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Arezzo
The photographs in this gallery capture the beauty of Arezzo, its antiques market/fair and preparations for "Giostra del Saraceno", a recreation of a medieval jousting competition held every year in September. |
Chianti
The region between Florence and Siena, Chianti means more than Sangiovese grapes and robust red wine. |
Florence
Any visit to Tuscany is incomplete without a visit to the city at the heart of the renaissance, Florence. |
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San Gimignano
West of the road between Florence and Siena, San Gimignano is famous for its crop of medieval towers and local white wine. |
Lucca
A prosperous town west of Florence, and the center of the Tuscan olive oil industry, Lucca's charm derives from its Romanesque architecture, medieval fortifications and unpretentious lifestyle. |
La Crete
The Crete is an agricultural area south of Siena with very unusual landscape of rolling clay hills. |
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Montalcino
Montalcino is famous for its Brunello wine. |
Sant Antimo Abbey
Sant Antimo is one of the most perfectly preserved Romanesque churches in Tuscany. |
Siena Cathedral (Duomo)
Siena Cathedral is a marvel of Pisan and Romanesque architecture. |
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Siena Il Campo and Around
The architecture and people of Siena. |
Siena Palazzo Publico - Torre Mangia
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Siena Palio
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Volterra
Famous for its alabaster workshops, Volterra rises from the Tuscan plain and ends in crumbling cliffs that have claimed nearly a third of the town in the past 500 years. |
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