Five Places to Visit when Staying in Tuscan Villas

If your next trip to Tuscany is also your first one, you might feel a little overwhelmed and undecided on what are the best places that you should visit, or the most convenient things you should do while staying in Tuscan villas for rent. Therefore here you will find a quick advice on five towns to see during your trip.

Visit Florence
Florence itself can be quite a challenge to visit during your trip, so we will focus on the major key places in town. Start from the Duomo square, where you will find the cathedral, the baptistery, and Giotto's bell tower. Proceed to Piazza della Signoria and Visit the Public Palace, then cross the Arno River on Ponte Vecchio, the oldest and most suggestive bridge in Florence. From here walk to Pitti Palace, once the residence of the Medici family, and nowadays an important gallery hosting 600 years of artworks. At its back you will find the Boboli garden, the first example of Italian garden from the Renaissance period.

Visit Siena
Siena is a small town, however it is quite dense of monuments, art places, museums, and beautiful squares. Start your tour from Piazza del Campo, the heart of town and visit the interior of the Public Palace, which includes the good and bad government by Lorenzetti. If you would like to venture on a climb up of more than 300 steps, you could walk up to the Mangia tower for unsurpassed landscapes of Siena. Then move along towards the Duomo square and visit the interiors of the cathedral. Right in front of the cathedral you will find the museum complex of Santa Maria della Scala, surely worth a half-day visit.

Visit Pisa
A quick visit of Pisa should concentrate on its most famous square, the Piazza dei Miracoli. This splendid location includes all the major monuments of town. Here is the cathedral, the belfry, which is best known worldwide as the leaning Tower of Pisa, The Baptistery, the Museum of the cathedral, and the monumental Cemetery. Almost all elements were built in different ages, although the entire square manages to keep a consistent artistic style. Although the line might be long, you should try to make it to the top of the leaning Tower.

Visit Lucca
Lucca is one of the best preserved examples of military town in Tuscany. It is still completely surrounded by the walling that constituted its defense during the past centuries. Start your visit from its most important square, Piazza Anfiteatro. The name of the square derives from the ancient Roman amphitheater built in this place that was gradually replaced by houses following the perimeter of the original structure. Proceed to visit the Duomo church of St. Martin, and then the church of St. Michael. Conclude your visit with a relaxing walk above the walls of town.

Visit the Seaside
The seaside of Tuscany is definitely worth your time. Spend one or two days in one of the most fascinating and still well preserved coastal areas. The Argentario offers centenary pine groves and small secluded beaches with crystal-clear waters. Moving North you can find the Versilia with delicious towns such as Lido di Camaiore, Forte dei Marmi, and Marina di Pietrasanta, among many others. The coastal line of Livorno also offers unforgettable beaches such as the white sands of Vada.

Many holidays spent in Italy made Matt quite knowledgeable on this country, which he loves to visit every year never forgoing a relaxing stay in one of its many Tuscan villas.