Tuscany is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Known for its enchanting landscapes, its fantastic and genuine food and beautiful towns as Florence, Pisa, Lucca and Siena. Tuscany is much more! Spas and thermal baths, natural parks and caves, traditional festivals & tastings.
Tuscany is predominantly hilly, as two thirds of the total territory of Tuscany are covered with hills. The remaing third is divided into mountains and plains. Tuscany has a triangular shape and it shares borders with Liguria (north-west), Emilia (north), Marches (east), Umbria (east), and Latium (south). On the west side it borders on the Ligurian and the Tyrrhenian Seas.
The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands which contains the Isle of Elba, which is the largest one, Pianosa, Capraia, Montecristo, Giglio, Giannutri and Gorgona. It is a protected National Park, rich of animal, plants and beautiful landscapes (Tuscan Archipelago National Park is the largest marine Park in Europe).
Know more about Arezzo, Florence, Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa Carrara, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena.
CLIMATE
The climate in Tuscany varies from zone to zone. It is influenced by the sea on the west side and by the Appennines on the northern and eastern sides. The draughts that influence the climate of Tuscany vary from north to south as Elba Island works as a weather divide. In general it is fairly mild in the coastal areas, but harsher and rainy in the interior.
NATURE
Tuscany has an extremely various nature as it is surrounded by both mountains and sea. Apart from the famous hilly landscapes, Tuscany also hosts forests, wetlands, the Mediterranean Macchia, mountains and plains.
The vegetation is diverse as well: there are vineyards and olive groves which grow on the hills; chestnut trees which grow at a certain altitude on hills and mountains; cypresses which are the symbol trees of the region, but also pines and the Mediterranian macchia, mainly composed by bushes and small trees.
Tuscan Fauna is specifically known for the presence of pheasants, red deers, wild boars and wolves. In the area of Maremma wild cows and horses can be found together with very many species of birds.
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RELAX
If you want deeply to relax and re-charge all your energies a Spa journey would be perfect within your Tuscan holiday.
Tuscany has many natural hot springs. In most towns there is a modern spa where hot springs water is brought into a swimming pool and you pay a daily ticket to use the pool. Some of them are outdoors and mostly open during spring and summer; others are open all year.
But there are also hot open air springs for free.
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EVENTS
There are thousands of exciting events that take place in Tuscany: concerts, traditional festivals, art exhibitions and special events.
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