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  • Hotel Savoy Florence

    Just steps away from the main Florence fashion houses, the Hotel Savoy is the ideal base from which to visit the key attractions of this beautiful and historic city. Styled by Olga Polizzi, the hotel's elegant décor is contemporary Italian in style with...

  • Athenaeum Personal Hotel Florence

    The Athenaeum enjoys a privileged location in the downtown historical centre of Florence. We are situated within walking distance from the most important monuments, from the principal museums, from the main shopping areas as well as from the fairgrounds...

  • Relais San Bruno Tuscany

    Just outside the picturesque town of Montepulciano, nestled in the lush Tuscan countryside, the Relais San Bruno is a beautiful boutique hotel created after a careful restoration of an ancient rural residence. It is the perfect place for spending relaxing...

  • Hotel Hermitage Elba Island

    Hotel Hermitage Elba Island Charming 5 Stars Luxury Hotel Accommodation Golf Club Wellness Portoferraio Elba Island Livorno Tuscany Italy With an exclusive location offering an enchanting view of the Gulf of Biodola, and open from April to October, the...

  • Villa Armena Relais

    Villa Armena Relais is a luxury resort located in the very heart of the Crete Senesi area, between suggestive landscapes of rare beauty and the unique atmosphere of the Tuscan countryside. It is born from a careful and meticulous restoration of an old...

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Tuscany inevitably brings us back to such imporant names as Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Giotto, Masaccio, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Piero della Francesca, Botticelli...who made Florence and all Tuscany the cradle of Humanism and Renaissance. Florence is rich in architectural monuments and museums (the Uffizi Gallery, Palatine Gallery, Bargello Museum, Palazzo Pitti). Its historic center was declared by UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. But Tuscany is not just Florence. Siena, with Piazza del Campo and its famous Palio; in the province of Siena (worldwide famous for its wine, Chianti and Brunello) we have to mention Montepulciano and Pienza, extraordinary gems of Renaissance art, as well as San Gimignano, with its towers and turreted houses. Pisa, with its famous leaning tower; Carrara, with its Duomo covered by precious marble; Lucca, Pistoia, Arezzo, Grosseto, Livorno and Prato, rich in valuable monuments.

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Some destinations in Tuscany

  • Siena, Val d'Orcia and Val di Chiana

    This is a treasure trove of beauty that conserves fours gems which have been declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO: Siena, with...

  • Arezzo and Val di Chiana

    Surrounded by the Apennine mountains, the province of Arezzo is formed by four valleys: The Casentino, the Valdarno, the Valtiberina...

  • Livorno - Etruscan Coast

    The colours and scents of Tuscany and the lights and tastes of the Mediterranean sea: this is the Etruscan Coast. Etruscan ruins,...

  • Tuscany Spa and Health Resorts

    The Tuscan spas have always been considered among the most important in Italy: they have become famous all over the world, too,...

  • Grosseto - Maremma - Argentario

    Crystal clear waters and wild horses, intimate inlets and "macchia mediterranea", the fragrances and flavours of a land that leaves...

  • Pisa and Cecina Valley

    The Cecina Valley lies in the south of the Province of Pisa and still retains traces of its long and intricate history and traditional...

  • Lucca and Versilia

    The Province of Lucca can be divided in four areas: the Versilia, on the Tyrrhenian sea, the Garfagnana, on the border of Tuscany...

  • Florence and Surroundings

    Florence is "the city of the art" par excellence, because it has been the birthplace of the Renaissance, during the XV-XVI century;...

  • Chianti

    The Chianti district has always been considered the 'heart of Tuscany' and features splendid landscapes packed with vineyards,...

  • Mugello

    Surrounded by oak and chestnut trees and defended by the Appennines, it is pervaded by the typical softness of the Tuscan countryside,...

Some Towns in Tuscany

  • Bibbiena

    It was an important Etruscan town then a Medieval castle whose Torre dei Tarlati and the Porta dei Fabbri still exist. In the...

  • Palazzuolo sul Senio

    Palazzuolo sul Senio is a charming village of the Mugello area, in the heart of the Tusca Romagna. Its name derives from the diminutive...

  • Fosdinovo

    Fosdinovo, set in the valley of the Magra river, was founded during the Early Middle Age when a new road between the coastal area...

  • Lamporecchio

    The first settlement of Lamporecchio, set on the eastern limits of Valdinievole, along the scope of Montalbano, dates back to...

  • Certaldo

    Certaldo was the home of the family of Giovanni Boccaccio; its name derives from the latin word " cerrus altus" or the German...

  • Grosseto

    Main city of the Maremma area, Grosseto is one of the few county boroughs (with Ferrara, Bergamo and Lucca) which has the old...

  • Monsummano Terme

    Monsummano Terme, set in the eastern part of the Valdinievole area, was inabuted both y the Etruscans and by the Romans, The castle...

  • Poppi

    Popi is set on a hill, overlooking the Arno valley, in the Casentino area. According to some, the place name derives from "Pupius",...

  • Sinalunga

    Sinalunga is a beautiful hill settlement of Etruscan origin, located between the Val di chiana and the Ombrone valley. It has...

  • Cinigiano

    At the slopes of the Amiata mont, between the Ombrone Valley and the final stretch of the Val d'Orcia, the town of Cinigiano grew...

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