Accommodation
Palazzo Hotels in Tuscany: When the Building Is the Argument
Staying in a converted Tuscan palazzo means sleeping in a room with a frescoed ceiling, breakfasting in a cortile, and navigating stone staircases that predate…
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Tuscany
Art & Culture
The Etruscans in Tuscany: What Remains When a Civilisation Disappears
The Etruscans dominated central Italy for five centuries before Rome absorbed them. They built the cities, the drainage systems, and the religious practices that Rome…
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Cortona: The Etruscan Hilltown Above the Chiana Valley
Cortona sits above the Val di Chiana at an altitude that gives views across to Montepulciano and Lake Trasimeno. Its Etruscan origins are documented in…
Tuscany
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The Via Francigena: Walking from Lucca to Siena in Seven Days
Walking the Via Francigena from Lucca to Siena takes seven days and 180 kilometres through the core of Tuscany. A practical and narrative guide to…