Archive for 'Tourist Attractions'

Experience the incredibly detailed beauty of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence before coming to visit it for real! A free virtual tour of Europe’s first ‘Museum of Art’ is now open for anyone to explore online.

See mesmerising three dimensional views of the Uffizi Gallery in high definition and click the arrows to head in any direction you like. You can even zoom in to see the intricate detail of the many paintings and sculptures on display here.

Choose from a delightful range of vacation rentals in Florence where you could quite happily spend a few days exploring the sheer volume of artistic treasures on display in this Renaissance city!

Spend a delightful few hours touring around the prosperous town of Pontedera in Tuscany. Situated in the Arno Valley at the meeting of the River Era and the River Arno, Pontedera is set in an idyllic countryside, close to the scenic Braccini Lake.

It’s only twenty minutes’ drive or a fifteen minute train ride from Pisa and only 35 minutes’ drive from Florence.

Choose from some cosy villa rentals in Lavaiano, located only seven kilometres from Pontedera where you can relax and enjoy the scenery after your days of exploring the local area.

Pia dei Tolomei was a gentle and kind woman from Siena in Tuscany who was given a warm mention by Dante in his famous poem, ‘Divine Comedy’. She was a member of the Tolomei family, a rich and powerful family in Siena.

Stay in beautiful vacation rental in Siena where you can discover where Pia dei Tolomei was born and grew up.

Legend has it that at a very young age, she was betrothed to an old man called Nello dei Pannocchieschi. Jealous of the many admiring looks Pia received from young men, Nello imprisoned her in a tower of his castle in Gavorrano.

Tourists with an interest in sacred landmarks are sure to enjoy a visit to the Hermitage of San Vivaldo in Tuscany. The Holy Mount of San Vivaldo attracts many thousands of pilgrims and visitors each year and dates back to the 14th century when the saint himself chose this site to live a life of fasting and penance in offering to God.

Stay at a gorgeous villa with a swimming pool in Tuscany where you can relax and unwind after your cultural day trips of the region.

After the saint’s death a beautiful chapel and later a monastery and churches were added in the following century. The San Vivaldo Hermitage became known as ‘The Jerusalem of Tuscany’ where people could travel to without going on the expensive and sometimes dangerous pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Art lovers would delight in a trip to the stunning Sculpture Park in the Chianti area of Tuscany during their next vacation here!

This haven of outdoor sculptures is tucked in the heart of the Chianti woodlands and can be reached by driving along an unpaved white winding road or walking through a scenic woodland path.

Stay in a charming villa in Chianti where you can visit this artistic haven as well as sampling the famous wines of the region.

The Chianti Sculpture Park is owned by a couple who invited artists and sculptures to pick a space here to create a work of their choice and what you see before you when you visit are these finished creations.