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Siena is perhaps best-known for her famous annual horse race, the Palio, and for the unbelievably picturesque and untouched nature of its stunning Medieval historic centre. A villa with pool in Siena is just the thing for those who are interested in the most typically Tuscan and undeniably scenic destinations in the region as it has charm, heritage, and attractions to spare. However, while you wander her pretty little streets that wind about town, visiting museums and tourist destinations, taking in architectural gems and history all around you, attending events and festivals, stopping for pizza and coffee and ice-cream (depending on your needs at any given moment), you might find yourself wondering about where to head for the best souvenirs and most interesting shopping experiences – it can be hard to know where to go in a new place! Well, if you are wondering about just that topic, you've come to the right place. Here is our guide to the shops that you must visit while on vacation in Siena!

If you have been considering a luxury villa in Florence and look forward to exploring the endless cultural pursuits, museums, galleries, architectural and artistic gems, boutiques, bars, coffee shops, restaurants, markets, street art, haunted spots, and more that can be found in the city but are also in search of some more peaceful days during your vacation, then you should definitely plan a day trip to the lovely area of Reggello. While a holiday in Florence means you'll never be short of things to see and do and experience, it can sometimes be a little tiring to constantly be surrounded by tourist crowds and to have to line up for various tourist attractions.

Cue a day or two or more set aside to explore the area surrounding Florence, where you'll find picturesque villages, impossibly pretty landscapes, fewer crowds, and a much slower pace of life just a stone's throw from the city. Reggello, in fact, is the quintessential example of one such nearby destination. So, book your villa with pool in Florence today, secure in the knowledge that you can have both the endless appeal of such a wonderful cultural capital full of history and heritage and cosmopolitan delights as well as easy access to sleepy little towns ideal for getting away from it all for a while, without compromising on one of the other!

While few immediately think of the coast when they think of Tuscany, it is, however, a wonderful destination for those interested in sun, sand, sea, and fun as the region boasts a long coastline and endless excellent beaches. Browse our villas on the Tuscan Coast and combine the region's famously good food, pretty towns, beautiful scenery, and incredible cultural and artistic heritage with brilliant days at the beach that will stay in your memory for a lifetime.

As noted, there are lots of beaches too choose from in Tuscany, and all kinds of variations from private beaches with luxurious amenities to rocky and dramatic beauties to picture-perfect sandy gems that one could mistake for tropical paradises. However, today, we are focused on a particularly unique and memorable example: Feniglia Beach, or Feniglia Dune.

Tuscany is famously home to some of the prettiest towns and villages in the world. However, if you have found yourself a vacation rental on the Tuscan Coast and are spending time in that part of the region, you'll discover some especially charming little gems. Among them all, however, one of the most utterly picturesque has to be Suvereto. A perfect place in which to enjoy a day trip, it is a combination of stunning natural surroundings and a delightfully lovely village plucked from the pages of a storybook or from an image on a postcard. This is truly Tuscany at its most unbelievably idyllic, which is saying something in a part of the world that is famous for being almost too pretty to be real.

Art lovers of the world who want to holiday in Tuscany should definitely browse our luxury villas in Florence and get planning a trip to the birthplace of the Renaissance at least once in their lifetime. However, while there are lots of churches stuffed full of incredible works from the Middle Ages onwards, museums with works of art from all over the globe and all throughout history, rich collections of pieces by the city's great Renaissance Masters such as Da Vinci and Michelangelo, and much more besides, there is also still a lively contemporary art scene that lives on in Florence. If you are interested in also diving into what is going on in the world of art today, it is a wonderful destination with artists' and artisans' studios, little boutique galleries, temporary exhibitions, art fairs, art markets, and museums dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Among all of these resources, however, one of the most interesting contemporary art venues in the city has to be Murate Art District (MAD).