Archive for 'Museums & Galleries'

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.

Spend a magical vacation in Tuscany visiting the welcoming tourist town of Cortona in the Val di Chiana. This beautiful town, encased by ancient walls, overlooks the scenic Lake Trasimeno and offers lots for tourists to see and do.

Stay in a lavish villa with a swimming pool in the Cortona area and enjoy all the cultural and natural treasures of the countryside here.

Cortona was placed firmly on the map when a book written by an American woman living here became a worldwide success.

The archaeological site of Roselle in the Grosseto province of Tuscany was where the ancient Etruscan town of Etruria once stood.

It survived through the rule of the Roman Empire and even until the Middle Ages when it was abandoned by the remaining townsfolk in search of more habitual surroundings.

Stay in a beautiful villa rental in Grosseto where you can easily explore this wonderful Etruscan site nearby!

The well preserved site of Roselle is open for tourists to look around and learn all about its intriguing history. The foundations of these ancient buildings came to the surface during a series of extensive excavations in the 1950s by an archaeologist called Aldo Mazzolai.

The classic vintage Vespa is one of the most iconic symbols of Italy and it is one of the most popular ways of getting around in Tuscany. But what has made it such a popular means of transportation around this charming region?

Choose from a wide range of villas in Tuscany, none of which are too far from the nearest Vespa rental agency!

The Vespa is a compact scooter that travels well through narrow cobbled streets of Tuscan cities and towns. It’s cheap to fuel and safe to drive along winding roads and through narrow gaps.