Italy Safe Holiday, Free Guide for Italy tourism

Florence
Venice Rome Portofino Positano Rome Taormina Tuscany Italy Safe Holiday, Free Guide for Italy tourism


Virtual Tours

Romantic Destinations

Romantic Gifts

Italy Dating Service

Hotels Directory

Free Italian Lessons

Free Italian Recipes

Italian Restaurants

Free Travel Tips

Free Italy WebCams

Servizi per le Aziende: acquista la tua visibilità su

Italy Safe Holiday

Contact Us


Toscana Tuscany

A perfect land, and certainly the most privileged. Every town and city has spendid monuments of art, but Florence stands head and shoulders above all. The visitor has the whole of Italian art at his fingertips from the 13th to the 16th centuries in Florence, Siena, Pistoia, Lucca and Pisa. Artists include Cimabue, Giotto, Piero della Francesca, Simone Martini, Leonardo and Michelangelo. Literature boasts Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. Mountain resorts in summer and winter are Abetone, Vallombrosa and the towns on Monte Amiata. Seaside resorts include Forte dei Marmi, Marina di Pietrasanta, Viareggio, Castiglioncello, Punta Ala, the Argentario with Porto Santo Stefano, the Isle of Elba, the Isle of Giglio, and Giannutri. The most importants spas are at Montecatini and Chianciano. The folk festivals are the Siena Palio, the Jousting tournament (Giostra del Saracino) at Arezzo and the Gioco del Ponte in Pisa. For handicrafts: ceramics, wrought iron, leather goods, and raffia work. The typical dishes include the T-bone steak (alla Fiorentina), while Chianti and Elbani wines are known the world over.

 

Tuscany (Toscana) is a region located in the centre of Italy. The territory of this region is mostly characterized by hills and it confines with two seas, the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea. The region of Tuscany is 22.997 Km² long, there are 3.516.000 inhabitants with a living density of 153 per. per Km².
The province capital cities are: Arezzo , Carrara , Grosseto , Livorno , Lucca , Massa , Pisa , Pistoia , Prato , Siena. Other towns in Tuscany are: Viareggio , Scandicci , Sesto Fiorentino , Empoli , Capannori , Cascina , Campi Bisenzio , Piombino , Rosignano Marittimo , San Giuliano Terme , Camaiore , Poggibonsi , Cecina , San Miniato , Pontedera and Bagno a Ripoli.
There are also many islands in the territory of Tuscany the largest being the Elba island, which is an important tourist resort. The capital city of the region is Florence, famous for its history and artistic beauties which attract visitors from all over the world.

Tourism in Tuscany:
The territory of Tuscany is various, going from the sea to hills and mountains, offering many possibilities to those tourists who visit its artistic cities, islands and beaches. Tuscany's main tourist resorts offer Hotels of every category (from one-two-stars to five stars) which provide a great hospitality for every need; the farm holiday resorts are the main income of this region, they are located throughout the whole territory and are situated along the Maremma coast and on the hills - the ones in the Siena, Chianti and Florence areas being the most famous.
The assortment of this region's hospitality is completed by beautiful residential homes and tourist villages right for both families' and youngster's holidays. The main tourist resorts located on the coast of Tuscany and on its islands are: Capraia, Castiglione della Pescaia, Capalbio, Cecina, Follonica, Forte dei Marmi, Giannutri, Gorgona, Montecristo, Pianosa, Il Giglio, Isola d'Elba, Lido di Camaiore, Marina di Massa, Marina di Pietrasanta, Marina di Grosseto, Orbetello, Piombino, Viareggio. The Tuscany region confines with the following regions: Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Marche, l'Umbria and Lazio. The provinces of Tuscany are: Arezzo - Firenze - Grosseto - Livorno - Lucca - Massa - Pisa - Pistoia - Prato - Siena.

SEND US YOUR EXPERIENCES OF TRIP

THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS TO BE RECOMMENDED AND THOSE NEGATIVE PROMOTE YOUR CITY POINT OUT US THE THINGS TO SEE
THE PLACES WHERE TO GO TO EAT WITHOUT TAKING CHEATS WHICH ARE THE 10 MONUMENTS ABSOLUTELY TO SEE IN ITALY FOR YOU?
 

Italy Links

Emergency Numbers

Recommend us

Monuments Top List

Italian Dream Cars

Italian Music

Weather in Italy

Reserve Your Trip

Typical Products

Send a virtual postcard

Service for Your Business: buy Your visibility on

Italy Safe Holiday

Contact Us

Home Free Italy Virtual Tours Romantic Italy Destinations Free Italy Dating Service Italian Romantic Gifts Free Hotels Directory Free Italian Lesson Free Italian Recipes Italian Restaurants Free Travel Tips Free Italy WebCams Italy Links Contact Italy Safe Holiday Emergency Numbers Recommend us Monuments top list What you absolutely have to taste if you come in italy Send a virtual postcard from Italy Dream Cars Italian Music The famous typical products in the World The Weather in Italy Reserve Your trip in Italy