Archive for 'Small Towns'

Spend a delightful few hours of touring around the pretty town of Stia in Arezzo province during your next holiday to Tuscany!

Although Stia is often referred to as the ‘source of the Arno’, the real source is in fact located 1,200 metres further uphill on the slopes of Monte Falterona.

Tourists with a love of nature would be intrigued to follow the young River Arno from where it rises down to the town of Stia where it is joined by the River Staggia.

Spend a few delightful hours exploring the hilltop town of Bucine in Arezzo province. Close to the communes of Montevarchi and Civitella in Val di Chiana, Bucine is a truly authentic Tuscan town with lots for tourists to see and do.

Begin your exploration here with a visit to the cultural museum in San Leolino, a frazoni of the Bucine municipality.

Admire the sacred artefacts on display here in one section before strolling over to another area to become immersed in the history and development of cultural traditions in the Bucine area through the centuries.

Enjoy a day trip to the walled Etruscan town of Monte San Savino in Arezzo province which was founded at the foot of its majestic castle called Castello di Gargonza.

This picturesque commune sits on the shoreline of the Esse Stream which flows through Valdichiana. It’s actually a combination of smaller frazioni like Gargonza and Palazzuolo.

Choose from a lovely range of vacation rentals in Arezzo including luxury villas with swimming pools to relax and enjoy in after your thrilling days of exploring the province and the many attractions it has to offer.

If you’re booked into a villa in Arezzo province this year then why not head on a fascinating day trip from Arezzo town itself to see these two little gems? Stay in a beautiful villa in the Arezzo area and enjoy all that this scenic part of Tuscany has to offer.

The picturesque town of San Giovanni Valdarno is located only 30 minutes’ drive west of Arezzo town in the Arno River Valley. Originally called Castel San Giovanni, this commune was founded by the Florentine Republic in 1296. It was designed using a traditional Roman town layout with a large piazza in the centre and four perpendicular roads leading out from each side.

Spend a delightful day of tourist exploration in the charming town of Pitigliano in the Maremma area of Southern Tuscany. Known as ‘Little Jerusalem’, this walled hilltop town is a beautiful sight to behold and is filled with historical and cultural heritage.

Stay in a beautiful vacation rental in Grosseto and enjoy all this scenic tourist area has to offer!

The Jewish roots of Pitigliano first grew in the early 16th century when many Jews moved out from the nearby region of Latium. The Roman Papal States here were anti- Semitic which drove the population out into more peaceful parts of Italy.

The skilfully carved and constructed buildings of Pitigliano are rooted in the extremely malleable volcanic rock of the hill upon which it is built. In fact, this soft tufu rock was carved out to create a clever water transport system beneath the town.