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Tuscany, Italy — REGION GUIDE

REGION GUIDE

TUSCANY

Tuscany part of Italy — Florence, Siena, Pisa, Lucca.

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ABOUT THE REGION

The region at a glance

Tuscany part of Italy — Florence, Siena, Pisa, Lucca.

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COUNTRY
Italy
DESTINATIONS
4
REGIONS
Tuscany

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DESTINATIONS

Places within the region

ATTRACTIONS

Sights worth the detour

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo) — Florence
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Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo)

The cathedral complex at the heart of Florence — Brunelleschi’s vast brick dome, the marble-clad basilica and Giotto’s campanile — the engineering and artistic centrepiece of the early Renaissance.

Uffizi Gallery — Florence
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Uffizi Gallery

One of the world’s great art museums, housed in the U-shaped palace built by Vasari for the Medici administration — holding the supreme collection of Italian Renaissance painting from Giotto and Botticelli to Leonardo, Raphael and Caravaggio.

Ponte Vecchio — Florence
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Ponte Vecchio

The oldest bridge in Florence, a medieval stone arch lined with jewellery shops, with the secret Vasari Corridor running above them — the only Florence bridge the retreating Germans left standing in 1944.

Galleria dell’Accademia — Florence
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Galleria dell’Accademia

The gallery built to house Michelangelo’s David, with the colossal marble and a row of his unfinished Slaves — the most concentrated collection of Michelangelo sculpture in the world.

Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio — Florence
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Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio

The political heart of Florence — an open-air sculpture gallery of a square, with the Palazzo Vecchio, a copy of Michelangelo’s David, the Loggia dei Lanzi and Ammannati’s Neptune Fountain.

THINGS TO DO

Experiences across the region

Cross to the Oltrarno and the Boboli Gardens — Florence
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Cross to the Oltrarno and the Boboli Gardens

Florence

Watch the sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo — Florence
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Watch the sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo

Florence

Eat and drink your way through the San Lorenzo market quarter — Florence
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Eat and drink your way through the San Lorenzo market quarter

Florence

FOOD & DRINK

Where and what to eat

01

Trattoria Sostanza — a historic trattoria since 1869, famous for its butter chicken and artichoke tortino, book ahead

02

All’Antico Vinaio — the city’s famous schiacciata bread sandwich, queues around the block

03

Trattoria Mario — a no-reservations lunch-only trattoria near the Mercato Centrale, honest Tuscan cooking

04

Osteria delle Tre Panche — a tiny wine bar serving the best maccheroni in the city, a few tables only

05

Ristorante Cibrèo — the classic Florentine restaurant, the place for ribollita and the chicken liver pâté

PLACES TO STAY

Where to sleep

01

Hotel Lungarno — a riverside boutique hotel overlooking the Ponte Vecchio, with a private art collection

02

Hotel Brunelleschi — a hotel built around a Byzantine tower in the historic centre, steps from the Duomo

03

Hotel Torre Guelfa Palazzo Acciaiuoli — a medieval tower hotel near the Ponte Vecchio, with a rooftop terrace

04

Hotel Cellai — a charming garden hotel in the San Lorenzo quarter, good value for a central stay

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