With a population of 3,659,222 in an area of 22,987.04 square kilometres, it is the 9th most populous and 5th-largest region of Italy. The capital and largest city is Florence.
Getting to Tuscany
International flights commonly come in to Milan or Rome, where one can rent a car and do the three-hour drive to Tuscany. Florence and Pisa have important airports. Every major city has a railway station.
- 01Pisa International Airport
- 02Amerigo Vespucci International Airport
Worth seeing
Tuscany is world-famous for its churches, including the Duomo and Baptistery, Santa Croce, Santa Maria Novella, San Miniato al Monte and several others in Florence; the Duomo and Baptistery in Siena; and the Duomo and Baptistery in Pisa.
Things to do
Besides wandering in beautiful cities and looking at Renaissance art, there are many other things you can do in Tuscany. For example, you can learn to cook or just taste Tuscan food, do trekking, golf or go to a health spa. Most of the important traditional wine producers are located along the axis formed by Florence and Siena. The most famous region is Chianti along with neighboring Montalcino and Montepulciano.
Where to eat
Tuscan food is known for its relative simplicity and its reliance on the high-quality ingredients from its many farms. A small selection of the rich regional Tuscan cuisine comprises: ribollita — bread soup with vegetables zuppa di verdure — green vegetable soup pici — thick spaghetti pasta e fagiolli — pasta with beans bistecca alla fiorentina (Florentine steak) prosciutto Toscano — a dry cured ham that legally can…
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