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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Metalliferous Hills
The Metalliferous Hills separate the Maremma region from the Gulf of Follonica to the depths of Tuscany, partly in an area designated as the “Upper Maremma” and neighbouring the lands of Pisa and Siena. They have a full personality, having lived long from the exploitation of metals including silver and copper until 1990, but also iron, lead, zinc, mercury, pyrite and gems.
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 […]
Val di Cecina
The Val Di Cecina refers to the territory crossed by the river Cecina, from the interior of the land with the city of Volterra to the Tuscan coast with its seaside area, bordered by the “Etruscan coast”.
Volterra is the most fascinating destination of the territory, marked by the Middle Ages, but also by its Etruscan and Roman heritage.
Val di Cornia
The Val di Cornia is a hilly area to the southwest of the Metalliferous Hills and south of the Cecina valley. Rather unknown to tourists, it is however a beautiful region with multiple charms, its varied coast to the wooded hills, or its small villages to the remarkable archaeological remains of Populonia or the mining park San Silvestro.
To the north lie the long sandy beaches and their pine forests, further south the Gulf of Baratti and the rocky promontory of Piombino.
The most charming villages in the hills are Suvereto and Campiglia Marittima, and beautiful vineyards are the source of good wines.
Garfagnana region
In the north of Tuscany and in the province of Lucca, Garfagnana is a little known but pleasant region that deserves to be discovered. It stretches between the Apuan Alps and the Apennines, at the foot of peaks exceeding 2000 meters. It remains little touristic, and can discover its authentic lands, several wild valleys, lakes […]
Mount Amiata
The Mount Amiata is an extinct volcano in the Apennines, which culminates in southern Tuscany at 1,733 metres, between the Maremma to the west and the valleys the Val d’Orcia and Val di Chiana to the east, close to Umbria and Lazio. The eight municipalities in its territory are part of the province of Grosseto […]
Val d’Elsa in Tuscany
The Val d’Elsa, more simply called Valdelsa, runs along the river Elsa between Florence and Siena, a tributary of the Arno. It is divided between its upper part, called “Alta Valdelsa” in the Siena province, and by its lower part called “Bassa Valdelsa” in the province of Florence.In the Alta Valdelsa, we can mention Colle […]
