Tuscany (Italian: Toscana) is a region on Italy's west coast, on
the Tyrrhenian sea. It is one of the most popular places to visit in a country
that is itself one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. There
are several reasons to visit Tuscany: some of the most important ones are seeing
Renaissance art in Florence,
eating Tuscan food and tasting the excellent local wines, and after all this
enjoying a day at the beach in Viareggio.
Tuscany has two very
diverse faces - the art cities such as Florence, Siena, Lucca and Pisa on one hand, and the countryside on the other. The small
towns, villages, castles, villas and vineyards of Tuscany make a welcome change
from the traffic and noise of some of the larger Tuscan cities.
Tuscany, with its spectacular hill towns and
scenery, is one of Italy's top vacation destinations. Tuscany's travel
attractions include historic cities and art, great wine and food, medieval hill
towns, beaches, and beautiful countryside.
Cortona is the Tuscan hill town made famous by
Francis Mayes in her book Under the Tuscan Sun. Cortona is
surrounded by Etruscan walls, around 3000 years old, and retains much of its
history through its architecture, layers of history built upon the Etruscan
core. Cortona has stately buildings, interesting medieval architecture,
beautiful views, and a large ex-pat community so you'll find lots of English
spoken.
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