In the City

It's hard to find one region in the world which includes, all together, cities such as Florence, Pisa, Siena, Lucca, Arezzo and Pistoia, which contains a quantity of beauty, Of art, Of history, Of culture, so high, so extraordinarily widespread, as in Tuscany.

It will be said: this is possible thanks to the medieval division of the Italian territory into many small municipalities. True, but up to a certain point. The point where a mere administrative division of power ends and the genius of men and women who designed, built, and embellished these cities.

People were born here in much greater numbers than elsewhere (see section “People” to believe), and which have contributed to making the current Tuscan cities among the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

Visit Florence

So here it is Florence, the capital, home for centuries to one of the greatest dynasties of all time: the Doctors, the city's blessing and curse. Florence of sublime monuments, of marvelous works of art. Florence of hills, of grand basilicas, of extraordinary bridges, of narrow streets, of songs, of noise. Florence of the Guelphs and Ghibellines, Florence of Dante, of historic neighborhoods (San Frediano was voted "the coolest in the world" by Lonely Planet magazine) and of costumed football.

The beauty of Siena

And what about Siena, the snail-shaped city, so medieval that it feels like entering the film set of a historical film? Its incredible Campo Square, its beautiful cathedral, its very famous palio?

Pisa, a miracle of a city

And then Pisa, with that Square of Miracles, as d'Annunzio defined it, a true miracle of the square, from Leaning Tower up to the Baptistery?

Lucca: the Cathedral and the Amphitheatre Square

AND Lucca, completely surrounded by imposing walls on which you can walk or cycle, with its Cathedral breathtaking (the oldest basilica in all of Tuscany) and the extraordinary Amphitheater Square which alone would be worth the trip.

Arezzo, the city of "Life is Beautiful"

AND Arezzo, with that amazing Great Square - on a slope like Piazza del Campo in Siena - the setting for some scenes from Roberto Benigni's masterpiece, ''Life is Beautiful”?

Pistoia: the Cathedral and the Hall

In the end Pistoia, one of the Tuscan cities less known by mass tourism, but which hides absolute wonders such as Cathedral Square, or the suggestive Hall Square where the people of Pistoia have been going shopping for over 1000 years.

If Tuscany is all beautiful, the cities are worthy of Tuscany, with a similar territory, and with the great people that populated it, it could not be otherwise.