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About Tuscany
Tuscany Beauty. Firenze, Siena, Volterra, Pisa, Lucca,
Arezzo.
Tuscany Geniuses and great Artists. Leonardo da Vinci, perhaps
the greatest genius in the history of mankind, Botticelli,
Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Bramante, Dante, Petrarca.
Tuscany is the birhplace of Renaissance, the birthplace
of the Western Civilization. The achievements of Tuscan
Renaissance and their seeds spread all over Europe.
However, Tuscany is not only Florence, Siena, Pisa.
Tuscany is also gorgeous countryside, wonderful landscapes.
Val D’Orcia, to the south of Siena, the region of
the Crete Senesi, the Chianti region between Firenze and
Siena, San Gimignano, Volterra.
Val D'Orcia
Val D'Orcia is a region of astounding beauty. Green and
golden hills, seas of wheat caressed by the winds, like
the waves of a golden ocean, breathtaking winding roads
lined by cypress trees.
Pienza, the jewel of the Renaissance, built by Il Rossellino,
a pupil of the architect Leon Battista Alberti between 1459-1462.
The harmony and beauty of Piazza Pio II, Palazzo Piccolomini,
Palazzo Borgia, Palazzo Comunale, Corso Il Rossellino.
The medieval Monticchiello on a hilltop, Montalcino with
its fort and the Brunello, Bagno Vignoni and the Roman times
spa, Castiglion D'Orcia with the Rocca di Tentennano, built
in 1177, San Quirico D'Orcia, Radicofani. The views of the
Mount Amiata. The sublime taste of the "Pecorino di
Pienza" sheep milk cheese.
The Oscar winning movies "The English Patient",
parts of “Gladiator" and "Under the Tuscan
Sun" were filmed in Val D'Orcia.
More about Tuscany
Satellite Views of Tuscany
Unesco World Heritage Sites of Tuscany
Tuscany has six locations awarded by Unesco as World Heritage
Sites:
the historical center of Florence - prize awarded in 1982
the historical center of Siena - awarded in 1995
the square of the Cathedral of Pisa - awarded in 1987
the historical center of San Gimignano - awarded in 1990
the historical center of Pienza - awarded in 1996
the Val d'Orcia - awarded in 2004
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