San Miniato is in an ancient and important city that had Etruscan and then Roman settlements. Based along "Via Francigena", here took residence Federico Barbarossa. From its dominant position, the German Emperors had been exercising power and control over the whole of ...

Florence was the birthplace of the political, economical, artistic and cultural Italian Renaissance. In Florence the memory of the Medici family still lives on: the family crest of six balls adorns many public buildings. Renaissance buildings, the ...

The intimate sobriety of Pisa is hidden in its fine alleys around Scuola Normale Superiore, the noble residences along Lungarno, the small churches of the city center.
Some gems are for sure "Santa Maria della Spina", a small gem, typical expression of Italian gothic ...

The city center of San Gimignano, known as the City of Beautiful Towers, is a "UNESCO world heritage site" for its architecture. San Gimignano is a Middle Age walled hill town in the countryside near Siena: its 14 surviving medieval tower ...

Volterra is a walled town in Tuscany with Middle Age and Renaissance buildings, a Roman theater, and Etruscan sites. It´s one of Tuscany´s most evocative hill towns with its Etruscan Museum, the precious Sacred Art museum, Pinacoteca, ...

Vinci is a small town in Tuscany and not so many people are aware that it is the place of birth of Leonardo, famous artist and scientist and Renaissance figure.
Vinci´s origins go back to Etruscans and the Museo Leonardiano focuses on Leonardo´s ...