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Built on the foothills of Monte Retaia in Tuscany is the tourist city of Prato! The River Bisenzio, a tributary of the great River Arno, meanders through Prato and helps create a pleasant scene for visitors. Prato has been inhabited since Palaeolithic times and is believed to have been colonised by the Etruscans. It is now Tuscany’s second largest city after Florence and is home to the second largest Chinese population in Italy after Milan.

Check out some stunning Carmignano luxury villas, only twelve kilometres from Prato if you wish to stay in this area for a few days.

Textile manufacture made up quite a lot of Prato’s economy as can be seen from the informative textile museum here. Also of interest to history lovers is the Datini Archives on display here. This is a collection of books and manuscripts that belonged to a merchant called Francesco di Marco Datini.     Read More

Only forty kilometres south-east of Pisa is the little town of Lajatico which sits on a hilly terrain at the opening of Val di Chiana. There are quite a number of cute little villages that make up the Lajatico area. Tourists could easily walk around hamlets like Orciatico, Spedaletto and La Sterza and admire their quaint beauty. Book a gorgeous villa with swimming pool in Lajatico and soak in those hot sun rays!

Lajatico is undoubtedly most famous for being the birthplace of the world renowned Italian singer Andrea Bocelli. This singing sensation has not forgotten his roots either as he and several other creative founded a superb music event that takes place beside Lajatico every year in July.     Read More

Volterra is a haven of history and culture, set high up on a hill in Tuscany! This Neolithic settlement waged many brutal battles with Florence for dominance of the town and surrounding area.

There were many rebellions but after the fall of the Florentine Republic in 1530 it came under the rule of the powerful banking dynasty, the Medici family.

Stay in a pretty vacation villa in Volterra where you can quite easily enjoy the attractions of this area for a few days.     Read More

If you adore the beauty of the great outdoors then perhaps a visit to some or all of these stunning natural attractions in Tuscany would be a delightful touring itinerary idea! Stay in a splendid villa with swimming pool in Tuscany to experience the most luxurious of holidays during your break away to this beautiful region.

1) Val d’Orcia – Meander along rolling hills filled with ripening olive groves, vineyards and colourful crops. This southern area of Tuscany is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site with lots for tourists to see and do. Some superb DOCG wines are produced here, named from the vineyards around the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino. Tourists would thoroughly enjoy a day trip of charming towns like Pienza and Radicofani dotted across the picturesque Val d’Orcia landscape.     Read More