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  • Resort Tenuta Poggio al Casone Tuscany

    Poggio al Casone is a charming resort located in a private wine farm surrounded by 40 hectares of organic vineyards. An ancient villa and two independent cottages have been meticulously renovated offering now self-catering apartments available for holidays....

  • Hotel Savoy Florence

    Just steps away from the main Florence fashion houses, the Hotel Savoy is the ideal base from which to visit the key attractions of this beautiful and historic city. Styled by Olga Polizzi, the hotel's elegant décor is contemporary Italian in style with...

  • Villa Armena Relais

    Villa Armena Relais is a luxury resort located in the very heart of the Crete Senesi area, between suggestive landscapes of rare beauty and the unique atmosphere of the Tuscan countryside. It is born from a careful and meticulous restoration of an old...

  • Hotel Boccaccio Florence

    Florence: a city whose name evokes an atmosphere formed of unique landscapes and monuments, of famous names in literature and art who have been responsible for conceiving and providing awareness of the Italian culture. Right here, in the heart of this...

  • Relais San Bruno Tuscany

    Just outside the picturesque town of Montepulciano, nestled in the lush Tuscan countryside, the Relais San Bruno is a beautiful boutique hotel created after a careful restoration of an ancient rural residence. It is the perfect place for spending relaxing...

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Tuscany inevitably brings us back to such imporant names as Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Giotto, Masaccio, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Piero della Francesca, Botticelli...who made Florence and all Tuscany the cradle of Humanism and Renaissance. Florence is rich in architectural monuments and museums (the Uffizi Gallery, Palatine Gallery, Bargello Museum, Palazzo Pitti). Its historic center was declared by UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. But Tuscany is not just Florence. Siena, with Piazza del Campo and its famous Palio; in the province of Siena (worldwide famous for its wine, Chianti and Brunello) we have to mention Montepulciano and Pienza, extraordinary gems of Renaissance art, as well as San Gimignano, with its towers and turreted houses. Pisa, with its famous leaning tower; Carrara, with its Duomo covered by precious marble; Lucca, Pistoia, Arezzo, Grosseto, Livorno and Prato, rich in valuable monuments.

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