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Medieval hill top towns of Val d'Orcia

Seemingly unending lines of grapevines, gently rolling hills, and beautifully conserved medieval hill towns. This is the landscape which greets visitors to Tuscany's Val d'Orcia, a valley traversed by both the river Orcia and the Via Cassia, the ancient Roman road which linked the capital with Northern Italy and was later to become the Via Francigena. Our journey commences in Montalcino, a name no doubt familiar to lovers of Italian...

Tuscan art cities

Tuscany is a constellation of art cities, ancient cities which rise up proudly above the region's vine and olive carpeted countryside. Tuscany is an exceptionally fertile and prosperous land, inhabited since the times of the Etruscans, as has been substantiated by findings in Comeana and Artimino, near the city of Prato. Since medieval times, Prato has been famous for its textile industry. The history of the city's cloth trade is...

Florence and the treasures of Chianti

Florence: a treasure chest brimming with artistic masterpieces. Symbol of the Tuscan capital and the spiritual heart of the city, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore with its majestic dome designed by Brunelleschi dominates the historic center. Next to the cathedral there is the bell tower, realised by the great 14th century painter Giotto, and considered by many to be the most beautiful "campanile" in the whole of...

The sea and hills of Versilia

Our tour of Versilia commences in Viareggio, one of the most elegant town's on the Tuscan coast, famous for its baths, villas and Grand Hotels, all of which built in sophisticated Liberty style. Despite being blessed with wonderful sandy beaches and shady pine woods, Viareggio is actually best known for the Carnival which, since 1873, has been held here each year. Whilst in Viareggio, we take time to visit the Torre Matilde, defence...

The Crete Senesi

Long avenues of cypress trees, centuries old olive groves, and great expanses of vines which cover the hills and valleys with a soft carpet of intense color. We are in the heart of Tuscany, in the midst of a marvellous landscape where the historic city of Siena rises up supreme. Built on three hills, the Cathedral and Santa Maria dominate the cityscape. The things to see are many, but it is the Piazza del Campo, the immense square...

Maremma and the Etruscans

This itinerary takes you through two very different territories within the Maremma, the Tuscan littoral south of Grosseto - the finest untouched coastline in Italy - and the unique Tufo area in the hills - an extraordinary mix of archaeological, medieval and natural beauty. The coastal area once contained vast expanses of marshland, the breeding ground of malarial mosquito and was scarcely inhabited until draining of the marshes...

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Medieval hill top towns of Val d'Orcia

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Florence and the treasures of Chianti

The sea and hills of Versilia

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