in the Guarnacci Etruscan Museum. Its isolation has...
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...
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...
