Tuscany

10 provinces · 273 towns · Population: 3,672,202

There is a reason half of Western painting was born here. Renaissance Tuscany — Florence, Siena, Pisa — fixed the very idea of Italian beauty for good. Yet the region lives well beyond its museums: in the clay hills of the Sienese crete and the UNESCO-listed Val d'Orcia, in the vine rows of Chianti and Montalcino, in the tower-village of San Gimignano and pope Pius II's "ideal city" of Pienza.

May and October are the right months. And in the evening, when the coaches leave, even Piazza del Campo belongs to the Sienese again — that's when Tuscany really shows itself.

Tuscany

The provinces of Tuscany

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1 / 10 Arezzo 36 towns Open the guide →
10 provinces
AR Arezzo 36 towns → FI Florence 41 towns → GR Grosseto 28 towns → LI Livorno 19 towns → LU Lucca 33 towns → MS Massa-Carrara 17 towns → PI Pisa 37 towns → PT Pistoia 20 towns → PO Prato 7 towns → SI Siena 35 towns →
Not to be missed

The best of Tuscany

The places worth the trip on their own, picked by our editors.

Ponte Vecchio in Florence illuminated at sunset, reflected in the Arno River. Florence 🏛 Florence The cradle of the Renaissance Panoramic aerial view of the town of Siena and surrounding Tuscan countryside Siena 🏛 Siena Gothic beauty and the Palio Canopy and clock tower of Montecatini Terme Centrale train station Montecatini-Terme ♨ Pistoia UNESCO-listed Art Nouveau elegance Greve in Chianti 🍷 Florence The gateway to Chianti Classico Panoramic view of San Gimignano and its medieval towers in the Tuscan countryside San Gimignano 🏘 Siena The UNESCO-listed medieval towers Manciano ♨ Grosseto The free thermal falls of Saturnia Panoramic view of the historic center of Chianciano Terme with the Church of Madonna della Rosa Chianciano Terme ♨ Siena Etruscan waters between two Tuscan valleys Inner courtyard of a historic palace in Montalcino, Tuscany Montalcino 🍷 Siena The kingdom of Brunello wine

The top 9 places in Tuscany

Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →

  1. 4 Piazza del Campo Siena · 🏛️ Squares & old towns
  2. 5 Accademia Gallery and the David Florence · 🖼️ Museums
  3. 6 Duomo di Siena Siena · ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries
  4. 7 Ponte Vecchio Florence · 🏛️ Squares & old towns
  5. 8 Centro storico e torri di San Gimignano San Gimignano · 🏛️ Squares & old towns
  6. 9 Tuttomondo di Keith Haring Pisa · 🎈 Unique experiences

Upcoming events in Tuscany

16 AUG

Palio di Siena (of the Assumption)

📍 Siena

The world's most famous horse race: three laps of Piazza del Campo.