Holiday homes Northern Tuscany
Northern Tuscany contains something of interest for everybody. The diversity of landscapes is huge; you will find marble quarries, nurseries, national parks, mountain ranges and beautiful beaches.
Further north, there is spectacular mountain scenery with some of the highest peaks reaching an altitude of 2000 meters or more. Here, there are rich opportunities to go in for sport e.g. biking, horseback riding and kite flying.
At the foothills of the mountains the land is covered by olive groves and here, some of Italy’s finest olive oil is produced.
En savoir plus sur Nothern Tuscany Toutes les locations de vacances - Nothern TuscanyTo the northwest, there is the fantastic Versilian Riviera with the marble city Carrare, and Viareggio with some of Italy’s most elegant and popular beach resorts. Further south are the plains around Torre del Lago Puccini, where the composer Giacomo Puccini lived and where most of his operas were created.
Leaving the coast, heading east towards the centre of Northern Tuscany you will arrive at one of the most fertile areas of Italy, a region, specialised in horticulture: There is an important production of flowers for the flower market in Pescia, one of Europe’s biggest wholesale markets and a huge amount of nurseries producing trees and bushes.
In cities like Prato, Pistoia and Lucca you will be astonished by the many beautiful churches, interesting museums and outstanding art collections.
Pistoia var oprindeligt en romersk koloni (Pistoria), som var anlagt ved den betydningsfulde Via Cassia, som førte fra Rom igennem Etruria til Luna i Ligurien mod nord. Under det lombardiske kongedømme i det 6. århundrede blev Pistoia en vigtig by med særlige privilegier. Byens vigtigste periode tog sin begyndelse i 1177, da Pistoia fik status...
Vinci er en typisk toscansk landsby med smalle, snoede og brostensbelagte gader med små skyggefulde pladser. På byens hovedtorv står Leonardo da Vincis berømte Vitruvianske mand. Herfra pladsen er der en fremragende udsigt udover den lavere liggende dal. Byen er centreret rundt om den gamle middelalderborg, som siden 1953 har huset Leonardo da...
The churches inside the town walls were built in the 12th and 13th centuries and the imposing wall itself dates back to the 16th century. It is one of Europe’s best-preserved Renaissance ramparts and an evening walk here is very much worth doing. Lucca is an exciting city for shopping with lots of clothes and jeweller’s shops. The medieval...
I perioden 1590 til 1603 fik byen som følge af de såkaldte Leggio Livornine love status som åben by med frihandel, skattefritagelse, religionsfrihed og beskyttelse mod forfølgelse. Dette medførte, at Livorno blev en kosmopolitisk by med en af de vigtigste havne i hele middelhavsområdet. Adskillige udlændinge flyttede til byen herunder først og...
Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance movement and for more than 2000 years, the city has been a centre of culture and art and therefore it boasts countless historic monuments. Today, Florence is home to the important Italian fashion houses. Also, the city is famous for its silver-ware. The best shopping can be done in the district...
The city is divided by the alga-green Arno river. Along the river, beautiful palaces were built in the 16th century. Nowadays, they hide the humble constructions, built behind. Today Pisa is world famous for its Leaning Tower: Torre Pendente. The construction of the tower was initiated in the 12th century and finished in 1350. Shortly after...
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