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Valdarno
[GPS N:43.524484 - E:11.568571]Main sights:
Collegiata di San Lorenzo, Church of Santa Maria al Giglio, Chiostro di Cennano, Museo d'Arte Sacra or della Robbia Temple, Accademia Valdarnese del Poggio Library, The Cassero sculpture museum, Via dei Musei
[GPS N:43.566267 - E:11.530718]Main sights:
Palazzo Pretorio or Palazzo d'Arnolfo (13th century)
Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Church of San Lorenzo
[GPS N:43.500087 - E:11.494289]
Pretty untouched hill village, with a great view of the valley.
The small grocery store with bar and the restaurant are a good stop.
[GPS N: 43.621274 - E:11.554274]
This Florentine “new land” founded on the 13th century with a defensive role and supplying source. Today is listed on "the most beautiful villages in Italy" (I Borghi più belli d'Italia).
[GPS N:43.732654 - E:11.556832] Surrounded by a magnificent forest is 1000 meters up and 1270 hectares large. It was originally the site of the hermitage of Sta. Maria d’Acquabella and later that of the Benedictine monastery founded in the 11th century by St. John Gualberto (or Gualbert).
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Firenze
Do not go by car in Firenze, use the train
1 day is not enough, before departure choose which places visit
Car parks:
Fortezza da Basso
N 43.782615 E 11.245789
Sant’Ambrogio
N 43.769593 E 11.270233
Piazzale Michelangelo N 43.762493 E 11.265297
Main sights:
Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), San Giovanni Baptistery, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens, Medici Chapel, Piazza della Repubblica, Accademia Gallery , Uffizi Gallery , Piazzale Michelangelo, Basilica of Santa Croce, Piazza della Repubblica, San Lorenzo market . . .
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Setteponti area
[GPS N:43.593248 - E:11.630702] Charming medieval town on the slope of Monte Pratomagno; great for hiking and stunning scenery. Is listed on "the most beautiful villages in Italy" (I Borghi più belli d'Italia),
[GPS N:43.581448 - E:11.638134] Loro Ciuffenna
The beautiful church is one of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Tuscany. Build before 774; under the floor of the present church are the remains of two smaller churches.
[GPS N: 43.540453 - E:11.714972] owned by Ferragamo family. The small village, the winery, the restaurant and the SPA are a nice place to spend a day.
http://ilborro.it/
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Fashion outlets
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[GPS N:43.512168 - E:11.59888] Località Levanella Montevarchi, Toscana 52025
Prada headquarter are located in Montevarchi and here you can shop for Prada, Miu Miu, Church's and Car Shoe a good prices. Store is open every day, a nice bar is available for light lunch.
[GPS N:43.689357 - E:11.451595]Pian dell'Isola Rignano Sull'Arno (FI)
Dolce & Gabbana production is based in the area
[GPS N: 43.702164 - E:11.462281]
Via Europa Reggello
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, ARMANI, BALENCIAGA, BOTTEGA VENETA, BURBERRY, DIOR, ZEGNA, FENDI, GUCCI, HOGAN, LORO PIANA, ROBERTO CAVALLI, SALVATORE FERRAGAMO, SERGIO ROSSI, TOD'S, VALENTINO, YVES SAINT LAURENT,
[GPS N:43.68703 - E:11.461111] BALLY, BLAUER, CALEFFI, CP COMPANY UNDER 16, DSQUARED2, ERMANNO SCERVINO, GUZZINI, JOHN RICHMOND, MARC JACOBS, SANTONI, VERSACE, VICINI, VIKTOR & ROLF, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, ZAGLIANI, ZANOTTI DESIGN
[GPS N: 43.986037 - E:11.216998]
Via Meucci, Barberino di Mugello, Tuscany 50031
100 shops included: Adidas, Belstaff, Blumarine, Bose, Calvin Klein, Calzedonia, Roberto Cavalli, D&G, Diesel Kid, Furla, Geox, Lacoste, Polo Ralph Lauren, Puma, Timberland, Trussardi Jeans, Wrangler
[GPS N:43.225443 - E:11.804338]
Foiano della Chiana (Ar)
140 shops included : Adidas, Brums, Calvin Klein, Calzedonia - Intimissimi, Conte Of Florence, Gant, Gap, Guess, Henry Cotton's, Levi's - Dockers, Nike, Piquadro, Puma, Replay, Samsonite, Sisley
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Arezzo area
[car park Pietri GPS N:43.470207 E:11.883064] Main sights: Piazza Grande, The Vasari Loggia, Episcopal Palace, Palazzo Cofani-Brizzolari, church of Santa Maria della Pieve. Arezzo has a starring role in Roberto Benigni's film "Life Is Beautiful"
[GPS N: 43.275069 - E:11.985364]
One of the oldest hill towns in Tuscany, featured in the book "Under the Tuscan Sun".
Cortona's medieval streets are pleasant to wander and you'll be rewarded with fabulous views of the countryside
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wine tasting and restaurant [GPS N: 43.234212 – E: 11.914697]
Tenimenti d’Alessandro started from scratch on their beautiful vineyard holdings, near Cortona, by planting 50 hectares of vineyards based entirely on scientific analysis results from soil samples. This led them to wide planting of Chardonnay, Viognier and Syrah. So successful has their Tenuta Il Bosco Syrah been that the entire area around the winery and on towards Cortona and Arezzo was granted a DOC for Cortona Syrah. Tenimenti d'Alessandro has won a number of accolades.
[GPS N: 43.274596 - E:11.746282]
represents a remarkably conserved medieval walled hill-top village, elliptical in shape; strategically located between Siena and Arezzo
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SIENA
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[GPS N: 43.318426 - E:11.33163]
To go to Siena I suggest to follow this road http://g.co/maps/cr37b
Car parks:
Parcheggio stadio [GPS N: 43.320385 - E:11.326217]
or Parcheggio San Francesco [GPS N:43.32268 E:11.33693]
Main sights:
Siena's cathedral (Duomo), Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico, Torre del Mangia, Palazzo Salimbeni, Basilica of San Domenico, Sanctuary of Santa Caterina, Palazzo Chigi
[GPS N:43.389487 - E:11.224399]
One of the best known Italian walled town. Since the Middle Age its fame was so big that also the great poet Dante Alighieri makes sign to his 'round enclosure' in the Divine Comedy
[GPS N: 43.4677 - E:11.043424]
A small walled medieval hill town, famous for its architecture, San Gimignano has managed to conserve fourteen towers of varying height which have become its international symbol.
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Chianti area
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- wine tasting and restaurant [GPS: N: 43.600412 - E:11.28526]
The Castle of Verrazzano is located on a hilltop in the Chianti Classico area; its high position, over the Greve valley, was once of strategic-military importance; today is a wine producer http://www.verrazzano.com/
[GPS N:43.582439 - E:11.316843]
It is a small town, its interestingly shaped main square is the perfect location from which to wander around and visit
Falorni butcher's shop
[GPS N:43.580892 - E:11.304143]
Originally named Monteficalle, probably is name derives from the fig trees that covered the slopes of the hill around the castle. Today is listed on "the most beautiful villages in Italy".
[GPS N: 43.486385 - E:11.373167]
The Tuscan wine town makes a useful stop for refreshments while you're exploring this part of the Chianti Classico wine territory. An interesting town hall and a very photogenic fountain.
[GPS N: 43.471396 - E: 11.285419]
Along the ancient walls an impressive underground tunnel used by the guards, now called Via della Volte. Visit the "Archeological Museum of Chianti" and a gelato in "via Fiorentina 4"
[GPS N:43.414182 - E:11.462817]
The castle rises at the center of boundless vineyards, from which since 1141 the Ricasoli distilled their famous wines,
place to grow old in the cellars inside the mighty walls of the fortress.
[GPS N:43.473508 - E:11.435051]
Via Capannelle Gaiole in Chianti
American James Sherwood bought Capannelle, a 16th-century Tuscan farmhouse to create a pioneering boutique winery, and set about blending some of Chianti’s most coveted wines.
http://www.capannelle.it/
- [GPS N:43.494659 - E:11.450758]
Romanesque abbey that has been owned by Lorenza de' Medici's family. Wine has been produced here since the abbey was founded by Vallombrosan monks in the 11th century.
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Lucca
[GPS N:43.845384 - E:10.506137] Main sights:
A walks on the walls around the old town, Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, The Duomo di San Martino (the Cathedral), The Church of San Michele in Foro, The Basilica of San Frediano, Ducal Palace
Pisa
[GPS N:43.723258 - E:10.394691]
Main sights: Leaning Tower, Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles), Knights' Square (Piazza dei Cavalieri), San Sisto church, The small church of Santa Maria della Spina, The Orto botanico di Pisa.
The nearest parking to visit the leaning tower is in Via Cammeo 51
(the full name of the street is "Via Carlo Salomone Cammeo”)
GPS: N 43.723854 E 10.391803
The square tower is beautiful but usually is full of tourist so if you have time I suggest to walk a little bit in the city that is lovely !
Suggested walking: https://goo.gl/maps/Lbroh
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Perugia
[GPS N:43.112176 - E:12.388779]
Main sights:
Palazzo dei Priori, Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Fontana Maggiore, San Pietro church, Basilica di San Domenico, Ipogeo dei Volumni, Etruscan Arch
[GPS N:43.070698 - E:12.61741]
Main sights: The Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, The Franciscan monastery, Santa Maria Maggiore, The Cathedral of San Rufino, The Basilica of Saint Clare, Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli
[GPS N: 43.126848 - E:12.050842]
Trasimeno's castles: Castiglione del Lago, Passignano, Magione, Maggiore, and Polvese islands all have castles.
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Val D' Orcia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
[GPS N:43.076588 - E:11.679078] The town conceived in 1459 by Pope Pius II.
Main sights:
Palazzo Piccolomini, The Duomo, Palazzo Vescovile, Palazzo Comunale, Borgia Palace.
[GPS N:43.057914 - E:11.490108]
A classic fairytale hilltop town, set within a full circle of fortified walls. Montalcino is renowned all over the world for the production of its precious Brunello red wine.
[GPS N: 43.000065 - E:11.515601]
Località Sant'Antimo Castelnuovo dell'Abate, Toscana 53024
is a former Benedictine monastery, now inhabited by Canons Regular. The origins date to a small oratory built here, one the location of a former Roman villa, in 352 at the death of Anthimus.
[GPS N:43.028161 - E:11.618224] Bagno Vignoni is famous for its thermal baths. It was popular with the Romans and rose to prominence again during the middle ages because of the proximity of the Via Francigena
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For Kids
[GPS N:43.291248 - E:11.586482]
Loc. Fontemaggio, 25 - 53040 Rapolano Terme (SI)
tel. e fax 0577 725307 - cell. 348.5815842 / 338.9333977
http://www.saltalbero.it/
[GPS N: 43.486819 - 11.551104]
Rendola 66, Montevarchi, Arezzo
Tel 055/9707045
http://www.rendolariding.it/
[GPS N:43.493954 - E:11.487375]
Montegonzi, Cavriglia
Tel. 055 966091 - 3288263542
http://www.laforra.it/
[GPS N:43.325451 - E:11.767955]
Via Culle - Monte San Savino (AR)
http://acquaparkcrocodile.simply-website.it/
[GPS N: 43.775913 - E: 11.259859]
Via dei Servi, 66/R-68/R - Firenze
Tel. 055 282966 www.mostredileonardo.com
http://kidsarttourism.com/en/museo-leonardo-da-vinci/
[GPS N: 43.769598 - E:11.255775]Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Firenze
Tel. 055 2768325 http://www.musefirenze.it/en/museums/kit-families/
[GPS N: 43.78733 - E: 10.926567]
Piazza dei Guidi, Vinci
http://www.museoleonardiano.it/
[GPS N:43.899551 - E:10.651942]
Via S. Gennaro, 3 - 51014 Collodi Pescia (PT)
Tel 0572 429342
http://www.pinocchio.it/ |
