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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Tuscany - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Tuscany's most-visited abbey sits in an oasis of olive and cypress trees amid the harsh landscape of Le Crete. It was founded in 1313 by...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThe famous Piero della Francesca frescoes depicting The Legend of the True Cross (1452–66) were executed on the three walls of the Capella Bacci, the...Read More
Tours here take you down to the cellars, through the gardens, and into the woods in search of wild boar....Read More
Routine excavation work revealed this crypt, which had been hidden for centuries under the grand pavimento (floor) of the Duomo and was opened to the...Read More
Siena's cathedral is one of the finest Gothic churches in Italy. The multicolor marbles and painted decoration are typical of the Italian approach to Gothic...Read More
On nice days, the citizens of Lucca cycle, jog, stroll, or kick a soccer ball in this green, beautiful, and very large circular park. It's...Read More
For more than 1,000 years, this complex across from the Duomo was home to Siena's hospital, but it now serves as a museum containing, among...Read More
This Romanesque abbey has been owned by internationally acclaimed cookbook author Lorenza de' Medici's family for more than a century and a half (the family...Read More
The Duomo's 14th-century Gothic Baptistery was built to prop up the apse of the cathedral. There are frescoes throughout, but the highlight is a large...Read More
This lovely Gothic baptistery, which stands across from the Duomo's facade, is best known for the pulpit carved by Nicola Pisano (circa 1220–84; father of...Read More
According to legend, the cemetery—a walled structure on the western side of the Piazza dei Miracoli—is filled with earth that returning Crusaders brought back from...Read More
Giorgio Vasari (1511–74), the region's leading Mannerist artist, architect, and art historian, designed and decorated this house after he bought it in 1540. He ended...Read More
Caterina Benincasa was born here in 1347. She had divine visions and received the stigmata, but is most famous for her words and her argumentative...Read More
Lucca's most famous musical son was born in this house. It includes the piano on which Puccini composed Turandot, as well as scores of important...Read More
No one knows the precise location of Leonardo da Vinci's birthplace, but this typical 15th-century Tuscan house is in the general vicinity and probably shares...Read More
This formidable structure, near Santa Maria delle Carceri, is an impressive sight. The (Sicilian) Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1194–1250) built the seat of his...Read More
Three different wine tours are on offer here, including one that involves some very good food. In the capable hands of the Mazzei family since...Read More
It's a pretty drive up winding and curving roads to this 13th-century fortress. Attached is an 18th-century villa; a wineshop serves tastes of the locally...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesAt this small enoteca on Piazza della Cisterna you can sample and purchase the fine wines, olive oil, and flavored vinegars made by Castello di...Read More
The 13th-century Collegiata church has three majestic portals, one possibly the work of Giovanni Pisano (circa 1245/48–1318). Behind the high altar are some fine examples...Read More
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