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Vacation in Tuscany  -  Tuscany Vacations.

Provinces in Tuscany : Arezzo, Florence, Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena

Towns & Places to visit : Arezzo, Chianti, Crete Senes, Elba [ Island ], Florence, Follonica, Greve, Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Lunigiana and Garfagnana areas, Massa Carrara, Massa Marittima, Monte Amiata, Monte Cimone, Orbetello, Panzano, Pescia, Pienza, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, San Gimignano, Sansepolcro, Siena and Viareggio.

The Region Tuscany in central Italy is bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria and Marche to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west.

The region stretches over the slope of the Apennines, in front of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Tuscan landscape is mainly mountainous and hilly, with a flat area besides the sea [ the Maremma ]. The coastline presents different aspects, offering both long sandy expances and headlands. In front of the coast there are the small enchanting islands of the Tuscan archipelago.

Regional capital of Tuscany: Florence


camping and caravanning, car hire, lodgings tuscany [ hostels, hotels, rental homes ], tour operators, travel guides, transport / traveling to tuscany

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Camping and Caravanning

 Eurocampings  -  ACSI Camping Guide

 Campings in Tuscany 

 Keycamp 
Relax on the finest campsites with Keycamp. You can stay in a huge, fully equipped tent with 4 bedrooms or a luxury mobile home with shower and toilet.
Tents have sprung beds with thick mattresses and there is electric lighting and a full-size domestic refrigerator. Mobile homes have fitted kitchens, bath/showers and models range from a Classic Midi (sleeping up to 6) to our top-of-the-range Villa Grand Deluxe with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms/toilets.

 Camping.it  -  Camp sites Tuscany
Arezzo - Firenze - Grosseto - Livorno - Lucca - Massa - Pisa - Pistoia - Prato - Siena - Isola d'Elba

Car Rental Tuscany 

 Avis
 Budget Rent A Car
 Hertz

Rental Homes / Apartments / Holiday Parks

Tuscany Holidays  
Rent your house on tuscany-holidays.info and experience the real Tuscany Holiday: apartments, farmhouses, luxury villas with exclusive pool and every type of vacation homes offered to suit all of your needs.

 Euro Relais - Holiday Cottages in Italy
Charming chalet, villa, castle or mill? Country cottage, mansion or farmhouse? Discover their special holiday homes and book online!

 Interhome.com 

Hostels / Country Inns

 Hostelbookes.com  -  Great Hostels, Free booking
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Ostelli online  -  Italian Youth Hostels Association
 Agriturismo.net  - Farmhouse accommodations / Country Inns

Hotels in Tuscany

 Hotels in Tuscany  -  Hotel Guide Tuscany
Hotels in Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Siena, Livorno, Montecatini Terme, San Gimignano, Viareggio, Tirrenia, Marina di Pietrasanta, Radda in Chianti, San Baronto, and more ...

 Hotels in Florence
Hotels near landmarks like Strozzi Palace, Santa Maria Novella, S.Maria del Fiore - Duomo, S. Croce, Hospital of Innocents, The Baptistry, Basilica of San Lorenzo, Medici Riccardi Palace, Basilica of Santa Croce, Rucellai Palace and Belltower by Giotto.

More Hotels? See Hotels

National Parks

 Park.it  -  Italian Park Portal
National Parks, Regional Parks, Marine Protected Areas, National Reserves, Regional Reserves, Wetlands and Other Protected Areas.

Tour Operators / Travel Agents

 VAX VacationAccess  -  A Better Way To Book - Florence



 IItalian language in Florence
 Centro Puccini - Italian language school in Tuscany
Learn Italian in Viareggio while learning the Italian culture.

Travel Guides Tuscany / Related books

 Amazon.com 

 Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches  
Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls
Three of Italy's most enchanting regions are explored in this new edition of a popular Cadogan guide, now fully revised and updated. Tuscany's lavish beauty has attracted visitors for centuries, but quiet, green Umbria and the unspoilt Marches are still relatively undiscovered. This guide reveals the highlights of all of them, taking the visitor to off-the-beaten-track delights as well as to the more celebrated towns and sights.
From little family-run guesthouses to international hotels, and from street corner pizzerias to fine restaurants, the guide is packed with hand-picked listings to suit all pockets. Stunning colour photographs will inspire you before you travel, and thorough touring advice, with maps and plans, will keep you on the right track. So whether you're planning a cruise round the vineyards of Chianti, a beach holiday in Rimini or an art pilgrimage to Florence, this guide will enliven the journey.
Paperback 704 pages (May 12, 2005); Publisher: Cadogan Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1860111866.
 Florence and Tuscany - Eyewitness Travel Guide - Christopher Catling
Your holiday starts here! From hill-top towns to renaissance masterpieces, this essential guide reveals all you need to know about Florence and Tuscany. Unique cutaway maps and 3D models will take you round some of Italy's finest architecture and hidden natural treasures. Recommendations for authentic trattorias where you can sample the local fare will ensure you return to this wonderful region.
Hardcover 312 pages (February 24, 2005); Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; Language: English; ISBN: 1405307889
 The Rough Guide to Tuscany & Umbria  
Jonathan Buckley, Mark Ellingham, Tim Jepson 
"The Rough Guide to Tuscany and Umbria" provides detailed accounts of every sight, from the monuments of Florence, Siena and Assisi to the treasures of tiny Umbrian towns such as Montefalco and Spello. There are insightful reviews of accommodation and restaurants, helping you to enjoy the much-famed Italian dishes on offer. There are also practical tips on a host of activities, from attending Spoleto Festival to walking in the Monti Sibillini or shopping for original designer clothes.
Paperback 808 pages (April 24, 2003); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1843530554

Fodor's Italy 
Paperback: 944 pages; Publisher: Fodor's (September 12, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-1400016891
The Rough Guide to Italy
Paperback: 1200 pages; Publisher: Rough Guides; 8 edition (July 2, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1843538555; ISBN-13: 978-1843538554
Frommer's Italy -  by Darwin Porter (Author), Danforth Prince (Author)
Paperback: 832 pages; Publisher: Frommer's (August 28, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0471962236

Transportation / How do I travel to Tuscany

 Florence Airport  - Amerigo Vespucci
 Pisa Airport  -  Galileo Galilei

www.austrianair.com  -  Flight tickets Tuscany

 Alitalia USA  -  Flights to Florence / Flights to Pisa

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights

 Trenitalia  -  Italian Railways

 Autostrade
 Online map Tuscany [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection ].
 Mappe  -  Map of Tuscany

 Weather in Tuscany


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 Travel Insurance

 Tourist Board Tuscany  -  Assessorato Regionale al Turismo
Via di Novoli 26, 50127 Firenze

 Regione Toscana

 Florence  -  Capital City Tuscany

 Province of Arezzo  -  Provincia di Arezzo
Province of Florenz  -  Provincia di Firenze
 Province of Grosseto  -  Provincia di Grosseto
 Province of Livorno  -  Provincia di Livorno
 Province of Lucca  -  Provincia di Lucca
 Province of Massa-Carrara
 Province of Pisa  -  Provincia di Pisa
 Province of Pistoia  -  Provincia di Pistoia
 Province of Prato  -  Provincia di Prato
 Province of Siena  -  Provincia di Siena

 Elba  -  Island

 Arezzo
 Chiantinet
 Follonica
 Greve [in Chianti ]
 Grosseto 
 Livorno  -  Municipality
 Lucca  - Municipality
 Lucca
 Marina di Massa
 Orbetello  -  Municipality
 Panzano
 Pescia
 Pienza
 Pisa  -  Municipality
 Pistoia -  Municipality
 Prato
 San Gimignano  -  Municipality
 Sansepolcro
 Siena  -  Municipality
 Versilia [ Italian language ]
 Viareggio Online

 Pisa in Virtual Reality

 Castles in Tuscany
 Massa Marittima
 Monte Amiata
 Monte Cimone [ 2.165 m ]
 Terme di Saturnia

 Riviera Toscana  -  Cities at the coast, Restaurants, Culture, Wheather and more

Cuisine  -  Italian Cooking

Tuscany is known for its wines [ most famous of which are Chianti, Morellino di Scansano and Brunello di Montalcino ].

 Recipes - La Cucina Povera - Tuscany kitchen / Florentine Kitchen
  Walking and Eating in Tuscany and Umbria  
James Lasdun, Pia Davis
Paperback 384 pages (March 31, 2005); Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd.; Language: English; ISBN: 0141009004

  The Essentials of Classical Italian Cooking  -  Marcella Hazan
This book includes recipes from the author's two previous books on Italian cooking, as well as more than 50 new ones, and incorporates advice on the use of kitchen equipment and ingredients.
Paperback 736 pages (July 7, 1995); Publisher: Macmillan; Language: English; ISBN: 0333570529.
  Jamie's Italy  -  Jamie Oliver
Ever since working at the River Cafe for Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray, Jamie Oliver has had a serious passion for Italian food. Now, ten years later, Italy and its wonderful flavours continue to have a major influence on his food and cooking. In Jamie's Italy, Jamie travels this famously gastronomic country paying homage to the classic dishes of each region and searching for new ideas to bring home. The result is a sensational collection of Italian recipes, old and new, that will ensure Italy's influence reaches us all. On the menu is an array of magical ingredients and Mediterranean flavours all combined in Jamie's inimitable way. From Parma ham to Parmesan, from pannetone to panzanella, Jamie's new book will transport you to Italy or at least bring Italy home to you.
Hardcover 336 pages (October 3, 2005); Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd.; Language: English; ISBN: 0718147707.
 Mangiare Bene
The English version of the most popular Italian internet recipe archive and guide to Italian cooking; traditional, regional, innovative Mediterranean cuisine.
Culinary Academy [ Easy, affordable, tasty dishes / Recipes galore / Snacks, breads, appetizers / Express pasta recipes and regional specialities ], Great Chefs [ dishes from Italy's best chefs ], Aphrodisiac recipes, Basic tools for Italian cuisine [ making pasta at home, The Italian Pantry, The Glossary, Weights and Temperatures, Wine & co and All about italian wine ].

History of Tuscany

 Tuscany's history  -  Wikipedia

  Tilt: The Skewed Tale of the Tower of Pisa  -  Nicholas Shrady
The campanile or bell tower in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli would be one of the most famous and attractive buildings in the world even if it stood straight and true. The fact that it settled into a distinctive - and eventually alarming - tilt soon after its construction has made the tower an icon. Now the bell tower is instantly recognisable shorthand not just for Pisa but for Italy as a whole. Originally designed as a display of wealth and power in Pisa's heyday, successive generations have used it as a symbol to their own ends. For Percy Bysshe Shelley and his Pisan circle it had the romantic power of a ruin; during the Second World War it was a suspected enemy hideout, and only very narrowly escaped being bombed. Today, having been saved from dramatic collapse by a British soil mechanic, it is an architectural phenomenon and tourist money-spinner. In a hugely entertaining and informative narrative that features such vibrant characters as Dante, Machiavelli, Galileo and Il Duce, Nicholas Shrady finally reveals the secret history of the world's most famous architectural oddity.
Paperback 161 pages (July 5, 2004); Publisher: Pocket Books; Language: English; ISBN: 0743450698
  Napoleon on Elba: Diary of an Eyewitness to Exile  
Neil Campbell
In April 1814 Napoleon Bonaparte, onetime emperor of France and master of Europe, was exiled to the island of Elba. Colonel Neil Campbell was instructed to accompany the fallen monarch. Part guardian, part spy, Campbell monitored Napoleon and kept an observant watch on the comings and goings of his confidents and much reduced household staff. He eaves dropped on the island's gossip, conversed almost daily with Napoleon, attempted to gain his trust and sought to gauge his intentions. For a year, Campbell kept an intimate diary of events on the tiny island...
Hardcover 256 pages (October 2004); Publisher: Ravenhall Books; Language: English; ISBN: 1905043007

Music, Culture & Entertainment

Tuscany was essentially the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, and its artistic heritage includes architecture, painting and sculpture, collected in dozens of museums, the best-known of which is the Uffizi in Florence.

 Il Palio di Siena  -  Siena's Palio Horse Race

  Painting in Late Medieval and Renaissance Siena, 1260-1555  
Diana Norman
The city of Siena, one of Italy's major artistic centres, was home to many celebrated painters, among them Duccio, Simone Martini, Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti, Sassetta and Beccafumi. This illustrated volume provides a survey of Sienese painting from 1260 to 1555, an era of extraordinary artistic creativity in the Tuscan city. Diana Norman addresses the style and artistic technique of Sienese painters throughout the three centuries and explores why paintings were made, where they were originally seen, and how they were used and enjoyed by their audiences. The book focuses on works of art made for Siena itself, many of which are still to be seen within the city. Norman organizes the discussion around types of commissions and throughout the book situates the paintings within the context of the political, social and religious circumstances of late medieval and renaissance Siena.
Hardcover 339 pages (November 28, 2003); Publisher: Yale University Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0300099339

 Homepage della Musica in Italia
Istituzioni, Documentazione & Servizi, Persone, Utilità, Generi musicali, Territorio, Eventi temporanei, Altri siti musicali, Siti musicali nel mondo.
 Italianissima  -  musica italiana, canzoni italiane, testi, midi, mp3, cantanti, orchestre
 Musei Online  -  search by category / search by geographical data

Web Portals / Tuscany Search Engines / Directories

 Intuscany.net
 Firenze.net  -  Florence
 Pisa Online
 Terra di Toscane
 Toscanet.com

 Ariana Ricerca  -  Italian search engine
 Cerca  -  search engine
 Italian Cultural Institute Washington
 Vergilio

 Wonderful Italy  - travel portal - cities in Italy

 Google.it
 Yellow Guide Italy  -  Yellow Pages 
 Telephone Guide Italy  -  White pages


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