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In honour of Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this month, we would like to give you 60 of our top tips on Italy’s jewel in the crown........
 
Tuscany is the most visited Italian region attracting tourists from all corners of the globe year on year. Her landscapes are legendary with rolling hillsides, olive groves & vineyards. Her cities too are world famous with Florence, Siena and Pisa housing some of the most visited artistic treasures from the likes of Da Vinci, Rafael and Botticelli. And then there’s the wine........

1. Visit the largest wine fair in Chianti, Vino al Vino in Panzano
2. Dinner at Dario Cecchini’s Antica Macelleria Cecchini, Panzano
3. See ‘Venus’ Birth’ at the Uffizi
4. Marvel at Dante Alighieri
5. Go hiking in the lush green wooded forests
6. The Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore
7. The Uffizi Gallery
8. The Palace of Bargello
9. Church of Santa Maria Novella
10. See Michelangelo’s artistic genius at the library of San Lorenzo
11. Cross the bridge of Ponte Vecchio
12. Take a wine tour in Greve in Chianti
13. Take a deep breath at the formidable towers of San Gimignano
14. Statue of David, Florence
15. Basilicata di San Miniato del Monte
16. People watch at Piazza della Signoria
17. Famous Palio horse race of Siena
18. The gothic cathedral of Siena
19. La Torre di Pisa (the leaning tower of Pisa!)
20. Piazza del Duomo, Florence
21. Historic centre of the city of Pienza, a World Heritage Site
22. Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
23. Church of San Francesco, Arezzo
24. Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence
25. Guinigi Tower, Lucca
26. Volpaia, Radda in Chianti
27. Collodi Butterfly House, Pescia
28. Piazza della Cisterna, San Gimignano
29. Piazza Anfiteatro, Lucca
30. Mercato Centrale, Florence
31. Palazzo Strozi
32. Loggia dei Lanzi
33. Baptistry of St John, Pisa
34. Museo Diocesano, Cortona
35. Marble caves of Carrara
36. The beaches of Castiglione, Pescaia
37. Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca,Cortona
38. Duomo Arezzo
39. Wine tasting in Radda in Chianti
40. The Festa dei Macellai (butchers festival), Panzano
41. Hire a bike and ride around the city of Lucca
42. Giardino Bardini
43. University of Florence National History Museum
44. Climb Monte Capanne, Elba Island
45. Cavo beach
46. Fountain of Neptune
47. Marina di Albrese
48. Giglio Island, Porto Santo Stefano
49. Camposanto, Pisa
50. Piazza Matteotti, Greve in Chianti
51. Opera at St Marks Anglican Church
52. Piazzale Michelangelo
53. Basilica di Santa Croce
54. Horseback riding through the hills of Chianti
55. Explosion of the Cart, Florence at Easter
56. Monte San Michele Nature Park
57. Ancient town of Le Selvole
58. Museo Zoologico La Specol
59. Cascate del Gorello (hot springs)
60. One of the many beautiful homes in Tuscany brought to you by Cottages to Castles!

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