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Looking for a seaside holiday with some culture thrown in? Then look no further than Livorno province which has a spectacular coastline, some lovely seaside towns and an incredible host of attractions for you to experience! Livorno town is the capital of the province and without a doubt one of the prettiest communes hugging the Tuscan coastline.

One of the town’s busiest attractions is its incredible aquarium which has over 150 species of marine life on display across two floors. Get up close to an octopus and learn all different species of fish that thrive in the mild Mediterranean waters off the coast.

The spectacular province of Massa Carrara lies at the very north of Tuscany and offers a splendid collection of towns, attractions and scenery for your entertainment. There are seventeen main towns here, two of which are twinned together as its capital. These are the marble mining towns of Massa and Carrara on the northern Tuscan coast.

The pristine white and blue veined marble mountains that surround these towns became the source of their great wealth. The marble was excavated and used in the construction of the Pantheon in Rome and even Michelangelo’s masterpiece, ‘David’.

Siena province would offer your vacation a fantastic array of exciting places to see and things to do. Why not choose from a stunning range of holiday rentals in the Siena area and begin your trip by visiting Siena city.

There are many enticing monuments and cultural attractions to see in the province’s capital so perhaps the best place to start is the magnificent oval shaped Piazza del Campo. Framed by buildings like the Palazzo Pubblico and the Torre del Mangia, visitors are sure to lose themselves as they gaze around this curved piazza of such beauty!

If you’re in Siena around the dates of the 2nd July and 16th August then you’ll be able to witness the famous Palio di Siena, one of the most exciting events in the entire Italian calendar! This thrilling horse racing event takes place in Piazza del Campo which is covered in sand and each of the city’s districts are represented by a horse and jockey.

Prato province is the smallest of the ten provinces of Tuscany and one of the smallest in all of Italy. Six main communes are situated in Prato province and would make for a few excellent day trips if you’re planning to rent a villa in Prato for some or all of your vacation.

The capital is called Prato and it’s the second largest city in Tuscany after Florence.

The other main towns are called Cantagallo, Poggio a Caiano, Carmignano, Montemurlo, Vernio and Vaiano. Prato city is located at the foot of Monte Retaia and offers a wealth of attractions to keep tourists entertained.

It's home to many stunning buildings, beautiful piazzas and monuments which would be well worth a tour around for a day. Textile production was a large part of Prato’s economy and can be learned about in greater detail at the large textile museum here in the city. It also displays an incredible collection of archived writings by the master Tuscan poet, Dante Alighieri.

Book your next vacation to Tuscany and stay in the vibrant province of Florence! There’s so much to do and see here, and not just in the Renaissance city of Florence!

Of course no trip to Florence would feel complete without a day or two spent exploring the treasures of the province’s capital city.

Tour around the magnificent cathedral of Florence with its exterior niches filled with statues of artistic and literary men who helped shape the heritage of Italy as we know it.

Cross over the ancient Ponte Vecchio, the only bridge of Florence to survive the devastating bombings of World War II and enjoy a refreshing tour of the Oltrarno, the lesser known side of the city.