Tuscany ( Toscana ). A voyage to Tuscany, Italy, Europe - Florence, Pisa, Siena, Pistoia, Fiesole...

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Its fabled rolling landscape has long been considered the embodiment of rural chic, a favourite of holidaying PMs and retired advertising executives, while its cities harbour a significant slice of the world’s Renaissance art. <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360059">Florence</a>, in itself, boasts more world-class art than many countries. Some people never venture beyond the region’s crowded capital, but with some of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359845">Italy</a>’s most striking Gothic architecture (<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360053">Siena</a>), the Leaning Tower of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360065">Pisa</a> and the walls of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360064">Lucca</a> all an easy trip away, to do so would be a waste. Stupendous art, soul-aching countryside, stirring wine and lip-smacking cuisine is what this enviable region, from where the Renaissance rippled out across <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a>, is all about.<br />From the Etruscan marvels at <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360058">Fiesole</a> to the della Francesca’s of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360056">Arezzo</a>, from the towers of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360052">San Gimignano</a> to markets of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360066">Pistoia</a>, there are delights for even the most jaded Grand Tourers. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDlqDAhMSt8tAGiAqwaa3aZkksJdrZUdlZCvPErLKpPiViJ4JlMTFQixyWvh3wkhwWEDuvGLEKULOYAkTIICopvO2xPEjEEIymrM2C9ilJwoHoLZR-YsCfOU-6TFoX_kBQ9tlgnQCTvg/s1600/tuscany.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDlqDAhMSt8tAGiAqwaa3aZkksJdrZUdlZCvPErLKpPiViJ4JlMTFQixyWvh3wkhwWEDuvGLEKULOYAkTIICopvO2xPEjEEIymrM2C9ilJwoHoLZR-YsCfOU-6TFoX_kBQ9tlgnQCTvg/s320/tuscany.jpg" width="320" /></a>Tuscany in English, Toscana in Italian, it specialises in being the best. It was in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360059">Florence</a>, the region’s leading lady, that Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and a bunch of other brilliant 14th- to 16th-century Tuscan masters carved out art history. Brunelleschi’s dome did wonders to the course of architecture, while Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio penned parchments to plant the seeds for a unified Italian language. Be it <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360065">Pisa</a>’s famous Leaning Tower, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360053">Siena</a>’s heart-stopping horse race or <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360059">Florence</a>’s David and <i>bistecca all fiorentina</i> steak, Tuscany is iconic in what it says about <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359845">Italy</a>. But there’s far more to this tourist-packed land of world- famous art and architecture. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MzOA859l07Q/Tyb1RpAQGmI/AAAAAAAABVg/lYXW5QKeRoA/s1600/tuscany+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Take two steps back from centre stage and a kaleidoscope of slow-paced hill-top towns to lunch in, vineyards and olive groves to taste wine in, and fresh green Alpine pastures to amble oh-so-slowly over looms large. Be it savouring ancient Etruscan sites around Saturnia and Sovana (where’s that?), submitting to a wine-fuelled medieval reverie at <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360056">Arezzo</a>’s Giostra del Saracino (what’s that?) or island-hopping off the southern coast, you don’t need to jostle with the crowds to discover the best of the best.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><a class="pin toggleMap open" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/tuscany#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="closeMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IzlJAiWaY0M/Tyb1MV4u-FI/AAAAAAAABVI/i2E_tcypPZA/s1600/tuscany+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IzlJAiWaY0M/Tyb1MV4u-FI/AAAAAAAABVI/i2E_tcypPZA/s400/tuscany+7.jpg" width="400" /></a><b>More about Tuscany </b><br /><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><ul><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/tuscany/places">Places in Tuscany <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/tuscany/transport/getting-there-away">Getting there & around <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/tuscany/practical-information/money-costs">Practical information <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/tuscany/travel-tips-and-articles">Tips & articles <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=1879">Hotels</a></li></ul></div><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading"> Make it happen</h3><ul><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/shopSearch?q=tuscany%5E2+or+Italy">Shop for travel guides</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=1879">Search hotels</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/flights.do">Cheap flights</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/insurance.do">Travel insurance</a></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2qyEWLe15q_1Rc_qMvBGEc75qOPPzQzuWZMe_85iPGGn-0pWgo9v2CkK1HmKwz-s91JlZkYfQPM7akf2OaGvpq4cmxnmAn4mh4LY7Nhyshp5RiUgJl0kevt5tOzBs0Y-WrXmuYrK__hp/s1600/Tuscany.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2qyEWLe15q_1Rc_qMvBGEc75qOPPzQzuWZMe_85iPGGn-0pWgo9v2CkK1HmKwz-s91JlZkYfQPM7akf2OaGvpq4cmxnmAn4mh4LY7Nhyshp5RiUgJl0kevt5tOzBs0Y-WrXmuYrK__hp/s640/Tuscany.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_yqS6DMHBgc/Tyb1QOnUH4I/AAAAAAAABVY/hMoNSD5Atf4/s1600/tuscany+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_yqS6DMHBgc/Tyb1QOnUH4I/AAAAAAAABVY/hMoNSD5Atf4/s640/tuscany+4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SkZDItN7NaM/Tyb1krHYrSI/AAAAAAAABV4/JvHiAvsyjME/s1600/tuscany+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SkZDItN7NaM/Tyb1krHYrSI/AAAAAAAABV4/JvHiAvsyjME/s640/tuscany+1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9AyXvxMpHOWNHE4p0teRdoQ2pPN6SeDsYANULXLmqUvQlgesBchak-IkFKkESc2tn3_dA2TUF0ELg_11SH1bTYvBr45MD_NekgfEWdpSjSqOOQxctNog9dguqNupUBJGejtrbDFE0Y_Y/s1600/Florence+52+Italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9AyXvxMpHOWNHE4p0teRdoQ2pPN6SeDsYANULXLmqUvQlgesBchak-IkFKkESc2tn3_dA2TUF0ELg_11SH1bTYvBr45MD_NekgfEWdpSjSqOOQxctNog9dguqNupUBJGejtrbDFE0Y_Y/s640/Florence+52+Italy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2qyEWLe15q_1Rc_qMvBGEc75qOPPzQzuWZMe_85iPGGn-0pWgo9v2CkK1HmKwz-s91JlZkYfQPM7akf2OaGvpq4cmxnmAn4mh4LY7Nhyshp5RiUgJl0kevt5tOzBs0Y-WrXmuYrK__hp/s1600/Tuscany.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_yqS6DMHBgc/Tyb1QOnUH4I/AAAAAAAABVY/hMoNSD5Atf4/s1600/tuscany+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SkZDItN7NaM/Tyb1krHYrSI/AAAAAAAABV4/JvHiAvsyjME/s1600/tuscany+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><ul></ul><ul></ul></div><h3> </h3></div>

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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9Aj1Ec8ynj3vUkDbsHpOHmExscvSgOv1B4UtBo2fSosWYv2izwSFFBIcQng4wGrzSB40ogkQX4LBraOX_8hD266skW2usgSwsikskI8pEBZsclihI9eVHOd9n-OKiSFCcmgUf06SpLBM/s320/Florence+Italy+85.jpg" width="264" /></a>So many lookers in such a good-looking city! Naked like Michelangelo’s David or rugged up in the latest winter fashion by their own world-class designers, Florentines and their city never fail to impress. Already in need of oxygen after admiring their art, visitors are mesmerised by the vision of locals at aperitivo time, effortlessly strutting, flirting and evidently enjoying life. At times it seems nothing much has changed since the days of the Medici. Of course much <i>has</i> changed. Florence’s short-lived stint as capital of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359845">Italy</a> in 1865 was like a shot of adrenaline. The city bulldozed, constructed, rearranged avenues, wiped out whole quarters and tore down the medieval walls. And so the scene was set for the modern regional capital of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360048">Tuscany</a>.  Along the broad <i>viali</i> (avenues) that encircle old Florence a confusion of endless traffic tears around in chaotic style. Horns honk and brakes squeal as Florentines dart in and out of lanes in search of a break in the traffic. Ignorant of fear, <i>m</i><i>otorini</i> (moped) riders dash in and around larger vehicles, as if protected by some divine force.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwDUm1wB4Zf8DAHCzdjGvLY-hwFEqcBGUsbRDqBKtq8so3hGXcwRai2HDQlcpBA_qlhz5yU0uwGs82GprVdhQCNG9Ak5G3F1dq3aRZ1jf_eOBEx1_64ljk7CUrYhPWBJkftAu04jvmZt9/s1600/Florence+Italy+96.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwDUm1wB4Zf8DAHCzdjGvLY-hwFEqcBGUsbRDqBKtq8so3hGXcwRai2HDQlcpBA_qlhz5yU0uwGs82GprVdhQCNG9Ak5G3F1dq3aRZ1jf_eOBEx1_64ljk7CUrYhPWBJkftAu04jvmZt9/s320/Florence+Italy+96.jpg" width="320" /></a>The jewel of Renaissance <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359845">Italy</a> remains essentially what it was – a busy business centre. Even before the Renaissance was over, the wily Florentines had to concede that their town was on the wane, increasingly ignored on the European stage. But they never forgot their proud heritage and it was rediscovered in earnest by the rest of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a> from the late 18th century. Curious and admiring travellers, particularly the English, descended on the city as part of their Grand Tour.  <br />Ever canny with currency (after all, Florentines invented the florin, one of the most successful currencies in history), the locals knew how to cash in, as they still do, with utter aplomb.You can easily explore <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360048">Tuscany</a> using Florence as a base: enjoy the medieval splendours of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360053">Siena</a>, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360065">Pisa</a>, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360064">Lucca</a> and <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360052">San Gimignano</a>, and wander the undulating Chianti countryside.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqr4uThgvWCBM0WZTosd6QuiZIhOvfEU8nDjzs_KWUFjdK2aILGSlEtTnj73v4rDfrFaKjCHSCBQWP2FYJg1STtPcXD_QiLg5Qc4zldpwktKfKV1hMmeaAqRBDSMMsmFS3ncs_Hd-Wfef/s1600/Florence+Italy+87.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqr4uThgvWCBM0WZTosd6QuiZIhOvfEU8nDjzs_KWUFjdK2aILGSlEtTnj73v4rDfrFaKjCHSCBQWP2FYJg1STtPcXD_QiLg5Qc4zldpwktKfKV1hMmeaAqRBDSMMsmFS3ncs_Hd-Wfef/s320/Florence+Italy+87.jpg" width="320" /></a>So many lookers in such a good-looking city! Naked like Michelangelo’s David or rugged up in the latest winter fashion by their own world-class designers, Florentines and their city never fail to impress. Already in need of oxygen after admiring their art, visitors are mesmerised by the vision of locals at aperitivo time, effortlessly strutting, flirting and evidently enjoying life. At times it seems nothing much has changed since the days of the Medici.<br /><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuInContent"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuInContent"></div></div></div>Of course much <i>has</i> changed. Florence’s short-lived stint as capital of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359845">Italy</a> in 1865 was like a shot of adrenaline. The city bulldozed, constructed, rearranged avenues, wiped out whole quarters and tore down the medieval walls. And so the scene was set for the modern regional capital of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360048">Tuscany</a>. Along the broad <i>viali</i> (avenues) that encircle old Florence a confusion of endless traffic tears around in chaotic style. Horns honk and brakes squeal as Florentines dart in and out of lanes in search of a break in the traffic. Ignorant of fear, <i>m</i><i>otorini</i> (moped) riders dash in and around larger vehicles, as if protected by some divine force.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQPj4bWGTkNMaNcDYvFoTEhdb6idFd-fYRia_UPwgRgCjQGj1cMwYc54NVtBaa7x9RL0vr3Brg743xx0kqeczCnUUlhwYpvWp3kzP5ZOCMq07iYQjGZ-w8D87KgdOsxltNLJVurePjP67/s1600/Florence+Italy+94.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQPj4bWGTkNMaNcDYvFoTEhdb6idFd-fYRia_UPwgRgCjQGj1cMwYc54NVtBaa7x9RL0vr3Brg743xx0kqeczCnUUlhwYpvWp3kzP5ZOCMq07iYQjGZ-w8D87KgdOsxltNLJVurePjP67/s320/Florence+Italy+94.jpg" width="320" /></a>The jewel of Renaissance <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359845">Italy</a> remains essentially what it was – a busy business centre. Even before the Renaissance was over, the wily Florentines had to concede that their town was on the wane, increasingly ignored on the European stage. But they never forgot their proud heritage and it was rediscovered in earnest by the rest of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a> from the late 18th century. Curious and admiring travellers, particularly the English, descended on the city as part of their Grand Tour. Ever canny with currency (after all, Florentines invented the florin, one of the most successful currencies in history), the locals knew how to cash in, as they still do, with utter aplomb.<br />The fortunate few get their first glimpse of Florence from the south. The road from rival <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360053">Siena</a> leads you to the heights backing the south bank of the Arno. Suddenly, through the trees, the glories of Florence burst into view – Giotto’s Campanile (bell tower), Brunelleschi’s dome, the Basilica di Santa Croce. Only the hardest of hearts can remain unaffected.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY61oqPnhh_YtgVz1fRsKlVgNFff7T4TG9YYaIpBeNwmtYz34qzKgles809UJrKx-ZH4ogh1mSqfADaP4m6jzygGaZJxDAKnTey3iVcCHz_8J5RD9eQLpPD-Vq1nzE6iLbfifQa5SgCG1x/s1600/Florence+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY61oqPnhh_YtgVz1fRsKlVgNFff7T4TG9YYaIpBeNwmtYz34qzKgles809UJrKx-ZH4ogh1mSqfADaP4m6jzygGaZJxDAKnTey3iVcCHz_8J5RD9eQLpPD-Vq1nzE6iLbfifQa5SgCG1x/s320/Florence+15.jpg" width="320" /></a>The memory of the Medici, who for centuries commanded the city’s fortunes and were, as generous patrons, instrumental in unleashing the Renaissance, lives on. To this day the family crest of six balls adorns many public buildings. The city’s artists and sculptors, supported by the Medici and other powerful families, regaled the city with their finest creations. Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, Giotto, the Lippis, Masaccio, Botticelli, Pontormo and a host of others left their mark, and formidable galleries such as the Uffizi, Pitti and Accademia today house many of their works.<br />Medieval and Renaissance Florence was a financial powerhouse but it was never a romantic place. Its great families built fine mansions and lavished money on churches, public buildings and the arts, but not out of a love of beauty. To <i>display</i> greatness was to be great. The majesty of the Romanesque Baptistery, the Gothic Duomo and Renaissance basilicas was an advertisement as much of the power and wealth of Florence’s leading families as of the city’s artistic prowess. The families have gone, but the advertisements live on!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxk5hAQjN05pm3wT_yi8WD4BJShrnJZ1UM8aIe4Sv6SO6ZKuk46hcJIAseCts7w3DF9OEKmUqM23LjcGbyvYh2yzYNuGiS0HwyBuwJYWyHz2giGkTlTbh3uWlj6PCzULnL9vAnliWIVvk/s1600/Florence+Italy+99.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxk5hAQjN05pm3wT_yi8WD4BJShrnJZ1UM8aIe4Sv6SO6ZKuk46hcJIAseCts7w3DF9OEKmUqM23LjcGbyvYh2yzYNuGiS0HwyBuwJYWyHz2giGkTlTbh3uWlj6PCzULnL9vAnliWIVvk/s320/Florence+Italy+99.jpg" width="320" /></a>Florentines are born into a world of extraordinary timeless beauty, so it is hardly surprising that they cultivate their appearance, and do it so effortlessly. Home to the likes of Gucci and Ferragamo, Florence means one thing: style, both past and present. Phalanxes of stylish boutiques line up alongside the galleries and <i>palazzi</i>.<br />When the shops close, it’s time to eat. Sit down to a simple Tuscan meal of tomato stew followed by prime steak in a family-run trattoria or splash out on one of the city’s classic gourmet restaurants or stylish designer eateries. Florence is known for its top-grade Chiantis, but you should make the acquaintance of other exquisite tipples too: <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360050">Montalcino</a>’s Brunello, the Vino Nobile di <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360051">Montepulciano</a> and the more daring Super Tuscans.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxjG8NCfKp8x3Wx8cm8lT-Q2DXkmldhsa6_tKOrzD6ie61_c9agHujhEkCQXTtcZycDCulZoff0PbxH59rtcVtVa-P382mlrk9cfSJw1kCwZwBr0tCob5apkI1YpwwzKDo_6cJmoGks6z/s1600/Florence+Italy+85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxjG8NCfKp8x3Wx8cm8lT-Q2DXkmldhsa6_tKOrzD6ie61_c9agHujhEkCQXTtcZycDCulZoff0PbxH59rtcVtVa-P382mlrk9cfSJw1kCwZwBr0tCob5apkI1YpwwzKDo_6cJmoGks6z/s320/Florence+Italy+85.jpg" width="320" /></a>You can easily explore <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360048">Tuscany</a> using Florence as a base: enjoy the medieval splendours of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360053">Siena</a>, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360065">Pisa</a>, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360064">Lucca</a> and <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360052">San Gimignano</a>, and wander the undulating Chianti countryside.<a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/florence#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><b>Ready to go?</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNrtOMDOY7ubuH_NHAhGR5jhw262kC-KamgC8u0nVO9p8rQu3GwpJp2DNfHesdE5WZMAzIlqLKYV4i9o5BArp512vE6zFLMQh99JaCIceS_fIQAHhGguyyNzmb94I0mzRlyNGCZQQ9yYC/s1600/Florence+Italy+83.jpg" style="clear: right; 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Florence ( Firenze ). A voyage to Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe.

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