Tuscany Region What to Expect

Good if you plan some sea with children.
But forget nice sea and clean water...

Amazing for its lovely museums, and art and sculpture collections (including the famous David statue)... and great for sampling Tuscan cuisine... don't miss either... and while you are at it, be careful of pickpockets, bag-snatchers and the little children carrying newspapers who come up to you in a group, distract you and steal your stuff in a flash before you even knew of it...

nothing there but the tower and pickpocketing kids

Amazing for its lovely museums, and art and sculpture collections (including the famous David statue)... and great for sampling Tuscan cuisine... don't miss either... and while you are at it, be careful of pickpockets, bag-snatchers and the little children carrying newspapers who come up to you in a group, distract you and steal your stuff in a flash before you even knew of it...

Watch out for the gypsies. Keep your wallet and valuables secure. Begging children and swaddled babies may be used as distractions while the mother picks your pockets. Also, turn backpacks in front of you in crowded areas.

Be sure to stop by Cinque Terre on the way to Pisa because you can just fly by and not notice these really cool little towns on the way. Great beaches and really picturesque places to walk/ take pictures or whatever.

The art and culture of millenarian times in one place

firenze is superb! You really have to visit it once in your life. All the art and the little streets, just marvellous!

The best views of the city are to be had from the Boboli gardens. Spend at least a half a day here to enjoy the views. Don't miss the rose garden. The views from the top of the Duomo are also well worth the steps.

I had the best Italian food ever in Forte dei Marmi. Don't go to the tourist traps though. If you go down some of the sidestreets in town and try out a local restaurant that even looks a bit shabby, you will get the best food ever; and the prices are much more reasonable too.

Be sure to stop by Cinque Terre on the way to Pisa because you can just fly by and not notice these really cool little towns on the way. Great beaches and really picturesque places to walk/ take pictures or whatever.

The art and culture of millenarian times in one place

firenze is superb! You really have to visit it once in your life. All the art and the little streets, just marvellous!

The best views of the city are to be had from the Boboli gardens. Spend at least a half a day here to enjoy the views. Don't miss the rose garden. The views from the top of the Duomo are also well worth the steps.

I had the best Italian food ever in Forte dei Marmi. Don't go to the tourist traps though. If you go down some of the sidestreets in town and try out a local restaurant that even looks a bit shabby, you will get the best food ever; and the prices are much more reasonable too.

One of the most beautiful places i went to, and i want to go back there. The shopping is fantastic as is the lovely architecture. You can get your caricature drawn by one of the many artists along the street, take photos of 'David', and also walk the infamous bridge laden with shops of gold - once the shops of butchers meat!! There are many designer stores and many crepe stands, but don't forget to leave without picking up a real piece of genuine leather garment from florence! Don't miss also the 'Space Discoteca' night club!! Don't worry if you hurt yourself in Florence, hospital help is great in florence (if you can speak italian- although all doctors speak english)

The beach is often crowded, but the sea in summer is warm, and the water is clean. At sunset, be careful: there's a loto of very aggressive mosquitos!

La mia città, dove stai la mia famiglia.

Chianciano Terme is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km southeast of Florence and about 50 km southeast of Siena Chianciano Terme borders the following municipalities: Chiusi, Montepulciano, Pienza and sarteano Chianciano Terme can trace its history back to the 5th ccentury BC and the Etruscans, who had built a temple dedicated to the god of Good Health, close to the Silene springs where the newer quarter of Chianciano (the Terme section) stands today. News of the curative power of Chianciano's water became well known duringRoman Times, as Horace visited the area on the advice of his physician during the 1st century BC. Luxurious Roman vilas were built in the area near the thermal baths. There is little archaeological evidence of much activity during the Middle Ages, but, by the 12th and 13th centuries, Chianciano belonged to the Manenti Counts, Lords of Sarteano. Its position close to the Via Francigena (the medieval main connection from Rome to France) fostered its development, and Chianciano reached a degree of judicial autonomy by 1287 when it established it own statutes. In the 14th century, the city states of Orvieto and Siena contended for it, with Siena being the ultimate victor. The first decades of the 20 th century saw the area around the springs (the Terme section) draw the attention of developers. Between 1920 and 1930 neoclassical establishments with Pompeian-style bowers were built, then destroyed in 1940 when the Fascist controlled state took possession. While under state control, a new town plan was designed by architects Loreti and Marchi who also designed some spas in the Acqua Santa Park. The town plan was adjusted by the Town Technical Office of Chianciano in 1958 and passed in 1961. .

Visit the thermae in Saturnia, very nice!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnia