Montepulciano is a medieval hilltop town in Tuscany, Italy. Surrounded by vineyards, it is known for its Nobile red wine. The Torre di Pulcinella is a clock tower topped by Pulcinella, one of the characters of the commedia dell'arte. Piazza Grande is home to the 14th-century Palazzo Comunale, with a tower offering views of the surrounding countryside, and the Duomo, which displays an enormous triptych on the altar. Montepulciano which from the top of a hill dominates the Valdichiana and Val d'Orcia.Montepulciano was long contested by Florence and Siena. From the 15th to the 16th century, the village was at the center of a great cultural and artistic fervor that saw not only the presence of great humanists such as the poet Angelo Poliziano, but also the construction of splendid churches and homes by great architects such as Antonio da Sangallo, Jacopo Barozzi and Baldassarre Peruzzi. Today Montepulciano has a strong attraction for tourists, thanks to its characteristic u…
Val d’Orcia – Tuscany – Unesco heritage
Val d'Orcia - Unesco heritage
Val d'Orcia is a large and wonderful countryside in southern Tuscany, near the border with Umbria and the slopes of Mount Amiata, which extends along the agricultural hinterland of Siena. It takes its name from the Orcia River that crosses it and is a protected park where the absolute protagonist is an amazing nature.The wonderful Val d’Orcia, located in the province of Siena, represents the typical Tuscan landscape, made of rolling hills, vineyards as far as the eye can see, rows of cypress trees and isolated farmhouses. The postcard of Tuscany that you see everywhere in the souvenir shops of Florence is less than two hours by car from the capital, in an area of unique beauty that attracts an ever-increasing number of tourists, coming from all over Italy and beyond. In Val d’Orcia you go to relax, to enjoy magnificent views and to eat well: stop in one of the many villages that dot the area, almost all …
Castiglione della Pescaia – Tuscany coast
Val di Cornia Tuscany- Wines and Turism
Cradle of the Etruscan civilization, the Val di Cornia is the ideal place to let yourself be conquered by the incredible charm of an ancient and mysterious people whose historical relevance is growing from discovery to discovery. A wonderful land that has guarded for millennia, hidden by the natural beauty of its parks and landscapes, the secrets of such a fascinating and evolved people. Immersed in this multi-faceted landscape, the parks and museums of the Val di Cornia present a rich and varied offer, a different way of experiencing culture.
The Val di Cornia constitutes the extreme southern edge of the province of Livorno, on the territory of the Piombinese Maremma; it extends in the area between the Maremma Livornese (historically Maremma Pisana) and the Maremma Grossetana near the mouth of the river of the same name.
The territory is predominantly hilly in the hinterland where it creeps towards the last south-western offshoots of the Metallifero…
Arezzo
Arezzo is an Italian city in eastern Tuscany. The Cathedral of Arezzo, on the top of the hill where the city stands, has painted vaulted ceilings and houses a 15th century fresco by Piero della Francesca depicting Mary Magdalene. In the chapel of the nearby Basilica of San Francesco there are other frescoes by Piero della Francesca. The Basilica of San Domenico houses the Crucifix of Santa Croce, painted by Cimabue in the thirteenth century. The imposing Medici Fortress offers a splendid view over the city. In Arezzo the house of Francesco Petrarca. The city today is also famous for its gold processing.
More info about Arezzo: https://www.ilturista.info/ugc/info/da_visitare/1848-La_Casa_natale_di_Francesco_Petrarca_ad_Arezzo/
Suvereto Tuscany
Suvereto can be reached from the sea, along the Aurelia along the Etruscan Coast and turning inland at Piombino and Venturina. But its culture and traditions are all rural, while the landscape you encounter is already that of the Tuscan hills, albeit with the indelible traces of the Maremma environment, of the unstable and fascinating balance between man and nature.Suvereto is a suggestive medieval village, still today surrounded by walls, a few steps from the Etruscan city of Populonia, in Tuscany.A center with a particularly mild climate, it is situated on the gentle slopes that rise from the valley of the Cornia river towards the metalliferous hills; from these first hills you can see the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Gulf of Follonica and the Island of Elba. Val di Cornia also offers numerous wines produced by local farms.
About Suvereto: https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/borgo/suvereto/