Pleasant village, but without any particular charm, Chiusi has enough to fascinate because it was an important Etruscan city. Several necropolis have been found in its surroundings. Its museum, the Museo Nazionale Etrusco, exhibits the finds made there. Its Romanesque cathedral has ancient columns. The murals were made by Viligiardi. Map Into the same category
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Chianti region
The Chianti region is located in the south of Florence. It is mainly an area known for its wine production. You can discover it by several wine routes, passing through its castles and natural sites. It is a small mountain range of 20 km wide surrounded by hills, straddling the provinces of Florence, Siena and […]
Monteriggioni
The small medieval fortified town of Monterrigioni has a castle surrounded by an enclosure with 14 towers. Situated near Siena, in the Middle Ages it used it as a fortress on the road to Florence, to protect itself from this one. The castle was built at the beginning of the 13th century and has known […]
The Palio of Siena
The Palio of Siena is a famous equestrian race which opposes the different districts of the city (called the contrade) since the middle ages. In the past, many Italian municipalities organized such horse competitions. The race takes place in the center of Siena, around Piazza del Campo, and is held twice a year, on 2 […]
Montecchio Vesponi
Montecchio Vesponi is a small village in the province of Arezzo. Its castle overlooks a hill overlooking the Val di Chiana. Its appearance is severe, with its tower 30 meters high. The walls have eight turrets, for a length of 263 meters, with a dungeon. On the walls are the traces of the houses of […]
Piazza dei Miracoli
The square Piazza dei Miracoli of Pisa, now called Piazza Duomo, is listed as a World Heritage by Unesco. Earth was brought back from the Holy Land into the Middle Ages by pisan sailors. Which gave the place its sacred character, the earth being supposed to have been trodden by Christ. The cathedral (duomo), the […]
Cinque Terre
This coastal area, north of Massa Carrara, is commonly known as the Cinque Terre, which means the Five Lands. It is located in Liguria, but very close to Tuscany, which makes it a destination of choice during a stay in Tuscany. Its appeal is due to the picturesque charm of the typical villages perched on […]
Castiglion Fiorentino
Castiglion Fiorentino is a small town of Tuscany, situated on a hill between Cortona and Arezzo, which has about 13,500 inhabitants. The region of Castiglione was already occupied in prehistory and developed in the Etruscan era as early as the 6th century BC as a crossroads between the two cities of Arezzo and Cortona. The […]
Pisa tower
The famous Tower of Pisa is located on the Piazza dei Miracoli (or Piazza Duomo). It is 56 meters high. The beginnings of its construction date back to the 12th century, but it continued until the 14th century. It is actually the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa. At the end of its construction, the […]
Short history of Siena
Although it seems that the Etruscans had occupied the territory of Siena, its foundation dates from the time of the emperor Augustus where a Roman colony was established under the name of Siena Julia. The earliest document mentioning the city dates back to 70 AD in the Book IV of the Historiae of Tacitus. He […]
Sovana
Sovana is a very charming little village, with its church, its duomo and its long main street. Nearby is the village of Pitigiano and also the fascinating Etruscan archeological park, including paths carved into the mountain and numerous necropolises. Archeological park of Sovana Near the small village of Sovana, a vast Etruscan archaeological park can […]