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Florence
Capital of the Tuscany, Florence has about 375,000 inhabitants. It is crossed by a river, the Arno. It is considered as the cradle of the Renaissance, an important artistic, architectural and cultural movement which grew there in the beginning of the 14th century. Its heritage is strongly marked by its historical buildings, monuments and very […]
Pisa
Pisa is a city of Tuscany with about 90,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of three universities. The river Arno crosses it. Famous for its leaning tower, it has many other things to offer. The most important place of the city is the Place of the Miracles (Piazza dei Miracoli). In the Middle Ages, Pisan […]
San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a small tourist town of about 7,100 inhabitants located in the province of Siena. It is known for its unique medieval architecture, including its towers. His qualities have earned him an inscription in the patrimony of the humanity of Unesco. Originally, the towers were much more numerous. But many were destroyed with […]
Arezzo
City of goldsmithing for centuries, Arezzo was partly rebuilt after the Second World War, its medieval center having been seriously damaged. Before the Roman period, it was one of the largest Etruscan cities, producing art objects, including the Chimera of Arezzo which is now in the archaeological museum of Florence. Independent commune, it became one […]
Volterra
Volterra is a municipality in the province of Pisa of about 11,000 inhabitants. It preserves an important historical center of Etruscan origin (from these ones remains the Gate of the enclosure), with Roman ruins and buildings of the middle ages like the Palace of the Priori in the main square of the same name, or […]
Elba
The island of Elba is about 20 kilometers from the Tuscan coast. It is the third largest of the Italian islands. Elba and the other islands of the archipelago (Capraia, Montecristo, Pianosa, Giglio and Giannutri) form part of the national park of the Tuscan archipelago. The island has about 30,000 inhabitants, much more in season. […]
Prato
Prato is the second largest city in Tuscany with nearly 190,000 inhabitants (2009), behind Florence. It is a very active city, where still lives a little of its textile industry. It has kept medieval monuments such as the typical Palazzo Pretorio and its square, its Duomo, the imperial castle, its fortifications, and many churches … […]
Pistoia
Pistoia is a town of about 90,000 inhabitants in the north of Tuscany, located at the foot of the Appenines mountain. The city was a Roman oppidum, but earlier traces of Ligurian and Etruscan occupation were found. The city had its own bishop in the 5th century under the Byzantines. In 1254, Pistoia being ghibelline, […]
Montepulciano
Montepulciano is in the province of Siena, not far from Pienza, in the south of Tuscany. This small town of nearly 14,000 inhabitants, is medieval and Renaissance style, amidst beautiful hills, at an altitude of 605 meters. The town is known for its gastronomic production, including its wine, the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, which is […]
Pienza
Pienza is a charming village of with more than 2,000 inhabitants, in the province of Siena, and more precisely in the Val d’Orcia. The region is renowned for its gastronomy, including delicatessen. Several trattorias offer local cuisine. In addition, the historic center has a great artistic value and is classified as a World Heritage by […]