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Situated 322 metres above sea level in the heart of Tuscany, Siena is built on three hills, maintaining intact its medieval appearance characterized by narrow winding streets and noble buildings.
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lonelyplanet.com:
Rome is about grandeur, history and haste.
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frommers.com:
By the time he stormed the city in 1555, the marquis had done more damage than even the Black Death -- only 8,000 out of a population of 40,000 had survived -- and the burned and broken city and countryside bore an uncanny resemblance to the Effects of Bad Government, half of Ambrogio Lorenzetti's fresco in Siena's Palazzo Pubblico.
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Within Tuscany, the cities west of Florence are easily reached by the A11, which leads to Lucca and then to the sea.
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lonelyplanet.com:
XX_PARAGRAPHBREAK_XX Only 14 of the original 72 towers remain, but this wonderfully preserved medieval city in Tuscany.
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Tuscany, or Toscana, lies in central Italy, midway down the peninsula, with miles of coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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The race itself runs for three laps of the Piazza del Campo ,the outer course of which is covered with several inches of dirt and the corners of which are protected with padded crash barriers for the occasion.
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The Chianti district is one of Italy's prime wine regions, and there are many opportunities to tour the wineries and sample their products.
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The walls that enclose this exquisite medieval city seem to have protected and preserved its culture, as well as its architecture, and local traditions are proudly upheld.
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The following day, detour south to the thermal waters of Saturnia and stroll through the medieval town of Pitigliano ; then go north to Arezzo and head back to Florence via the A1 or, if you have time, along the twisting roads of Chianti (SS69, SS408, SS429, and SS222).
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I've seen a few group "excursions" advertised in the tourist offices of towns in Tuscany, but it seems they mostly go from hill village to hill village and don't spend much time (if any) "getting lost" in the countryside.
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Tuscany isn't the place for a jam-packed itinerary.
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tripreport.com:
A dream holiday in Tuscany is spent sitting in the sunshine on the balcony of a faded villa overlooking olive groves, strolling the streets of historic towns and.
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world66.com:
Just a stone's throw from the Piazza del Campo, whose singular beauty is quite unique, and from the famous "Duomo", the hotel is easy to get to by car, coach and public means of trasportation.
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Where to Sample Tuscany's Top Wines Tuscany isn't the place for a jam-packed itinerary.
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Santa Maria Novella Church, run by the Dominicans, faces the square.
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The typical Tuscan landscape with small farm houses on soft hills is rarely found here.
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An accomplished digital shooter, Sisse has worked in Tuscany on many assignments, including spending an afternoon perched atop a mailbox to shoot the Palio Festival and horse race in Siena.
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When traveling to Tuscany from elsewhere in Italy, the train is almost always a better option than the bus; buses are subject to the vagaries of road traffic, and the seats are narrow and cramped.
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Behind the church, a short climb brings you to the charming little Chiesetta di Monte Siepi ,with frescoes by painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti (documented 1319-48), and a sword in a stone.
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Radda in Chianti | Radicofani | Radicondoli | Rapolano Terme | San Casciano dei Bagni | San Gimignano | San Giovanni d'Asso | San Quirico d'Orcia | Sarteano | Siena |.
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Easter Sunday, Scoppio del Carro, festively exploding a cart in Piazza del Duomo.
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Easter: Lo Scoppio del Carro, [Explosion of the Cart], fireworks display on Easter Sunday in Florence at the Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore.
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Hey guys, im looking at my itinery of northern Italy, and was wanting suggestions, am curently without a guide book so kind of doing it off the top of my head.
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Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance, is a masterpiece of studied elegance.
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Formed in 1904 as Società Studio e Divertimento (Society for Study and Entertainment), a sports club characterized by a black and white check jersey (derived from the city of Siena coat of arms), it opened its football section, named Società Sportiva Robur ,in 1908.
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One can walk or cycle on top of the ancient city walls.
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