Around Pisa AirPort

Traveling is a great experience, especially foreign travel. However, before making a commitment to a specific destination you should spend a considerable amount of time doing research on that area. You definitely want to know what the hot spots are and you will need to know where to stay. The best thing to do is to ask local residents about the area.

photo by Franco Folini

Tuscany has proven to be one of the most famous tourist destinations in Europe. There is plenty to do and to see there. It has a wonderful landscape and beautiful coastline. Here’s a list a places you must visit when touring Tuscany:

1. Versilia – The beaches in the Versilia area of Tuscany’s coast are characterized by clean water, interesting villages, and a background of the Apuan Alps, known for its famous marble production.
2. Pienza and Val D’Orcia – Pienza, designed to be the ideal city, is a pretty Renaissance town in the Val D’Orcia of Tuscany.
3. Montepulciano – Montepulciano is a walled city in Tuscany, built on a sloping and narrow limestone ridge. Montepulciano, known for the wine called Vino Nobile, has one of the most impressive main squares in Tuscany and has many beautiful Renaissance buildings.
4. Chianti Classico Wine Region – The Chianti Classico wine region lies between the larger cities of Florence and Siena and is a very interesting region to visit
5. Cortona – Cortona is the Tuscan hill town made famous by Francis Mayes in her book Under the Tuscan Sun.
6. Pisa – Pisa, in northern Tuscany, is famous for its leaning tower but Pisa has much more to offer the traveler, including its medieval center, beautiful Duomo and Baptistery, parks, statues, the homes of Lord Byron and Shelley, and a walk along the river.
7. Lucca – Lucca is a walled city with one of the best-preserved walls in Italy.
8. San Gimignano – San Gimignano, known as the City of Beautiful Towers, is a classic medieval walled hill town in Tuscany, famous for its 14 surviving medieval towers creating a beautiful skyline visible from the surrounding countryside.
9. Siena – Siena is a classic medieval hill town in Tuscany famous for its large fan-shaped piazza, Piazza del Campo, and summer horse-race, known as Il Palio.
10. Florence – Florence is one of the most important Renaissance architectural and art centers.