Preserved landscapes, medieval villages, Renaissance gems… This region concentrates the best of Italy for lovers of history, art, and local produce. Here is a selection.
A rolling landscape made ever-changing by the shifting shadows of clouds, slopes harmoniously planted with vines or olive trees, and cypresses framing ancestral homes like sentinels… this is the postcard image that comes to mind when Tuscany is mentioned. Its winding roads invite you to travel at a leisurely pace, the pace of agritourism, discovering this land blessed by the gods, where Chianti, the nectars of Bolgheri, Vino Nobile of Montepulciano, Brunello di Montalcino, and Vernaccia of San Gimignano flow.
Wines, some of which are ranked among the best in the world. This will offer the opportunity to step back in time to the Middle Ages, stopping in a village that can be seen from afar. "Ever higher!" could have been the motto of its noble families, who built 72 tower houses climbing up to 50 meters. Fourteen remain, symbols of their wealth and power.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, meanwhile, still defies the laws of gravity. Built starting in 1173, it began to lean from its very first floors due to a waterlogged subsoil. Now stabilized at an estimated five-degree tilt, climbing its 251 steps is an unforgettable experience!
Another experience awaits travelers visiting Siena in the summer: the Palio, a horse race held in the Piazza del Campo, which can be enjoyed while savoring a specialty traditionally prepared for Christmas: tender almond biscuits called ricciarelli. Let's leave the cobbled streets of this superbly preserved medieval city for the jewel of the province, Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance.
It is impossible to summarize in a few lines this Medici city, which alone warrants a long stay. From Brunelleschi to Fra Angelico, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo, the list of artists who have contributed to its renown, and whose works are enshrined in the pantheon of art history, is endless. The expression "open-air museum" takes on its full meaning here.
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