The Arno River, Florence The Arno is a river in Tuscany, Italy. The river begins in the Apennines mountains and flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Pisa. The Arno runs through Firenze (Florence) and is both the largest and most…
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Photos: Sunsets over the hills of Tuscany, taken from a tower in San Gimignano, Italy
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The Santa Maria Novella is a famous church in Florence (Firenze) Italy. It is located just steps away from the train station, which coincidentally shares the same name. It was designed by Leone Battista Alberti, who also designed the facade…
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Of all the Tuscan vineyards we visited in Chianti, Monsanto was my absolute favorite. The winery is located in a lovely part of Tuscany. The hills are green and rolling, the roads small and winding, and the views…spectacular. I don’t…
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Lucca Italy is a small pink-bricked walled city built on ramparts in Tuscany, just northwest of Florence. Since it’s only about a 75 minute train ride from Florence, it makes an easy day trip. But since it happens to be…
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