Things to do in Tuscany Italy

This great region, including the mountains and sea, has a thousand faces, colors, scents and flavors. The extraordinary variety of the landscape, the traditions and superb artistic and cultural patrimony make Tuscany the emblem and the synthesis of Italy. From the rocky peaks of the Apuanas Alps to the snow-covered peaks of the Apennines, from the gentle rolling green hills of the countryside to the glorious white beaches and summer resorts, Tuscany embodies genius, culture and art.

In the heart of Tuscany lies the ancient city of Florence. Florence, like no other European city, epitomizes the spirit of the Renaissance. From the 14th to 16th centuries, what was considered “cutting edge” in the arts, science and architecture found its greatest expression here. The artists Giotto, Brunelleschi, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli, the political philosopher Machiavelli, the scientist Galileo and the writers Dante and Petrarch made Florence, at one time or another, home.