Tuscany, Italy

At a glance · 5 reasons to go

Why Tuscany, Italy.

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   Florence is the Renaissance in one walkable city — the Uffizi (Botticelli’s Birth of Venus), Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia, and Brunelleschi’s dome over the Duomo.

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   The Chianti countryside between Florence and Siena is the Tuscany of imagination — cypress avenues, stone farmhouses, and vineyards producing Sangiovese and Brunello di Montalcino.

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   Siena’s shell-shaped Piazza del Campo hosts the Palio bareback horse race twice each summer; San Gimignano’s medieval towers and the spa town of Saturnia round out the hill-town circuit.

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   Agriturismi — working farm stays — are the signature accommodation: olive oil, wine, and home cooking among the vines, ideally with a pool overlooking the valley.

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   Pisa’s Leaning Tower and the marble of Carrara lie to the west; a rental car is essential to reach the back roads where the real Tuscany lives.

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