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| + | '''Tuscany''' ([[Italy|Italian]] ''Toscana'') is a region in central [[Italy]], bordering on [[Latium]] to the south, [[Umbria]] to the east, [[Emilia-Romagna]] and [[Liguria]] to the north, and the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of [[Italy]]. | ||
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| + | == Points of interest == | ||
| + | Tuscany was the region in which the [[Italian Renaissance]] produced its first results. The unique artistic patrimony of this region includes [[architecture]], [[painting]] and [[sculpture]], collected in dozens of famous [[museum]]s like the [[Uffizi]] in [[Florence, Italy|Florence]] and in situ in even quite small cities. | ||
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| + | Tuscany is also known for its [[wine]]s (most famous of which are [[Chianti]], [[Morellino di Scansano]] and [[Brunello di Montalcino]]) and has 120 protected regions ([[nature reserve]]s). | ||
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| + | Notable [[tourist]] destinations in Tuscany include [[Florence]], [[Pisa]], [[Lucca]], [[Maremma]] (in [[Province of Grosseto|Grosseto province]]), [[Crete Senesi]], and [[Siena, Italy|Siena]]. Though it is famous for its [[villa]]s, Tuscany is currently promoting "agritourism" ([[Agriturismo]]), in which visitors stay on working farms. | ||
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| - | '''Tuscany''' ([[Italy|Italian]] ''Toscana'') is a region in central [[Italy]], bordering on [[Latium]] to the south, [[Umbria]] to the east, [[Emilia-Romagna]] and [[Liguria]] to the north, and the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of [[Italy]]. | ||
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| - | == Points of interest == | ||
| - | Tuscany was the region in which the [[Italian Renaissance]] produced its first results. The unique artistic patrimony of this region includes [[architecture]], [[painting]] and [[sculpture]], collected in dozens of famous [[museum]]s like the [[Uffizi]] in [[Florence, Italy|Florence]] and in situ in even quite small cities. | ||
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| - | Tuscany is also known for its [[wine]]s (most famous of which are [[Chianti]], [[Morellino di Scansano]] and [[Brunello di Montalcino]]) and has 120 protected regions ([[nature reserve]]s). | ||
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| - | Notable [[tourist]] destinations in Tuscany include [[Florence]], [[Pisa]], [[Lucca]], [[Maremma]] (in [[Province of Grosseto|Grosseto province]]), [[Crete Senesi]], and [[Siena, Italy|Siena]]. Though it is famous for its [[villa]]s, Tuscany is currently promoting "agritourism" ([[Agriturismo]]), in which visitors stay on working farms. | ||
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| * [[Countess de Castiglione]] | * [[Countess de Castiglione]] | ||
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| * [[Curzio Malaparte]] | * [[Curzio Malaparte]] | ||
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| * [[Francesco Petrarca]] | * [[Francesco Petrarca]] | ||
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| * [[Pontormo]] | * [[Pontormo]] | ||
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| - | == External links == | ||
| - | * [http://www.regione.toscana.it/ Regione Toscana (Official page)] | ||
| - | * [http://www.turismo.toscana.it/index2.htm Turismo in Toscana] | ||
| - | * [http://www.castellitoscani.com/ Castles of Tuscany] | ||
| - | * [http://www.lodgephoto.com/galleries/italy-tuscany/ Photos of Tuscany] | ||
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Current revision
Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Italy.
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Points of interest
Tuscany was the region in which the Italian Renaissance produced its first results. The unique artistic patrimony of this region includes architecture, painting and sculpture, collected in dozens of famous museums like the Uffizi in Florence and in situ in even quite small cities.
Tuscany is also known for its wines (most famous of which are Chianti, Morellino di Scansano and Brunello di Montalcino) and has 120 protected regions (nature reserves).
Notable tourist destinations in Tuscany include Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Maremma (in Grosseto province), Crete Senesi, and Siena. Though it is famous for its villas, Tuscany is currently promoting "agritourism" (Agriturismo), in which visitors stay on working farms.
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| Capital | Florence |
| President | Claudio Martini (Olive Tree) |
| Provinces | Arezzo Firenze Grosseto Livorno Lucca Massa-Carrara Pisa Pistoia Prato Siena |
| Municipalities | 287 |
| Area | 22,990 km² |
| - Ranked | 5th (7.6 %) |
| Population (2001) - Total - Ranked | 3,497,806 9th (6.1 %) 152/km² |
| Missing image Italy_Regions_Tuscany_Map.png Image:Italy Regions Tuscany Map.png | |
| Map higlighting the location of Toscana in Italy | |
History
See main article: History of Tuscany
Provinces of Tuscany
Other notable cities and towns in alphabetical order
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Tuscany, Italy
- Abbadia San Salvatore
- Borgo San Lorenzo
- Calci
- Capalbio
- Castiglione della Pescaia
- Castiglion Fiorentino
- Certaldo
- Collodi
- Cortona
- Empoli
- Fiesole
- Follonica
- Fucecchio
- Montalcino
- Montecatini Terme
- Montepulciano
- Orbetello
- Pienza
- Piombino
- Poggibonsi
- San Gimignano
- Settignano
- Sinalunga
- Vinci
- Volterra
Islands
Geographical data
Area: 22,992 km2
Population (2000): 3,536,392
Population density: 163/km2
Number of administrative areas: 278
Notable personalities born in Tuscany
- Leon Battista Alberti
- Dante Alighieri
- Beato Angelico
- Roberto Benigni
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Luigi Boccherini
- Andrea Bocelli
- Sandro Botticelli
- Filippo Brunelleschi
- Duccio di Buoninsegna
- Oreste Del Buono
- Giosu� Carducci
- Countess de Castiglione
- Benevenuto Cellini
- Carlo Collodi
- Baccio D'Agnolo
- Donatello
- Marsilio Ficino
- Rosso Fiorentino
- Piero della Francesca
- Galileo Galilei
- Lorenzo Ghiberti
- Giotto
- Giovanni Gronchi
- Francesco Guicciardini
- Mario Luzi
- Niccol� Machiavelli
- Curzio Malaparte
- Masaccio
- Pietro Mascagni
- Lorenzo de Medici
- Antonio Meucci
- Michelangelo
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Aldo Palazzeschi
- Francesco Petrarca
- Niccol� Pisano
- Pontormo
- Vasco Pratolini
- Giacomo Puccini
- Andrea della Robbia
- Luca della Robbia
- Girolamo Savonarola
- Bernardino da Siena
- Santa Caterina da Siena
- Giuseppe Ungaretti
- Giorgio Vasari
- Andrea del Verrocchio
- Amerigo Vespucci
- Leonardo da Vinci