For History, Art and Culture, Check Out the Thriving Tuscan Town of Pienza

Tuscany is scattered in beguiling towns and villages surrounded by the most idyllic of natural landscapes, where time seems to stand still.

What You Can Expect to Find on Tuscany’s Picturesque Chianti Trails

Bordered by Florence in the north and Siena in the south, Chianti is a region of Tuscany of exceptional beauty. The region combines a paradisiacal landscape of green forests, ancient olive groves, and picturesque villages, interspersed with a network of trails that snake their way through this idyllic setting.

Why the Imposing, Fortified, Etruscan Town of Volterra in Tuscany Should be on Every Culture-vulture’s ‘to go’ List

Tuscany is doused in inspiring and captivating cities, towns and villages, where visitors can be acquainted with the region’s unique history, traditions, architecture and customs. The walled town of Volterra to the south-west of Florence in the province of Pisa, is one of the most enchanting of Tuscany’s ancient towns and is perfect for those

Three beguiling walks in Tuscany

With its rolling, verdant hillsides, dramatic gorges and rushing rivers, Tuscany is, quite simply, a walker’s paradise. Walking provides the perfect opportunity to become properly acquainted with the unrivalled, captivating beauty of Tuscany.

Exploring Tuscany’s beautiful town of Pienza

Tuscany is packed with incredible experiences that are unique to this verdant and beautiful central Italian region. With interesting medieval towns poised high on exhilarating hilltops and plunged low in lush valleys, visitors are spoilt for choice about where to head to for a truly memorable and unique Tuscan experience.

Visiting Elba: A stunning island in the Tuscan Archipelago

Seven islands make up the Tuscan archipelago – Elba, Giglio, Giannutri, Capraia, Pianosa, Montecristo and Gorgona. At 224km2, Elba is the biggest of the islands and third biggest in Italy after Sardinia and Sicily. Elba is also the most popular island of the Tuscan Archipelago, attracting tourists all year round.

Why the rolling Tuscan hills are exceptionally pretty in the springtime

Tuscany and the spring go together like a horse a carriage, like cheese and wine, like sea and sand. Why? Because during the warm and sunny months of spring, Tuscany’s verdant rolling landscape becomes even greener, its emerald hillsides sprinkled in floral splendour, its majestic vineyards blossoming tirelessly, and its new-born birds singing in symphony

Top winter activities in Tuscany

Winter in Tuscany might be on the chilly side but it’s as beautiful, captivating and exhilarating as ever. In fact, without the crowds and what can be stifling heat, winter can be one of the best seasons to visit this truly fascinating region.

The many delights of Pistoia – Italy’s Capital of Culture 2017

Pistoia is nestled in the fertile valley of the Amrone River, approximately 18 miles to the north west of Florence, in Italy’s scenically diverse region of Tuscany. This ancient city was occupied in Ligurian, Etruscan and Roman times.

The unique beauty of the Tuscan town of Cortona

If you yearn to discover quintessential Tuscany then head to the small and charming town of Cortona in the Chiana Valley – Valdichiana – area in southern Tuscany, some 70 miles to the south east of Florence.