Florence is the capital of Tuscany, where live nearly 375,000 inhabitants, and crosses the river Arno. It is, along with Venice and Rome, one of the most important art cities in Italy, visited by almost 10 million tourists every year. The cradle of the Renaissance, its heritage is deeply marked by this important artistic, architectural […]
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Pisa
Pisa is a famous Tuscan city, famous all over the world thanks to its leaning tower, simply called Tower of Pisa, which has become one of the symbols of Italy, like the Colosseum in Rome or the Rialto Bridge in Venice.With nearly 90,000 inhabitants, it is a small, active and student town with three universities. […]
Siena
Siena is with Florence one of the most attractive destinations in the region. City of the famous palio, an equestrian race, it is a unique medieval town located in the heart of the Tuscan lands, between the hills of Chianti, the Val d’Elsa and the hills of the Crete Senesi, where live nearly 54,000 Sienese. […]
Lucca in Tuscany
Lucca is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and pleasant towns in Tuscany, a stop not to be missed during a route through the region. Although it can be visited in a day, it takes a few days to appreciate its richness with the right measure. It also has the advantage of being a good […]
Elba
Elba is a paradise island located more than 10 kilometers from the coast of Tuscany. It is appreciated for its coast with beaches, coves and diving sites, for its mountain that culminates at 1018 meters and its beautiful trails in a preserved and generous nature. It is the third largest Italian island, grouped within the […]
Chianti region
The Chianti region extends in Tuscany south of Florence and north of Siena, with its rolling hills more or less high at 900 meters, with green and yellow tones, among its vineyards, woods and olive groves. The name of Chianti is famous all over the world, thanks to its wine production of centuries-old tradition and […]
Maremma
Maremma is a vast historical area of Tuscany, a charming territory with a pleasant and welcoming atmosphere. Much of this region runs along the Tuscan coast for almost 100 km, mainly on the province of Grosseto (where it is called Maremma Grossetane or Maremma Senese), it also extends further north towards Pisa up to the […]
Crete Senesi
Region located south-east of Siena, the Crete Senesi (the Siennoise Crêtes in French) are characterized by a particular landscape, where clay floats in carvings and waves shaped by water and wind on the ridges with particular blue gray tones. Solitary oaks are sometimes lost in the middle of the semi-lunar landscape, when they are not […]
Val d’Orcia
In the south of the territory of Siena, the Val d’Orcia is itself a tourist destination, with its landscapes of postcards emblematic of Tuscany. Its harmonious countryside has long been domesticated by man, formed of gentle hills, covered with undulating fields, whose colors change according to the seasons, from the green of fresh grass in […]
Volterra in Tuscany
The town of Volterra has a unique charm, becoming one of the favorite destinations in Tuscany, not only for its heritage. Its historic centre dates back to the Etruscan era and is now characterized by its immersive medieval character, alongside substantial Roman remains. It is located in the heart of Tuscany, 40 km from the […]
San Gimignano
If you can see its stone towers proudly dominating the hills from afar, you cannot be wrong, it is San Gimignano, an emblematic village of medieval Tuscany. This small tourist town of about 7,000 inhabitants is located in the province of Siena. It is known for its unique medieval architecture, a heritage for which it […]
Montepulciano
Montepulciano is a beautiful small town of almost 14,000 inhabitants, visited for its picturesque medieval center and by lovers of good wines. It is perched at 605 metres above sea level, between charming Tuscan hills planted with vines and olive trees, straddling the two valleys of Valdichiana and Val d’Orcia. The surrounding vineyards provide the […]
Cortona
Cortona is a small and welcoming medieval town in the Val di Chiana, in the province of Arezzo, in the south-east of Tuscany and close to the Umbrian region.It is built on a hill floor, at more than 500 meters above sea level, with its medieval centre rich in alleys, cobblestones, ancient palaces and churches, […]
Pienza
In the heart of Val d’Orcia valley and its unique landscapes lies Pienza, one of the most beautiful villages in Tuscany, in the south of the province of Siena, where just over 2,000 people live. It is the first example of the “ideal city” of the Renaissance, built in the fifteenth century at the initiative […]
Pistoia in Tuscany
Pistoia is a small town of almost 90,000 inhabitants in northern Tuscany located between Florence and Lucca. In the shadow of these two illustrious neighbors, it is spared by the crowds of tourists. It is still a beautiful city of art, but it benefits from a better preserved authenticity. It has a beautiful architectural and […]
Etruscan Coast
The Etruscan Coast is a part of the Tuscan coastline, north of the Maremma, from Livorno to the promontory of Piombino, which is characterized by its large beaches. Its history was marked before the Romans by the Etruscan presence. The latter founded Populonia on the promontory bordering the Gulf of Baratti, where the necropolises were […]
Castiglione della Pescaia in Tuscany
Castiglione della Pescaia is one of the most beautiful villages in Tuscany and enjoys a privileged position on the coast between large sandy beaches preceded by beautiful pine forests. The medieval historic centre is located on a hill overlooking the coast, with its ancient fortress that watches over the sea from its height. Presentation and […]
Val di Chiana
The Val di Chiana or Valdichiana is a vast region straddling Tuscany and Umbria, including the provinces of Arezzo and Siena. The Valdichiana aretina is its part in the province of the first, with for example the municipalities Cortona, Castiglion Fiorentino and Lucignano. In the province of Siena, there are Chiusi, Chianciano Terme and Montepulciano […]
Prato in Tuscany
Prato is the second largest city in Tuscany with almost 200,000 inhabitants (in 2024), after Florence, and only 25 km from the latter. This active city still lives a little of its historical textile industry, which was in the past much more flourishing. It is not visited as much as it deserves, for its medieval […]
Monteriggioni in Tuscany
On top of a hill, the fortified medieval village of Monteriggioni is a small jewel that has survived through the centuries. It enchants the visitor by diving into the middle ages. Its small historic centre, known as the Castello is protected by a well-preserved almost circular enclosure with 14 towers, about 170 metres diameter. Not […]
Monte Argentario
The Monte Argentario is a very beautiful site to the south of the Tuscan coast, in the province of Grosseto. It attracts visitors for its various features: the marine environment, the mild climate, the beautiful rugged coast with its small coves, the lagoon, its village of Porto Ercole with its marina, or its trails around […]
Area del Tufo – Tuff Valley
In the south-east of the Maremma, the hills of the Fiora are at the edge of Tuscany and very close to Lazio. They are crossed by the Valle del Tufo or the Area del Tufo (Tuff Area in English), a singular region marked by its tuff headlands inhabited since the Etruscan era. These ochre and […]
Arezzo in Tuscany
Arezzo is a beautiful discovery of Tuscany, less visited than other cities in the region despite a particular and unexpected charm. It is located in the east, close to Umbria and in the center of four valleys Valtiberina, Casentino, Valdarno and Valdichiana.The historical center is built on the heights and slopes, while at its feet […]
Metalliferous Hills
The Metalliferous Hills (Colline Metallifere in Italian) separates the region Maremma from the Gulf of Follonica to the depths of Tuscany, partly in an area designated as the Alta Maremma, and is adjacent to the lands of Pisa and Siena. See also at the end of page Presentation The Metalliferous Hills have their own personality, […]
Versilia region
The Versilia is a coastal portion of northern Tuscany, almost 20 km long, between its long sandy beaches on the seaside coast, and the relief of the Apuan Alps suitable for hiking and mountain biking, as well as hills of olive trees and vineyards with pretty villages, or the lake of Massaciuccoli. On the coast […]
