Tuscany, land of enchantment.
Tuscany is the birthplace of Renaissance.
Renaissance from Tuscany spread all over Europe, and ignited all the Western Civilization.

Tuscany is Florence, Pisa, Siena.

Satellite View of Florence
Map of Florence
Satellite View of Pisa
Satellite View of Siena
Map of Siena

Tuscany is also Volterra, San Gimignano, the Crete Senesi, the Chianti Region, the Val D'Orcia.

Tuscany is charming countryside and wonderful landscapes. Val D’Orcia, to the south of Siena, the region of the Crete Senesi, the Chianti region between Firenze and Siena.

Photos and Images of Tuscany Landscapes
Map of Tuscany

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.

Photos and Images of Val D'Orcia

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.
Monticchiello, Montalcino and the Brunello wine, the ancient Abbey of S. Antimo, Bagno Vignoni, Castiglion D'Orcia, with the Rocca di Tentennano, built in 1177, San Quirico D'Orcia, Radicofani. The Mount Amiata.

where to stay in Val D'Orcia:

Hotels and Accomodation in Pienza
Hotels and Accomodation in Montalcino
Hotels in Bagno Vignoni
Hotels in San Quirico D'Orcia
Hotels in Castiglione D'Orcia


If you like nature and wonderful landscapes you can choose country hotels and farmhouses for your stay in Val D'Orcia:

Country Hotels and Farmhouses in all Val D'Orcia
Country Hotels and Farmhouses in Pienza
Farmhouses in Montalcino
Farmhouses in San Quirico D'Orcia
Farmhouses in Castiglione D'Orcia
Farmhouses in Radicofani


and to eat pici, pecorino di Pienza, salame di cinghiale, finocchiona and the great Tuscan food, and to enjoy the great Tuscan wines, the Brunello di Montalcino and the Nobile di Montepulciano:

Restaurants in Val D'Orcia
Pienza Restaurants
Montalcino Restaurants
Restaurants in Bagno Vignoni
Restaurants in San Quirico D'Orcia

Crete Senesi

Unique, naked quasi-lunar landscapes, rolling green hills, olive trees, silence and inspiration. The road between Siena to Asciano, to Chiusure. The Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore. And the road continues winding gently across the slopes and hills, rolling gently to Buonconvento.

Montepulciano

Montepulciano, with its wonderful main square of the 1200 - Piazza Grande - the Bravio delle Botti, and its narrow, romantic and steep, winding streets. The contrade: Voltaia, Gracciano, Collazzi, Talosa, Le Coste, Cagnano.

Map of Montepulciano
Hotels in Montepulciano
Restaurants in Montepulciano

Chianti

Vineyards, Olive trees, Woodlands. The towns in the Chianti region: Radda, Castellina in Chianti, Gaiole, Greve in Chianti, Castello di Brolio, Volpaia, Ama.

The great Chianti wines: Montevertine, Fonterutoli, Fontodi, Badia a Coltibuono, Brancaia, Castello di Ama, Volpaia. The SuperTuscans: Montevertine, Guado al Tasso, Flaccianello della Pieve, Vigna del Sorbo, Tignanello.

Map of the Chianti region

San Gimignano

San Gimignano and its towers, built 600 years before the New York skyscrapers, 600 years before the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building in Manhattan.

Volterra

Volterra, and its Etruscan origins. Porta all'Arco, Palazzo dei Priori, Le Balze.