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Umbria and Tuscany for Travellers
Let us guide you through the Tuscan countryside and cities of art, let us lead you into the medieval hilltowns of Umbria. Meet the locals, as well as the artisans, craftsmen and tour guides: experience Italy through the Italians’ eyes ...Italy’s fame is intertwined with its crafts and products. The leather goods of Florence, the antique and detailed hand painted Deruta ceramics, the Chianti wines. Savour Italy’s tradition and culture through its festivities and celebrations! All year around, Umbria and Tuscany offer a large range of festive events and suggestive celebrations: check out our calendar!
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Bagno Vignoni - The ancient village of Bagno Vignoni is located in the heart of Tuscany, in the Val d
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park - Between Cisa and Forbici Passes, the forest ridges separating Tuscany from Emilia give way to a real mountain environment...
Arcipelago Toscano National Park - Arcipelago Toscano National Park is the largest marine Park in Europe...
Monti Sibillini National Park - A territory where the magic of local nature, history, and culture has contributed in defining a unique and unrepeatable reality...
Carrara and Carrara Marble Basin - Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome; the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome are constructed of it. Many sculptures of the Renaissance, such as Michelangelo's David, were carved from Carrara marble....
Volterra - The town was a Neolithic settlement and an important Etruscan center with an original civilization. It became a municipium in the Roman Age. The city was a bishop's residence in the 5th century...
San Gimignano - San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers, which may be seen from several kilometres outside the town....
Marmore Falls - The Cascata delle Marmore (Marmore's Falls) is a man-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans. Its total height is 165 m (541 feet), making it one of the tallest in Europe...
Arianna Farinelli - Artisan - She paints natural and rural scenery inspired by the views of Umbria and Tuscany, today more and more in danger of disappearing under the advancement of modern times...
Anghiari - Anghiari is famous for the Battle of Anghiari between Florence and Milan which took place there on June 29, 1440. The battle inspired a fresco in the Palazzo Vecchio by Leonardo da Vinci...
Pitigliano - Pitigliano is an Italian town and comune of province of Grosseto in the Maremma area of Tuscany...
S. Angelo in Panzo , Assisi - The convent of S.Angelo in Panzo was built, probably around the X century, on the ruines of a roman villa..