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Cities Not to Miss Near Florence Florence

11 Reviews Siena is a well preserved Medieval town located 30 miles south of Florence. It is set on three hills. One of the main area in this town is piazza del Campo; a large scallop shaped square. It is...

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Campo dei Miracoli Pisa

46 Reviews The most obvious of miracles here is that the leaning tower of Pisa is still leaning and has not yet fallen over of course. The Campo dei Miracoli comprises a set of buildings, the most impressive of...

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How to avoid waiting in lines Florence

10 Reviews Would you like to see the David without any crowds? Would you want to visit the David and uffzi in 3 hours? We did it. It was one of the magical and surreal sights. Turning right and viewing the...

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The Tower Pisa

41 Reviews Okay so while I am not the biggest tourist fan, there ARE places in the world where you go and follow all the tourists to see special things, such as THE Leaning Tower of Pisa. Not often am I...

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Where to find Great Views Florence

44 Reviews Situated on the hilly patches of Tuscany and bisected by the polluted-but-pretty Arno River, there is no denying that Florence is heart-achingly scenic and romantic. One of the greatest (and cheapest)...

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Arno river Pisa

11 Reviews Have spoken with several friends who took guided tours around Italy and of course they all come to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa, who wouldn't. But all of them said that after they had seen the tower...

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Where to find Great Works of Art Florence

74 Reviews Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) is a Florentine painter that experienced an upheaval mid-career. Early on, he was under the patronage of Lorenzo d’Medici and created such fabulous paintings as Birth of...

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Walking around Pisa

18 Reviews Pisa is a city in Tuscany on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower (the bell tower of the city's cathedral,...

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Where to find Great Shopping Florence

17 Reviews One thing I love about shopping in italy is that all the stuff they sell exudes a certain style and quality. This is esspecially true with regards to leather goods and clothing. We all know the...

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Events Pisa

6 Reviews See the candlelit city. During a festival, the people of Pisa line the streets and church with candles. They turn off all the light of the city and just let it be lit all by candles. (picture from...

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Where to find Great Architecture Florence

62 Reviews Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) was a genius when it came to architecture and engineering. The triumph of his career can be seen from all over Florence and the surrounding areas: the dome of the...

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The Baptistery Pisa

11 Reviews The Campo dei Miracoli is made up of several impressive structures, the most well known of course is the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but also present is the Duomo (cathedral) and the Babtistery. Of the...

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In General... Florence

46 Reviews Florence or Firenze is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. Florence is famous for its history. A centre of medieval European trade and finance and one...

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Excursions Pisa

4 Reviews Visit San Gimignano,A beautiful old hill village with narrow streets and a beautiful piazza with a well in the middle, looked like a film set, but do go ethere late in the day after 4.00 when all the...

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Where to Stay Florence

7 Reviews The Relais il Canpanile is a fantastic hotel in Florence. It has a perfect location - one block from the Duomo and two blocks from the Accademia. Sarah , the owner is very friendly and helpful. The...

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Where to find Internet Access Florence

4 Reviews if you bring your laptop tod Florence, there are plenty of places to access to access free wi-fi remember to take your ID with you, to sign up. Moyo: (santa croce) - Via dei Benci popular cafe bar...

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Don't Forget... Florence

12 Reviews Just down the street from the Duomo you will find the Florence Flea Market, a series of small stalls linning both sides of the street for quite a distance. You can find things like touristy things as...

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Street Performers...or Beggars? Florence

7 Reviews I love all of Florence because after taking my History of Western Art course where we started with Florence.... Well, I fell in love with the city. When I actually had the chance to visit it, I...

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People Watching Florence

5 Reviews When I first walked around the cities of Italy, I was taking photos of all the art and sculptures. I finally couldn't help but notice all the works of art that were the young Italian women all around...

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Where to find the Bronze Boar Florence

2 Reviews Master Pietro Tacca originally sculpted this bronze boar, located in front of the Mercato Nuovo, in the early 17th century. It is said that rolling a coin down its snout into the fountain brings...

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Where to find Great Food Florence

6 Reviews Italians are famous for their ice cream, and Florence has so great icecream shops, some offering over 40 flavours. Forget about the calories, and ENJOY My daughter going into every icecream shop she...

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Maps of the Area Florence

2 Reviews This map I found on the internet, it's pretty and shows you the villages in Tuscany. It would be a shame not to get out of Florence while you're there. The surrounding villages are just too beautiful!

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When to Travel Florence

3 Reviews If I had the choice of being in Florence in summer or winter, the end of November, December would win hands down. It might be a little chilly (sometimes very chilly) in the morning and evenings, but...

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Where to find Great Wine Florence

1 Review You best try some wine when in this part of the country for its world renowned. It's cheap and it's good. Drinking wine into the night talking to people from around the world staying at our hostel...

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Terra Toscana

by croisbeauty

I was so many times in Toscana but never seen all of it, never seen what have planned in advance. It is just that plans doesn't working good here. Tuscany is one of those areas where everything looking so enchanting; magical landscapes, small settlemnts usually on the tophills, rich palettes of colours from dawn to the late sunsets, historical sights, cultural sights, food&wines.Terra Toscane gave to the world so many artists, most of them the world best in paintings, sculptoring and architecture. This land is so inspiring. squeezing out from the artists the best they have.

Old italian farm house in Tuscany

by Chapayev

My wife and I were on february this year in a nice place: Potere Poggio Felice, very near from Grosseto, the main city in the province of that name, in the south part of Tuscany. By automobile you can travel to diferent medieval places as Pitigliano, Sovana, Talamone, Porto Ercole and Capalbio among others. Web page: www.poggiofelice.com. Mail: info@poggiofelice.comWe like it a lot in winter, but in the summer must be a very pleasant place I have visited in other years Florence and Siena, but this time we spent in South Tuscany was marvelous, because we went to several medieval places that usually are not in the traditional tourist routes for the international tourist. Pitigliano, for example, is faboulous medieval town where for several centuries were the most important jewish community and the people of Pitigliano are very proud of the old jewish quarter and the Kosher wine they...

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Pisa, Campo Santo - Monumental Cemetery

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Campo Santo was that part of Piaza dei Miracoli that made the greatest impression on me. The most probable reason is that I didn't see it during my previous visits in Pisa. Besides, it was in contrast with the rest of the square. There - noise and crowds, here - peace and quiet and just a couple of visitors.The building of Campo Santo was the last one of the structures to be built in Piazza dei Miracoli (1270). It has a form of Gothic cloister with a stretch of green lawn inside. It is said to have been built around the five shiploads of sacred soil brought from the Holy Land. But what made it unique, was one of the most outstanding cycle of 14-17th century frescoes in Tuscany. It all almost perished on 27th July 1944, when a fragment of bomb, dropped accidentally by allies, started a fire. The wooden roof burnt quickly and its lead panels melted, destroying most sculptures, sarcophagi,...

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Lukka - San Michele in Foro

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If San Michele was the only interesting thing in Lucca, I would definitely visit it. Its facade is without doubt one of the most beautiful I have ever seen - a true feast for the eyes. The construction of the building was started in 1070 in the place where Roman Forum used to stand - hence the name. The marble facade is one of the best examples of Pisa Romanesque style. Standing in front of this structure, I felt that this was one of these moments when I don't need any knowledge to appreciate the object's sheer beauty. The lower part of the facade is relatively modest. Faced with white and light grey marble, it consists of blind arcades with a three dimensional diamond shape under each striped arch. The upper part is much more decorative. There are four tiers of arches supported by columns. Almost each column seems to be different. Covered in zigzags, sculptures, inlaid with dark marble...

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Some photos along the way

by Martin_S.

A few photos of our day in Chianti.....with some explanations.That first photo shows all in our group making fun of me and Ziv....the previous evening we had been in Arezzo for dinner, Ziv and I enjoyed the same type of food, exiting the restaurant very happy. After a few hours both Ziv and I got violently sick, having to stop several times at the side of the road to expel what we had eaten....SO this photo was taken after I had asked the question "Well what do you think of Italy so far"....funny guys.The second photo was taken at a small restaurant from which I have lost the calling card, but we did enjoy our stop before heading back to "our" villa.The last photo was taken in front of a small coffee shop in the center of a small village that we passed through on our wine route where we decided to stop for coffee. It was run by an older gentleman, in is 80's or so and his help were two...

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Il Molino de Grace Vineyard

by Martin_S.

I think that the Il Molino de Grace Vineyard was the last we visited that day. It had begun to drizzle and by the time we pulled up to their door it was pouring and from car to their door we got pretty wet. Several good glasses of wine were in order, but we also liked the olive oil and brought some of that home also.The first photo here shows a book on wine and vinters that has a page on the vineyard we were visiting.The second photo shows Tal and the tiny bottle of wine she fell in love with.

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Poggi del Chianti Vineyard

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Our next stop where we enjoyed the wine was at the Poggi del Chianti Vineyard. To our surprise the vinter also spoke excellent English so we took the opportunity to speak at lenght with him about the wines of the region and his establishment. They also produce their own olive oil so we took some of both home to enjoy later.

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San Jacobo Vineyard

by Martin_S.

The villa we rented in Tuscany was in the center of the Chianti Region, known for its wines, so we took the opportunity one day to do a Wine Route. The San Jocobo Vineyard was the first of several that we enjoyed that day. Here it was odd that they seemed surprised to have people turning up on their doorstep to try out their wines. They had no area to accept visitors and no glasses. One of the workers disappeared into an adjoining house and came back with some mismatched glasses. We tasted several of their offerings and brought home several bottles (well to be honest most did not make it home, we enjoyed them in the evenings at the villa).

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Tuscany

by Peter123

Bottom line is: have a plan. You'll need a car for those day you intend to visit small places or if you wish to stay in the countryside. Use the train if you go from big city to big city and intend to spend your nights there.I have just finished organizing and booking for my coming trip in May. I divided the trip in 2 : one week by car and "farm" staying south of Florence. 2-nd week by train: Florence / Lucca and Cinque Terre.

The THREE Sacred Rules

by microsensazione

I'm very glad to read posts by VTers, their great knowledge about Italy makes me very happy because I feel my Country loved: thank you everybody.I'd like to add my opinion.Where to take your "headquater"?Outside of Florence if you consider to spend great time to visit towns (VT "cmcard2", Dan, has given important suggests).In case your target is trying to feel the deep Tuscany (I love to do it during short vacations on April or May), I'd suggest to book an "Agriturismo" in Chianti area (look the post by "Beausoleil") and go around.Important! I suggest you to write down the towns posted by VT zuriga: even if they are not known as Florence or Pisa, they express well the Tuscany often forgotten by "first experience" tourists.Last time I took an "Agriturismo" in "Radda in Chianti". If you decide for this way, you could use this web site to book:...