40 top main sights of Tuscany and other interesting destinations for visitors https://www.bella-toscana.com/category/sights-of-tuscany/ Tuscany tourist information and visitors guide Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:52:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.bella-toscana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.ico 40 top main sights of Tuscany and other interesting destinations for visitors https://www.bella-toscana.com/category/sights-of-tuscany/ 32 32 Ponti di Vara bridges and tunnel, Carrara, Tuscany https://www.bella-toscana.com/ponti-di-vara-bridges-and-tunnel-carrara-tuscany/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:52:30 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16975 The post Ponti di Vara bridges and tunnel, Carrara, Tuscany appeared first on Tuscany travel guide.

]]> Palazzo Incontri-Viti https://www.bella-toscana.com/palazzo-incontri-viti/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:52:36 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16881 The post Palazzo Incontri-Viti appeared first on Tuscany travel guide.

]]> Villa medicea di Artimino https://www.bella-toscana.com/villa-artimino/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:13:59 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16805 The Medicean Villa of Artimino, also called "La Ferdinanda" or "the Villa of the hundred chimneys", is one of the most famous of the Medicean villas of Tuscany, in no small part because of the large number of chimneys on its roof. Villa Artimino is located on a hilltop adjacent to the small medieaval village of Artimino, a dependency of the municipality of Carmignano in the Province of Prato.

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]]> Villa di Poggio a Caiano https://www.bella-toscana.com/villa-di-poggio-a-caiano/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:44:43 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16775 The Medicean Villa of Poggio a Caiano, also known as Villa Ambra, is located in the Province of Prato, in the town of the same name. The villa is a splendid example of the villas built by Lorenzo de' Medici "il Magnifico" and today it contains two museums, the historic apartments on the ground and first floors, and the Museum of Still Life on the second floor.

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]]> Villa dell’Ombrellino https://www.bella-toscana.com/villa-dell-ombrellino-in-bellosguardo-florence/ Sun, 27 Mar 2022 19:50:15 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16738 Enthusiasts for the biographies, memoirs and letters of the Anglo-American community in Florence from the 1930's onwards, will be familiar with Villa dell'Ombrellino as home first to Alice Keppel and then to her daughter, Violet Trefusis, both of them scandalous by the standards of the time.

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]]> The Co-cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul at Sovana https://www.bella-toscana.com/co-cathedral-of-saints-peter-and-paul-at-sovana/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:30:10 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16692 The post The Co-cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul at Sovana appeared first on Tuscany travel guide.

]]> Pieve di San Polo in Rosso https://www.bella-toscana.com/pieve-di-san-polo-in-rosso/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:41:52 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16589 One of the most photogenic and interesting mediaeval parish churches in an area rich with romanesque parish churches is the Pieve (parish church) of San Polo in Rosso which dates back to the 12 C. The name of the church is mentioned in a donation of 1070 preserved at Badia di Coltibuono where it is referred to as Sancti Pauli Scito Russo

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]]> Sant’Emiliano a Borgonuovo near Cortona https://www.bella-toscana.com/sant-emiliano-a-borgonuovo/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:56:45 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16464 The parish church (pieve) of San Mamiliano a Cignano, now known as the church of Sant'Emiliano in Borgonuovo, is located on the Arretine hillside of the Val di Chiana, a short distance from the famous Abbey of Farneta, and was probably built along an important road in the area.

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]]> Church of Santi Apostoli https://www.bella-toscana.com/church-of-santi-apostoli/ Sun, 07 Mar 2021 14:02:48 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16374 The Church of Santi Apostoli (Holy Apostles) is located in Piazza del Limbo in Florence and dates from the 11 C. It is one of the oldest and historically rich of the churches in Florence. The church of Santi Apostoli is where some of the oldest legends of Florence have their roots and it is central to popular festivals such as the explosion of the cart, earning it the popular nickname of "Old Cathedral of Florence", despite never having been the Florence's cathedral.

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]]> Santa Fiora, Grosseto https://www.bella-toscana.com/santa-fiora-grosseto/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:08:20 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16348 The charming little town of Santa Fiora is located in the eastern extreme of the Maremma on the slopes of Monte Amiata and, along with Arcidosso, is well worth a visit by anyone visiting this area. Santa Fiora is located about 40 km east of the provincial capital Grosseto and about 110 south of Florence, on the river Fiora and in close proximity to Monte Calvo, to Monte Labbro in the west and to Monte Amiata in the north.

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