A few kilometers from Florence, in the Val d’Elsa, there is Certaldo, an interesting town that gave birth to Boccaccio, and its beauty has got the orange flag from the Italian Touring Club. Because of its historical tradition and for its artistic beauty, Certaldo is a town to visit, a tourist destination of great interest also for its location, near to interesting...
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Monteriggioni is without doubt one of the most classical and best known Italian walled towns. It is located in the province of Siena, about halfway between the capital and Colle Val D’Elsa. It can be easily reached with the clearway Firenze-Siena, taking the exit which has the same name. The town was built by the Sienese in the years 1213-1219 on a hillock at...
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Volterra, also known as the Windy City because placed high on the hills that separate the valleys of Cecina and Era, is famous for its crafts: the alabaster, with which beautiful ornaments and decorations are produced. Founded by the Etruscans and developed in the medieval period, its historic center is well preserved and keeps the atmosphere of its greatest opulence,...
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Lucca is a small city of arts of Italy also famous abroad for its walls of the XV-XVII century, making it one of the 4 Italian provincial capitals, with Grosseto and Ferrara and Bergamo, that have an intact Renaissance circle of walls. Also the old town too has remained almost intact in its original form and you can admire numerous medieval churches of great architectural...
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According to an old legend Pisa was founded by some Trojan refugees from the homonymous Greek city of Pisa, once located in the valley of the river Alpheus, in the Peloponnese. This beautiful city of Tuscany is famous worldwide for its Leaning Tower but there’s more in Pisa, in fact, it is dotted with prestigious monuments which are well worth visiting, apart from...
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Florence is considered UNESCO World Heritage Site. Important university centre with several universities. It is universally considered one of the capitals of art, architecture and one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world for its artistic heritage with museums and monuments, such as the Duomo, Santa Croce, the Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza...
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