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Tuscany is
one of the most popular places to visit in a country that is itself one of
the most popular tourist destinations in the world. The first-time visitor
to the lands of Tuscany can not but be amazed by the natural symbiosis
between landscape and culture, history and the expressive means of
architecture and town-planning, the urban and rural dimension, and its
patrimony of art, architecture, monuments and museums. There are several
reasons to visit Tuscany: some of the most important ones are visiting
beautiful cities like Florence, Siena, Arezzo, Lucca, Pisa or charming town
as San Gimignano, Volterra, Cortona, Montepulciano etc., eating Tuscan food
and tasting the excellent local wines. Most of the important traditional
wine producers are located along the axis formed by Florence and Siena. The
most famous region is Chianti along with neighboring Montalcino and
Montepulciano. Besides there are many other things you can do, for example,
cycling, trekking, golf or go to a health spa. The Tuscany inland is
characterized by hills, cultivated fields, farms, parish churches, castles,
medieval hamlets. Tuscan mountains: in the Apuan Alps you will ascend into
marble cathedrals, but you will also discover the kingdom of Lunigiana, full
of enchanted caves and castles. The dazzling white of the quarries on one
side and the wild, green valley of Garfagnana on the other. Go to the
Casentino forests to discover their monasteries and hermitages along the way
where nature is not the only thing to discover. You can be overcome by the
triangular heights of Monte Amiata, so lonely, but at the same time full of
roe and fallow deer, by mountains embraced in the world&s most famous
vineyards or by the wooded Abetone which transforms into pistes for ski
lovers in the winter. There are miles and miles of pathways for trekking,
mountain biking, skiing, but also for absolute rest. From southern Tuscany
you can also easily visit Umbria, a region that has gained a name for being
the green heart of Italy. Tourism is growing because of the unfamiliar
harmony between nature & historic centres (the landscape is dotted with many
picturesque medieval villages). Main places to visit: Perugia, Orvieto,
Spoleto, Assisi, Todi, Gubbio but there are also many charming little towns
and villages.The climate in Tuscany is very mild. The most beautiful season
is May, September and October. So the main season to travel in Tuscany is
spring, summer and autumn, especially because the landscape at that time of
the year is very beautiful. |
