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Florence Florentine belt Lower Valdarno Mugello and Val di Sieve Museums, Villas and Palaces Piana di Pistoia Province of Florence Province of Lucca Province of Pistoia Province of Prato Versilia

Medici Villas: the villas of the lords of Florence

The Medici Villas are among the most original architectural structures of the Italian Renaissance. These villas were built between the fifteenth and seventeenth century by the lords of Florence, the Medici. The Medici Villas represent a kind of new building for its time, which differed both from the typical farms from the stately castles. The […]

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Cities Prato Province of Prato

Prato: a city full of medieval monuments

Prato with almost two hundred thousand inhabitants is after Florence the most populous city in Tuscany and an important industrial center, especially of the textile industry, in particular yarns, fabrics and machinery. The city is located in a flat area at 61 meters above sea level along the Bisenzio valley and is the capital of […]

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Farmhouses, Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels Province of Arezzo Province of Florence Province of Grosseto Province of Livorno Province of Lucca Province of Massa and Carrara Province of Pisa Province of Pistoia Province of Prato Province of Siena

The farmhouses in Tuscany: in contact with nature

The Agriturismo is a typically Italian hospitality system. Over the years, this tourist reception system has taken on an increasingly tourist and less and less agricultural dimension. By developing facilities that provide the customer with numerous comforts and services such as swimming pools, massages, saunas, riding stables, etc. Tuscany is the Italian region that has […]

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Province of Arezzo Province of Florence Province of Grosseto Province of Livorno Province of Lucca Province of Massa and Carrara Province of Pisa Province of Pistoia Province of Prato Province of Siena Spa

The Spas of Tuscany: the region richest in spas

Tuscany, among the Italian regions, is without doubt the most rich in spas, just to mention some popular locations in the world as Montecatini Terme, Chianciano Terme, Saturnia. This region is in fact rich in deposits of thermal water that make it together with Emilia Romagna and Veneto, the most important Italian region for spas. […]