Arezzo is about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Florence at an elevation of 296 metres (971 ft) above sea level. Described by Livy as one of the Capitae Etruriae (Etruscan capitals), Arezzo (Aritim in Etruscan) is believed to have been one of the twelve most important Etruscan cities—the so-called Dodecapolis, part of the Etruscan League. Conquered by the Romans in 311 BC, Arretium became a military station on the via Cassia, the road […]
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Pienza – the touchstone of Renaissance urbanism Pienza is a town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, in the historical region of Val d’Orcia. Situated between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, it is considered the “touchstone of Renaissance urbanism“. In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site, and in 2004 the entire
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Montalcino is a hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany. The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d’Orcia. The hill upon which Montalcino sits has probably been settled since Etruscan times. Its first mention in historical documents in 814 AD suggests there was a church
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Montepulciano according to legend, it was founded by the Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Chiusi; recent findings prove that a settlement was already in existence in the 4th-3rd centuries BC. In Roman times it was the seat of a garrison guarding the main roads of the area. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire,
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The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. Siena is one of the nation’s most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008. Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the Palio, a horse race held twice a year. The Siena Cathedral (Duomo),
Pisa is one among the most relevant cities in Tuscany, known worldwide for its leaning tower Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower (the bell tower of the city’s cathedral), the city contains more than 20 other historic churches, several medieval palaces, and various bridges across the Arno river. Much of the city’s
Florence is the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is considered by many academics the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called “the Athens of the Middle Ages.” Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. Florence is known as the “cradle
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