Travel Bureau

Tuscany

Origin of Name: Prior to the Romans, this territory was inhabited by the Etruschi or Tuschi and was called Etruria or Tuscia, hence the name Tuscany.

Provinces

• Arezzo

• Firenze

• Grosseto

• Livorno

• Lucca

• Massa Carrara

• Pisa

• Pistoia

• Prato

• Siena

Principal City

Firenze (Florence)

Things to Do and See

• Bike Tours of Tuscany (www.ibikeitaly.com)

• Castles of Tuscany

• Chianti Country Wine Tours

• Firenze

• Accademia Gallery - Michelangelo's "David"

• Uffizi Gallery

• Leaning Tower of Pisa (torre.duomo.pisa.it/index_eng.html)

• The Palio of Siena (www.ilpaliodisiena.com)

Links

• Official Web site of the region

• Where to stay, what to eat, how to get there and much more

• Regional airports: Firenze - Amerigo Vespucci Pisa - G. Galilei