Tuscany Secret: 61 Most Beautiful Ancient Towns in Tuscany

Author: Compiled by the Editorial Department of "European Ancient Town Travel"
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Publishing Date: 2005-02-01
Features: About Tuscany, Italy, the legendary Browning once wrote, "The air here seems to penetrate your heart." Of course, what penetrates more than the air is its reputation as the birthplace of the Renaissance. Tens of thousands of British people choose Tuscany as their preferred vacation destination, perhaps because only here can the dullness of British life be washed away. This book will take you to explore 61 ancient towns with the most Tuscany charm, allowing you to fully experience the mixed magic of wine and olive trees—perhaps this is the secret of Tuscany, as it always stirs people's deepest passions. The ancient towns of Tuscany, Italy, are scattered like stars around Lucca, Prato in the north, Arezzo in the east, Siena in the middle, Pisa in the west, and Marsamortima in the south. They are either nestled in the hills or on the plains, each town hidden among cypress forests, olive groves, and vineyards. The journey through these ancient towns, with their Renaissance cultural backgrounds and medieval landscapes, is in fact a multi-dimensional journey of understanding the Italian national spirit and its embodiment. This book carefully selects and introduces 61 of the most famous classic towns in Tuscany, Italy, for Chinese travelers. When visitors step into these gentle and modest small towns scattered around major cities, they will find that although they lack the fame of big cities, they embody the most typical Italian architecture and the purest way of life.