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One of the most fascinating things is the diversity of the regional cultures within Tuscany. Tuscany is divided amoung 10 Provinces and each has itís own flavor and heritage. Starting in the North moving clockwise we have the provinces of: marble producing Massa-Carrarra, friendly mountain and spa filled Lucca, the smallest Tuscan province which has fertile plains as well as a mountain ski resort ñ Pistoia, the historically most advanced region in Europe (throughout the middle ages and the Renaissance) of the Florence and Prato provinces, one of the wealthiest areas known for gold, art, antiques, prosperous farms (especially the famous chiana breed of cattle, ìChianinaî steaks) which is the Arezzo province, the chianti vineyard rich land that is filled with artistic treasures, tucked-away villages and the famous medieval tower towns of Siena & San Gimignano that is Siena, the area comprising one of Italyís largest provinces which is perhaps the least known in Tuscany and has some of the most beautiful coastline and wilderness in Tuscany is Grosseto, the seaside area famous four ìcacciuccoî (fish soup) that encompasses mountains, sandy beaches and the lovely island of Elba is Livorno, and lastly the leaning tower province rich in alabaster with history rich towns such as Volterra is Pisa.

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arezzo italy - Arezzo is a tuscany town with a main...
chianciano terme italy - Situated in a region steeped in art...
chianti italy - Chianti is an area of about 300...
cortona italy - Cortona is a lovely town of the Val...
elba island italy - Elba is the largest island in the...
empoli italy - The town of Empoli is small enough...
florence italy - Florence attracts a high proportion...
grosseto italy - The Grosseto is the main town in...
livorno italy - Livorno is situated on the Tyrrhenian...
lucca italy - Lucca.is an historic and beautifully...
massa carrara italy - The towns of Massa and Carrara are...
montalcino italy - Montalcino is atown in Tuscany very...
monte argentario italy - The promontory of Monte Argentario,...
montecatini terme italy - Your journey to discover wellness...
mugello italy - History, culture, high quality...
pisa italy - A centre of ancient origin, Pisa was...
pistoia italy - Pistoia is a commercial center for...
prato italy - Prato art city and its towns around:...
san gimignano italy - Probably the most famous small town...
siena italy - Through the stretts of Siena You can...
tuscany italy - Unknown village chapels, castles,...
val orcia italy - The Orcia Valley is not only a...
valdichiana italy - The present-day appearance of the Val...
versilia italy - Versilia is the pearl of the Apuan...

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