San Miniato: a not so stereotypical Tuscan destination Panoramic view of San Miniato from the Torre Federico II. Ph. flickr/Jacqueline Poggi If you have decided to spend your holidays in Tuscany, there are some little characteristic locations you may like to explore. Lesser known yet not less beautiful than […]
Volterra. Ph. Giuseppe Milo on flickr (flic.kr/p/JaEYVU) Volterra is a commune and town located in the province of Pisa in Tuscany. The town has been inhabited since Neolithic times and was an important Etruscan settlement. During the rule of the Romans, the town became a municipium and gained much […]
Piazza Grande in Arezzo. Ph. depositphoto.com/scrisman 100,140 inhabitants. Arezzo is a beautiful city in Tuscany, and like the rest of the region it offers a spectacular scenes of medieval buildings and harmonious architecture, right in the middle of four gorgeous natural valleys. Arezzo is actually a very old […]
If there were heaven on Earth, Tuscany would be it.
Arezzo Panoramica The town of Arezzo, which lies on a low hill of the Poti Alps, opens out fanwise onto the broad, fertile depression in the Apennine mountains, where the upper Arno and Tiber valley, the Casentino, and the Valdichiana meet. The town is the administrative and economic capital […]
Piazza Grande in Arezzo Ph. depositphotos/karambol Arezzo is situated in the south-eastern part of Tuscany, encircled by four magnificent valleys: the Val Tiberina, Casentino, Valdarno and Valdichiana. Arezzo Town A town of culture history and elegance. Arezzo is easy to get to whether you are traveling by car or train. […]
Pienza is a town located in Tuscany, Italy in the province of Siena in the region of Val d’Orcia. Pienza was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1996. The town was actually built on the site of an existing village by the name of Corsignano. The rebuilding of […]
Montecatini Thermae – Town Center Montecatini has often been described as a rich treasure chest which is full of culture and art and is considered to be one of the most important tourist destinations in Tuscany. Montecatini is a charming town which is known to be the capital of spas […]
Cycling in the countryside If you like cycling, you will definitely want to do a cycling tour of Tuscany and Umbria. These fantastic provinces have a lot to offer: the hills, towns and valleys of southern Tuscany and Umbria are a cyclist’s dream. Beautiful scenery with rolling hills and […]
Lucca, Tuscany The Renaissance Walls, the most significant monument in Lucca, form an intact circle of about 4 km in length, with a series of ramparts, an imposing complex of defensive works, ditches, gun outposts, barriers and large underground chambers, they lost their military value and were transformed into a […]