Tuscany, right in the heart of Italy, has the reputation of being a land of milk and honey with its superb hilly landscape, its magnificent villas and its profusion of culinary specialities. A land of total well-being!

Rome, Venice and… Tuscany. Those are really often the only things tourists think of when they think of Italy and you can see why. What region other than Tuscany can lay claim to such treasures as works of artists like Michelangelo and Botticelli, the architectural splendours of its Renaissance palazzos, the sheer beauty of its golden ochre villages, the delightful harmony of its houses and cypress trees perched on hilltops and the subtlety of its exceptional wines, the famous Chiantis? In a single trip to Tuscany you will find it hard to exhaust the riches of a region dubbed the eighth wonder of the world. There is of course Florence and the Medicis, the Uffizi Gallery, the Palazzo Vecchio, the Palazzo Pitti and the Ponte Vecchio. There is also Siena and its amazing Piazza del Campo, famous for its shell shape and for hosting the famous Palio horse race every year. And then there’s Pisa and its world-famous leaning tower. As for the Tuscany of the small towns and villages, there is no contest: Montepulciano and its Renaissance buildings, San Gimignano and its breathtaking towers, Pistoia and its Romanesque churches… And what about the Chianti region, between Florence and Siena, with its profusion of vineyards where you can sample to your heart’s delight red wines, pork sausages and delicious meats? With its fine abbeys and other stunning towns like Lucca and Pienza, Tuscany is radiantly beautiful.