Tuscany
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Tuscany may be the world’s only truly organic work of art. The region and all it contains is one enormous museum, both natural and man-made. Here, as in few other places, the beauty of nature and human creation are integrated into a harmonious whole. Read more
Wine Tasting in Tuscany
Many visitors to this region of Italy are interested in only one kind of art: the art of winemaking. Or, more accurately in the tourist’s case, their interest is wine tasting. But whether for art or hedonism, the wineries around Tuscany are the place to enjoy both. Read more
Piazza del Duomo in Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa may be the most famous landmark of this Tuscan city. But, there are many other stellar sights to see in the Piazza del Duomo where the tower is located.
Scattered around lush green lawn lie some of the world’s finest architectural achievements. There’s the famed campanile, of course. But there is also the Duomo or cathedral itself to which the leaning tower is ‘merely’ a bell tower. Read more
Lucca, Tuscany
Once the capital of Tuscany, Lucca is the very picture of what a trip to this region of Italy brings to mind. With green, rolling hills, medieval cathedrals and even a cooking school, visitors will find an entire vacation’s worth of things to see and do here.
The city itself offers walls built during the Renaissance that are over two miles long. Many towns of the era were walled to provide defense during the many wars between Italian city-states. Today, they serve an entirely different purpose, giving Lucca the look of a huge, open castle where every tourist is king or queen. Read more