http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net All about Tuscany en Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:05:27 GMT Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:05:27 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 1.5 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_museo_aarcheologico.htm Museo Archeologico Overview The Archaeological Museum is housed in the emblematic  Palazzo della Crocetta , in Via della Colonna, 38, nearby Piazza della Santissima Annunziata. The so-called Palazzo della Crocetta, with the peculiar outward appearance of a Christian cross, was Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:00:03 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_museo_aarcheologico.htm_11728551276570 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence.htm Overview of Florence  -  Find here the Guide of Florence divided by Geographic area. Est Side of Florence The Cathedrals : Duomo - Sant Croce - Baptistery Main Monuments : Palazzo Vecchio – Piazza della Signoria Main Museums : Casa di Dante Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:08:01 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence.htm_11728551276571 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_9.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 9th Room: Salone dell’Ottocento The largest part of the artworks displayed within this immense room are from the interesting collection of plasters, models or formations created by the Tuscan sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850). Most of them are Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:04:50 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_9.htm_11720605581450 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_8.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 8th Room: Sala di Giovanni di Milano -  Attributed to Giotto di Stefano, called Giottino: “Madonna con Bambino in Trono con Santi e Angeli (1360, ca.) -  Maestro della Misericordia dell’Accademia (probably Giovanni Gaddi): “Madonna col Bambino Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:03:37 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_8.htm_11720605581451 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_7.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 7th Room: “Sala del Tardo Trecento” -Giovanni del Biondo: “San Giovanni Evangelista in Trono” (1380-1385); “Annunciazione” (1380-1385 ca.) and “Presentazione al Tempio tra San Giovanni Battista e San Benedetto” (1364) - Cenni di Francesco: “Madonna col Bambino Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:02:38 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_7.htm_11720605581452 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_6.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 6th Room: “Sala di Lorenzo Monaco” - Lorenzo Monaco: “Madonna col Bambino in trono fra i santi Giovanni, Battista, Lucia, Antonio Abate, Pietro Giuliano e Caterina” (1395-1410 ca.); “San Moisè”; “San Giovanni Battista”; “San Pietro”; “San Paolo” Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:01:37 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_6.htm_11720605581453 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_5.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 5th Room: “Sala del Gotico Internazionale” - Mariotto di Cristofano: “Episodi della vita della Vergine” (1450-1457) - Andrea di Giusto Manzini: “Madonna col Bambino e due angeli” (1435 ca.) - Maestro della predella Sherman: “Annunciazione, Crocefissione con Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00:34 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_5.htm_11720605581454 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_4.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 4th Room: “Sala degli Orcagna” - Andrea Orcagna: “Madonna in Trono con Bambino e Santi” (1355 ca.) and “ La Pentecoste” (1365 ca.) - Nardo Di Cione: “La Trinità”; “San Romualdo” and “San Giovanni Evangelista” (1365) - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:59:42 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_4.htm_11720605581455 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_3.htm Galleria Accademia Overview - Michelangelo Buonarotti: “San Matteo” (1505-1506); “I QuattroPrigioni” (The four captives or slaves): “Prigione detto lo schiavo che si ridesta “ (Captive called the awakening of the slave) 1530 ca.; “Prigione detto Atlante” (Captive called Atlas) 1530 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:57:45 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_3.htm_11720605581456 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_2.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 2nd Room: “Sala del Colosso” - Jacopo del Sellaio: “Deposizione e Santi” (1480 ca.) and “Cristo deposto nel Sepolcro” (1480 ca.) - Il Perugino (by-name of Pietro di Cristoforo Vanucci): “Assunzione della Vergine” (1500) and the attributed Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:54:14 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_2.htm_11720605581457 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_10.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 10th Room: “Sala dei Giotteschi” - Jacopo del Casentino: “San Barltolomeo e angeli” (1340 ca.) and “Sant’Egidio; San Giovanni Battista; San Giovanni Evangelista” (?) - Maestro delle effigi domenicane: “Incoronazione della Vergine e Santi; Madonna con Bambino Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:09:52 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_10.htm_11720605581458 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_1.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 1st Room: “Tribuna del David”   - Michelangelo Buonarotti: “David” (1501-1504)  - Santi di Tito: “Cristo deposto dalla Croce con la Vergine e Santi” (1576-1600) and ”Entrata di Cristo in Gerusalemme” (1569-1579) - Alessandro Allori: “Madonna con Bambino Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:53:12 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_1.htm_11720605581459 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia.htm Galleria Accademia Overview The Accademia Gallery is close to the Accademia di Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts) to the Conservatorio  Musicale Luigi Cherubim and to the Opificio delle Pietre Dure (a museum and a public teaching institute for the Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:39:21 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia.htm_117206055814510 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_12.htm Galleria Accademia Overview Flight of steps: “The Collection of Russian Icons” - Andreas Ritzos: “Madonna con Bambino e angeli con gli strumenti della Passione” (1450-1490) - Russian School (second quarter of the 18th century): “Annual martyrology on two panels: 1st: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:17:09 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_12.htm_117206055814511 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_11.htm Galleria Accademia Overview 11th Room: “Sala del Duecento e del primo Trecento” - Guido da Siena: “Madonna in Trono con Bambino” (1270-1275 ca.) - Pittore fiorentino: “Croce dipinta” (1290 ca.) - Pittore fiorentino: “Madonna con Bambino” (1250-1260 ca.) - Pacino Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:13:40 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_accademia_11.htm_117206055814512 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_cascine.htm The Cascine The Park of the Cascine is the biggest public park in Florence (more than 118 ha). The park is a narrow and long section of land situated between the Arno River and the smaller Mugnone River. Its Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:38:18 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_cascine.htm_11712133854650 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_piazza_della_repubblica.htm Piazza dell Repubblica overview Piazza della Repubblica is the largest square in Florence. It is located in one of the oldest sections of the town. The square was the site of the ancient Roman forum and some of its currently Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:06:16 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_piazza_della_repubblica.htm_11712133854651 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_chiesa_ognissanti.htm Chiesa degli Ognissanti The Chiesa di Ognissanti is situated in Via Borgognissanti, n. 42, close to the same name square, in the neighbourhood of the Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci. The Church was a section of a monastic complex founded in the Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:48:35 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_chiesa_ognissanti.htm_11706824810730 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_marino_marini.htm Marino Marini Marino Marini was born in Pistoia on the 27th February 1901. In 1917, he registered at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence where he studied painting, graphics technical and sculpture. Although his main artistic production is Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:32:07 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_marino_marini.htm_11706824810731 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_museo_marino_marini.htm Museo Marino Marini The Chiesa di San Pancrazio is at the present the seat of the Marino Marini Museum. It is located in Piazza San Pancrazio, between Via della Vigna Nuova and Piazza Santa Maria Novella. The former Church of Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:05:38 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_museo_marino_marini.htm_11706824810732 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/marino_marini.htm Marino Marini Marino Marini was born in Pistoia on the 27th February 1901. In 1917, he registered at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence where he studied painting, graphics technical and sculpture. Although his main artistic production is Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:29:48 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/marino_marini.htm_11706824810733 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_santa_trinita.htm Santa Trinitá The Chiesa di Santa Trinità (Church of the Holy Trinity) is located in Piazza Trinità, to the north of the Arno River, turning the corner of Via de’ Tornabuoni. The Church is one of the most ancient Florentine Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:16:22 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_santa_trinita.htm_11699955330660 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_via_tornabuoni.htm Via Tornabuoni Via de’ Tornabuoni leads north from the Arno River to Piazza della Repubblica, the main square and, as a result, the forum of Florence at the times of the Roman civilization. The celebrated fashionable street of the capital Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:01:46 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_via_tornabuoni.htm_11699190407400 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_basilica_santa_maria_novella_1.htm The Chapels at Santa Maria Novella - The Cappella di Filippo Strozzi is located to the right of the main Altar. It houses a series of frescoes by Filippino Lippi (from the ending of the 15th century to the early Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:04:43 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_basilica_santa_maria_novella_1.htm_11696557335680 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_basilica_santa_maria_novella.htm Basilica Santa Maria Novella It is situated in Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, one of the largest square of Florence’s historical centre. The impressing square has been since the middle ages a popular site where traditional events like tourneys, masquerades Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:42:42 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_basilica_santa_maria_novella.htm_11696557335681 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_casa_dante.htm Museo - Casa di Dante The Museo - Casa di Dante is located in the hub of the medieval Florence, in Via Santa Margherita, 1. In 1910, on commission of the respective Florentine authorities, the renowned architect Giuseppe Castelluci designed Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:13:20 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_casa_dante.htm_11696557335682 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_dante_alighieri.htm A brief introduction to Dante Alighieri life and works Dante Alighieri, the greatest Italian poet through the ages, was born in Florence on June (?) 1265 into the bosom of a wealthy family. He was son of the notary Alighiero Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:03:48 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_dante_alighieri.htm_11696557335683 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_20_29.htm Uffizi Rooms From 20 to 29 Room 20th – Sala di Dürer Here are displayed several paintings by different artists of the German Renaissance. The main works are from Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach the Elder. Among them stand out: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:45:43 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_20_29.htm_11686182012150 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_second_corridor.htm Uffizi Second Corridor The large windows of this corridor, formerly a loggia, look out over the Arno River and the local hills, offering some amazing panoramic views to the visitors. The ceiling was frescoed with religious subjects by Giuseppe Nasini Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:19:28 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_second_corridor.htm_11686182012151 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_41_45.htm Uffizi Rooms From 41 to 45 Room 41st – Sala di Rubens  This room preserves some wonderful paintings by Peter Paul Rubens and other Flemish and Spanish painters of his age. It hosts: two enormous canvases by Rubens describing some Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:06:51 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_41_45.htm_11686182012152 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_1_9.htm Uffizi Rooms From 1 to 9 The vast art collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi is preserved in the upper floor of the imposing palace. Other structures of the Uffizi host as well some significant collections, like: Il Gabinetto Disegni Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:31:35 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_1_9.htm_11686182012153 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_31_35.htm Uffizi Rooms From 31 to 35 Room 31st - Sala del Veronese (surname of Paolo Cagliari, 1528-1588) It hosts: the “Martirio di S. Giustina”; the “Sacra Famiglia con S. Barbara e S. Giovannino”; “La Madonna in Trono tra santo e Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:54:25 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_31_35.htm_11686182012154 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_masters_rooms.htm Rooms of Caravaggio and other famouse Masters Room of Caravaggio The room hosts three masterpieces by Caravaggio (the name of his birthplace. His real name was Michelangelo Merisi, 1571-1610): “Bacco”, “Il Sacrificio d’Isacco” and the “Medusa”. Room of Bartolomeo Manfredi Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:24:57 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_masters_rooms.htm_11686182012155 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_10_19.htm Uffizi Rooms From 10 to 20 Rooms 10th to 14th - Sala del Botticelli These areas have developed into a single and enormous room to host several art works by Sandro Botticelli, as well as the masterpiece the “Portinari”, a Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:35:28 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_10_19.htm_11686182012156 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_west_corridor_exit_hall.htm Uffizi West Corridor During the government of Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 to 1723, this corridor changed in some measure its former decoration. Moreover, in 1762 it set on fire and some good paintings by Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:23:01 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_west_corridor_exit_hall.htm_11686182012157 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_east_corridor.htm Uffizi East Corridor This corridor is situated in the oldest fraction of the Uffizi Gallery. It was built in 1589 on commission of Francesco I de Medici. The ceiling was ornamented with grotesques by Antonio Tempesta and some members of Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:17:26 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi_east_corridor.htm_11686182012158 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_piazza_signoria.htm Piazza della Signoria The splendid Piazza della Signoria is an exclusive open-air art gallery situated in the centre of the capital city of Tuscany. It was built in the 13th century ca. in the ground where an ancient Roman amphitheatre Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:10:21 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_piazza_signoria.htm_11679920044700 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_santa_croce.htm Santa Croce Overview The Basílica di Santa Croce (Basílica of the Holy Cross) also known as the Church of Santa Croce is a masterpiece of the Italian Gotich religious architecture. The Basilica is located on Piazza di Santa Croce, to Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:07:06 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_santa_croce.htm_11679920044701 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_palazzo_vecchio_2.htm Palazzo Vecchio The Second Floor A wonderful staircase projected by Giorgio Vasari conducts to the second floor which includes: - The “Sala degli Elementi” houses five rooms and two terraces. They were designed by Giovan Battista del Tasso (16th century) Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:52:52 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_palazzo_vecchio_2.htm_11679920044702 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_palazzo_vecchio_1.htm Palazzo Vecchio The First Floor A magnificent and colossal stairway designed by Giorgio Vasari which started between the second and the third courtyards leads to: -  The “Salone dei Cinquecento” projected by Simone del Pollaioulo and enlarged by Giorgio Vasari, Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:51:30 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_palazzo_vecchio_1.htm_11679920044703 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_palazzo_vecchio.htm Palazzo Vecchio Overview The Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace), formerly called the Palazzo della Signoria , is the Town Hall of Florence. The palace is located in Piazza della Signoria. Its construction was commissioned to the illustrious architect Arnolfo di Cambio Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:18:40 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_palazzo_vecchio.htm_11679920044704 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi.htm Uffizi The Museo degli Uffizi or the Uffizi Gallery, located in the Piazzale degli Uffizi, is one of the most celebrated museums of paintings and sculpture in the world. Its construction was entrusted in 1560 by Cosimo I de Medici, Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:51:53 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_uffizi.htm_11679920044705 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_museo_opera.htm Overview of Museo dell' Opera del Duomo The “Museum of the Cathedral” was former located nearby the Palazzo delle Magistrature. Since the 15th century it has its seat behind the Cathedral, in Piazza del Duomo. The museum was originally a Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:39:17 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_museo_opera.htm_11672345082800 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_duomo.htm Duomo The Cathedral is dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore and is located in Piazza del Duomo due north of Piazza della Signoria. It was begun in 1296 by Arnolfo di Cambio (1245-1302) one of the most celebrated architects and Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:15:40 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_duomo.htm_11668126044090 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_baptistery.htm The Baptistery Opposite to the Duomo rises the astonishing Baptistery dedicated to S. John the Baptist. It is the oldest building on the square. It was a pagan temple erected in the 6th century AD circa and located in front Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:18:55 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_baptistery.htm_11668126044091 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/monteriggioni.htm Overview Monteriggioni is a gorgeous small fortified town. Perfectly preserved it is located on a hilltop, at 200 m above the sea level. The citadel is situated in the north of the Sienna province, between the Chianti territory and the Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:02:44 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/monteriggioni.htm_11664621726070 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/mercatale_val_di_pesa.htm Overview Mercatale Val di Pesa is a tiny lovely town entirely surrounded by olive groves, vineyards and dense woods. It is located on the top of a hill in the Chianti Classico wine area in the boundary between the Pesa Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:32:29 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/mercatale_val_di_pesa.htm_11661140771200 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castello_di_meleto.htm Overview The Castello di Meleto is located in the heart of the Chianti territory in the neighbourhoods of the small town of Gaiole in Chianti, in the north of the province of Sienna. Erected on the edge of a hill, Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:29:31 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castello_di_meleto.htm_11661140771201 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castello_di_gabbiano.htm Overview The Castello di Gabbiano is an emblematic medieval castle located on the edge of a hill in the territorial area of Chianti Classico. The castle is in the nearness of the village of MercataleVal di Pesa and in a Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:28:38 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castello_di_gabbiano.htm_11658549025540 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castello_di_brolio.htm Overview The Castello di Brolio is situated nearby the pretty village of Gaiole in Chianti, in the heart of the Chianti Classico area, a subdivision of the Chianti territory where the most renowned Chianti wines are produced. Encircled by fortified Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:09:35 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castello_di_brolio.htm_11655984142020 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/badia_a_coltibuono.htm Overview Badia a Contibuono is situated in the Chianti territory nearby the municipality of Gaiole in Chianti. The area, in the eastern edge of the Chianti Classico region, is considered the further mountainous subdivision of the Chianti territory, running from Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:10:17 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/badia_a_coltibuono.htm_11655301286630 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/badia_a_passignano.htm Overview Badia a Passignano is an imposing religious complex which was founded in the 11th century, at the times of the Longobards invasions in Italy. It is located in the Chianti territory, in the Pesa Valley, at about 7 km Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:21:29 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/badia_a_passignano.htm_11652313124050 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/certaldo_monuments.htm Main monuments to visit: - Palazzo Pretorio: was the imposing residence of the Florentine governing magistrates. It was built at the beginning of 12th century and reconstructed in the 15th century. Its façade is richly ornamented by coats of arms. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:33:48 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/certaldo_monuments.htm_11651637671380 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/certaldo.htm Overview Certaldo is a beautiful and high interesting medieval town in the Chianti territory. It is located on one of the hills which origin the watershed between the Elsa valley and the Pesa valley. The municipality belongs to the province Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:31:30 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/certaldo.htm_11651637671381 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/tavernelle_val_di_pesa.htm Overview Tavarnelle Val di Pesa is a small and nice town situated in the south of Florence province, on the border between Sienna and the Chianti territory. It rises at 378 m above the sea level. Since 1898 Tavarnelle is Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:56:09 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/tavernelle_val_di_pesa.htm_11649894582730 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/barberino_val_d_elsa.htm Overview Barberino Val d’Elsa is a lovely medieval village situated on the top of a hill, at 373 meters above the sea level, overlooking the west fraction of the Chianti Classico wine territory, half way between Siena and Florence. The Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:55:00 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/barberino_val_d_elsa.htm_11646507414480 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/barberino_val_d_elsa_monuments.htm Main monuments to visit:  - The Pieve (Church): has been remodeled several times in the course of the centuries. In 1910 it was transformed by the prestigious architect Giuseppe Castellucci. A peculiar vestige of the ancient church is a sculpted Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:57:08 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/barberino_val_d_elsa_monuments.htm_11646507414481 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/san_gimignano_monuments.htm Main monuments to visit:  -The Palazzo del Popolo: built at the end of the 13th century, was enlarged in the 14th century and remodelled in the 19th century. The beautiful Palazzo houses “The Civic Museum”. The “Sala di Dante”, among Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:21:11 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/san_gimignano_monuments.htm_11646507414482 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/panzano_monuments.htm Main monuments to visit:  -- The Church of Santa Maria Assunta: was built near the castle and wholly rebuilt in the 19th century. It has a splendid bronze portal by Umberto Bartoli representing eight sacred events, of which some are Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:08:33 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/panzano_monuments.htm_11646507414483 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/panzano_in_chianti.htm Overview Panzano in Chianti is a picturesque fortified small village overlooking the infinite plantation of vineyards and olive groves located in the “Conca d’Oro” (Golden Valley), the main wine’s area in Chianti’s territory.  The village rises on a beautiful hill, Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:10:06 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/panzano_in_chianti.htm_11646507414484 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/colle_val_d_elsa_monuments.htm Main monuments to visit: - The Archaeological Museum: hosts numerous Etruscan funeray urns as well as some precious potteries and other objects from that civilization. - The Diocese Museum of Religious Art: rebuilt on the 17th century is housing a Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:36:40 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/colle_val_d_elsa_monuments.htm_11645554500880 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/colle_val_d_elsa.htm Overview Colle Val d’Elsa is a thick populated historic town located in the heart of Tuscany, in a strategic position on the top of a high hill overlooking the river Elsa. The town appertains to Sienna’s province and is in Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:34:31 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/colle_val_d_elsa.htm_11645554500881 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/volterra_monuments.htm   Main sights to visit in Volterra: - The “Museo Etrusco Guarnacci”: houses the best collection of Etruscan art in Italy. Furthermore its 600 Etruscan funerary urns it keeps many pieces of amazing jewellery and several masterworks, like: the “Ombra Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:14:44 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/volterra_monuments.htm_11642807001950 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/volterra.htm Volterra, situated in the heart of Tuscany in a short distance from San Gimignano and Siena, is considered as a living sanctuary of Etruscan, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance architecture and art. The historic citadel, surrounded by deep fortified walls, is Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:12:01 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/volterra.htm_11642807001951 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/chianti.htm Overview of The Chianti Region Chianti’s region is a wide territory (70,000 hectares) shaped by wonderful hills, valleys, forests and mountains running on pretty much a north/south alliance between Florence and Sienna. On top of that amazing landscape it kind Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:42:30 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/chianti.htm_11636164575520 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castiglion_fiorentino.htm Overview Castiglion Fiorentino is high interesting beautiful town situated on a green hillside of Valdichiana’s territory, between the cities of Arezzo and Cortona. From Greek, Etruscan and Roman origins there have been found several important settlements located in its area Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:42:24 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castiglion_fiorentino.htm_11635048105190 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pratovecchio.htm Overview of Pratovecchio Pratovecchio is a pretty ancient town, characterised by narrow streets and arcaded squares, rising at 420 m. above the sea level in the impressing protected “Park delle Foreste Casentinesi”, located in eastern Tuscany. Originally an Etruscan settlement, Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:18:01 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pratovecchio.htm_11634435968800 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/sansepolcro.htm Overview of sansepolcro Sansepolcro is an interesting city with a very large territorial area located in the centre of Italy. It is situated in the High Tiber Valley, on the south eastern of Tuscany, bordering Umbria and Le Marche. The Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:18:01 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/sansepolcro.htm_11634435968801 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/verna.htm Overview of La Verna Chiusi della Verna, at 960 m. above the sea level, is a well-known historic small town rising on the Alpe di Catenaia (Tuscan Apennine). The territorial area of Chiusi della Verna lies between the Valdarno Casentinese Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:50:09 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/verna.htm_11632464025510 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/bibbiena.htm Overview Bibbiena is a high interesting historic town situated in the Casentino’s region, in the nearness of the confluence of Arno and Archiano rivers. It rises at 425 m. above the sea level and is the Chief Town of Arezzo’s Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:17:56 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/bibbiena.htm_11629847027730 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/poppi.htm Overview of Poppi Poppi is a small town located on a hill overlooking the Arno Valley. It is considered as the prettiest and the most historical interesting town of the whole Casentino’s region, being an example of Tuscan feudal architecture. Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:58:15 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/poppi.htm_11626433206400 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/anghiari.htm Overview of Anghiari Anghiari is a lovely medieval small town located in Arezzo’s province. The locality lies on a charming hill situated between Tiber and Arno rivers, overlooking the beautiful High Tiber Valley landscape. During the middle Ages, Anghiari was Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:55:02 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/anghiari.htm_11625527970381 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/camaldoli.htm Overview of Camaldoli Camaldoli is a famous locality along the world for keeping in its area two of the main spiritual sites of all Tuscany: The Monastery and the Eremo of Camaldoli. Those old religious complexes are located in Arezzo’s Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:00:50 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/camaldoli.htm_11625527970382 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/valdorcia.htm Overview of Val D Orcia Val D’Orcia is situated in the south of Tuscany and is an agricultural area bordering the neighbouring region of Lazio. Valdorcia’s landscape is formed by a soft everlasting rolling hills with a wonderful diversify of Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:29:50 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/valdorcia.htm_11624682900980 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/tourist_information.htm Northern Tuscany:Pistoia, Prato, Florence, Montecatini, Empoli Northeastern Tuscany:Sansepolcro, Firenzuola Northwestern Tuscany:Carrara, Massa, Viareggio, Lucca, Pisa Central Tuscany: Siena, San Casciano, Castellina in Chianti, Greve in Chianti, Montevarchi, Radda in Chianti, Livorno, San Gimignano, Poggibonsi, Volterra, Arezzo, Cortona, Monterchi. Southeastern Tuscany: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:21:14 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/tourist_information.htm_11624682900981 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/casentino.htm Overview of Casentino Casentino is a vast unspoilt and protected Tuscan territory. Its safeguard is managed by the “Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi”. The Park’s area lies on the northern Appenine crest between Tuscany and Romagna, covering 36.000 hectars of Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:09:54 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/casentino.htm_11624682900982 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/monterchi.htm Overview of Monterchi Monterchi is a small charming town situated in the northeast of Arezzo. It rises along the right bank of the Tiber River. Its original name dates back from Roman civilization. Its etymology comes from two Latin words: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:09:52 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/monterchi.htm_11624682900983 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/foiano.htm Foiano della Chiana Overview Foiano della Chiana is a small beautiful fortified town situated in the centre of Val di Chiana, in the south of Arezzo province. Inside its walls, the town preserves numerous and notable Renaissance monuments and remarkable Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:14:02 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/foiano.htm_11624682900984 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/lucignano.htm Overview of Lucignano   Lucignano is a fortified town, at 414 m. above the sea level, on the main route between Siena and Arezzo, overlooking Chiana valley. It represents the paradigm of medieval concentric town-planning. A maze of winding streets Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:14:00 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/lucignano.htm_11624682900985 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/roselle.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:13:58 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/roselle.htm_11624682900986 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/abbadia.htm Overview of Monte Amiata Monte Amiata is the highest mountain in Tuscany reaching a height of 1732 m. It rises between Orcia, Fiora and Paglia’s valleys. The lower slopes are covered by chestnut and beech trees and the higher slopes Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:13:54 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/abbadia.htm_11624682900987 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/arezzo.htm Overview of ArezzoHeavily bombed during WWII, Arezzo has been mostly rebuilt during the later years. It however maintains some jewels that are very much worth seeing. Piazza Grande is one of these. Also the Pieve di Santa Maria nd the Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:42:12 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/arezzo.htm_11624682900988 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/cortona.htm Overview of CortonaPropped up on a rapidly rising hill (Cortona is almost a mountain town) Cortona is surrounded by olive groves all around. The highlights of its history see the 14th century when Fra Angelico and Luca Signorelli were born Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:42:10 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/cortona.htm_11624682900989 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/valdichiana.htm Overview of Valdichiana The Val di Chiana, a fertile alluvial valley, is located in the south of Arezzo’province between Val D’Orcia and Val Tiberina. It takes its name from the river Chiana and it is one of the most beautiful Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:42:08 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/valdichiana.htm_116246829009810 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/chiusi.htm Overview of Chiusi The high interesting archaeological town of Chiusi is situated in the south/east of Sienna’s province between the plain and the hilly rises close the south of Val di Chiana. Its origins come back to the first millennium Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:42:06 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/chiusi.htm_116246829009811 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/chianciano_terme.htm Overview of Chianciano Terme Chianciano Terme, at approximately 550 meters above sea level, is situated on the green hills of Valdichiana, in the south of Sienna province. The locality is a well-known spa resort and is considered one of the Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:42:04 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/chianciano_terme.htm_116246829009812 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/montepulciano.htm Montepulciano Montepulciano is situated in Central Tuscany in the south of Sienna’s province, at above 605 m above sea level, is a high interesting renaissance city. It lies on a hilltop in a wonderful panoramic position. The area is internationally Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:42:02 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/montepulciano.htm_116246829009813 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/torrita_di_siena.htm Overview of Torrita di Siena Torrita di Siena is a medieval town in Sienna’s province situated on a charming hill on the west side of Val di Chiana, outside from de main touristy routes. Etruscan and Roman settlements have been Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:41:58 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/torrita_di_siena.htm_116246829009814 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pienza.htm Overview of Pienza Pienza is a small Renaissance town located in the wonderful area of Val D’Orcia, where Pope Pio II, named Enea Silvio Piccolomini, was born in 1405. Pio II after being elected pope decided to update the town, Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:35:26 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pienza.htm_116246829009815 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/cetona.htm Overview of Cetona Cetona is a charming well preserved medieval small town of Etruscan origin. It is surrounded by beautiful hills plentiful of cypresses and pines trees and enjoys a wonderful panoramic view of Monte Cetona. On Monte Cetona have Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:35:24 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/cetona.htm_116246829009816 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/montalcino.htm Overview of MontalcinoThe tourist office is in 1 Costa Municipio right off Piazza del Popolo. Phone: 0039 0577 84 93 31.The Orcia Valley is home to the pretty town of Montalcino, most famous for its internationally known wine Brunello. You Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:35:22 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/montalcino.htm_116246829009817 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castiglion_d_orcia.htm Castiglion D'Orcia Val D’Orcia is situated in the south of Tuscany and is an agricultural area bordering the neighbouring region of Lazio. Valdorcia’s landscape is formed by a soft everlasting rolling hills with a wonderful diversify of torrents, ravines, rocky Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:35:20 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castiglion_d_orcia.htm_116246829009818 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/bagni_san_filippo.htm Overview of Bagni San Filippo Bagni San Filippo is an enchanting small town, at 524 meters above sea level, situated in a splendid position between the woods of Monte Amiata and the wonderful countryside of Val D’Orcia. It takes its Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:35:18 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/bagni_san_filippo.htm_116246829009819 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/sarteano.htm Guide of Sarteano Surrounded by a castle, Sarteano is propped against Monte Cetona, at 575 metres on the sea level, between charming and wooded hills. Its wonderful panoramic views consent to enjoy Chiana Valley, Arezzo’s Valley and an important area Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:35:14 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/sarteano.htm_116246829009820 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/san_quirico.htm Guide of San Qurico D'Orcia San Quirico D’Orcia is an ancient and very interesting small situated between Monte Amiata and the Chiana Valley. Consequently to the numerous archaeological researches effectuated, its Etruscan origins are testified by findings of cinerary urns Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:35:10 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/san_quirico.htm_116246829009821 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/radicofani.htm Guide of Radicofani Radicofani, at 896 meters above sea level, is one of the five townships which area integrating Val D’Orcia’s Park, recently rewarded by the UNESCO as Patrimony of the Humanity. The town is situated in the hills and Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:35:08 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/radicofani.htm_116246829009822 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/bagno_vignoni.htm Overview of Bagno Vignoni Bagno Vignoni is a small thermal locality situated in the heart of Val D’Orcia. It looks like a terrace on the valley with splendid panoramic views overlooking the country side, the hills and the ancient fortresses Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:35:06 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/bagno_vignoni.htm_116246829009823 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/volterra.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:52 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/volterra.htm_116246829009824 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/viareggio.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:50 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/viareggio.htm_116246829009825 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/talamone.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:46 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/talamone.htm_116246829009826 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/siena.htm Overview of SienaSiena finds its origins as early as the third century B.C., when the Etruscans founded what the Romans called Saena, a small castle at the top of the highest hill in town. This part is nowadays called "Castelvecchio", Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:44 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/siena.htm_116246829009827 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/sansepolcro.htm Overview of SansepolcroMostly known for holding some of Piero della Francesca's work, and for being his birthplace, Sansepolcro is a very small town, nonetheless Piero dell Francesca's lovers must stop here to admire some of its work and learn about Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:40 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/sansepolcro.htm_116246829009828 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/san_gimignano.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:38 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/san_gimignano.htm_116246829009829 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/san_casciano.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:36 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/san_casciano.htm_116246829009830 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/roccastrada.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:32 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/roccastrada.htm_116246829009831 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/radda_in_chianti.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:28 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/radda_in_chianti.htm_116246829009832 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/prato.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:26 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/prato.htm_116246829009833 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/poggibonsi.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:26 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/poggibonsi.htm_116246829009834 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pitigliano.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:24 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pitigliano.htm_116246829009835 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pistoia.htm Overview of PistoiaLocated at just 40 minutes from Florence besides the Appennins, Pistoia's center is well preserved. The city has become an important center for the production of trains and buses (Breda), and maintains the tradition for metal work. Here Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:22 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pistoia.htm_116246829009836 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pisa.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:20 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/pisa.htm_116246829009837 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/piombino.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:18 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/piombino.htm_116246829009838 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/orbetello.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:16 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/orbetello.htm_116246829009839 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/montevarchi.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:14 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/montevarchi.htm_116246829009840 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/montecatini.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:10 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/montecatini.htm_116246829009841 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/massa.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:08 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/massa.htm_116246829009842 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/lucca.htm Overview of LuccaGracefully located in the Garfagnana, the region dominated by green planes and mountainious woodlands, Lucca has preserved all its delicate equilibrium with the surrounding environment, from which it is divided by the merloned Renaissance walls that ring around Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:04 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/lucca.htm_116246829009843 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/livorno.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:02 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/livorno.htm_116246829009844 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/grosseto.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:00 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/grosseto.htm_116246829009845 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/greve_in_chianti.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:37:00 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/greve_in_chianti.htm_116246829009846 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_west.htm Santa Maria NovellaThe construction of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella begun towards the end of the 13th century for the Dominican order of Florentine monks. Although largely completed around 1360, the works continued into the fourteen hundreds to see Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:58 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_west.htm_116246829009847 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_oltrarno.htm Ponte VecchioThe only bridge not blown-up by the German troopers at the end of WWII, Ponte Vecchio was originally built in the 14th century. Initially lined with butcher shops, it later became home to jewelery shops since the time of Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:56 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_oltrarno.htm_116246829009848 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_north.htm Museo of Accademia Archeological Museum Palazzo Pucci Palazzo Medici Riccardi San Marco Church San Lorenzo Church Where to Eat in Florence North Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:54 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_north.htm_116246829009849 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_east.htm The DuomoPiazza del Duomo hosts the magnificent group composed by the Duomo, the Baptistry, and the Campanile di Giotto. The Duomo was started in 1296 on the design of the architect Arnolfo di Cambio, a Sienese, and took almost 150 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:52 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_east.htm_116246829009850 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_areas.htm Florence EastIncludes the Duomo, Campanile di Giotto, Baptistry, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Museo degli Uffizi, Dante Alighieri's home, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, and the Santa Croce Church. Florence WestIncludes Santa Maria Novella, Via de' Tornabuoni, Church of Santa Trinita, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:50 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence_areas.htm_116246829009851 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/firenzuola.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:48 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/firenzuola.htm_116246829009852 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence.htm Overview of Florence  -  Find here the Guide of Florence divided by Geographic area.It is difficult to enclose Florence into a short overview. The cultural wealth that this city presents to its visitors is huge and encompasses monuments, sculpture, paintings, museums, historic Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:48 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/florence.htm_116246829009853 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/empoli.htm Overview of EmpoliEmpoli has developped throughout the years as a glass and textile production centers, and one of the main road and railway exchange cities in Tuscany. Empoli is the main center that put in communication Florence to Siena, the Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:46 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/empoli.htm_116246829009854 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castellina_in_chianti.htm Overview of Castellina in ChiantiFormerly a border town in the war between Siena and Florence, Castellina has found a renewed wealth in recent times thanks to the Chianti Classico and tourism. The huge silos at the entrance of the town Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:38 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/castellina_in_chianti.htm_116246829009855 http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/carrara.htm Overview of How to Get There What to See Where to Eat Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:36:36 GMT http://www.holiday-apartment-tuscany.net/tuscany_travel_guide/carrara.htm_116246829009856