Along the Wine Routes, you can stop in a local winery or agriturismo to taste the local food and wine. And in Tuscany, you can discover the local tasty cuisine and its traditional recipes by taking part in one of the cooking classes held throughout the region. Want to enjoy some nightlife? Tuscany boasts a strong culinary tradition featuring simple recipes and authentic flavors with many specialties that differ from one area to the next: in fact every corner of Tuscany is full of surprises when it comes to food!
Instead ribollita , a savory soup made with stale bread, vegetables and legumes, is a typical dish from the area of Florence, and pappa al pomodoro is a humble dish prepared with stale Tuscan bread, tomatoes and herbs. The range of second courses on offer is just as rich: a quintessential symbol of Tuscan cooking is the bistecca alla fiorentina beefsteak Florentine style , an appetizing steak veal or heifer steak barbecued or grilled, if possibly of the Chianina bovine breed from Val di Chiana.
Instead, peposo dell'Impruneta is another characteristically Florentine dish, a beef stew cooked for a long time with Chianti wine and seasoned with pepper. On the other hand, fish fans will appreciate cacciucco , a traditional dish from the coast between Livorno and Viareggio: this is a soup made with different varieties of fish, crustaceans and mollusks, prepared with tomato sauce and served over slices of toasted bread. Be careful not to be fooled by tonno del Chianti Chianti tuna : notwithstanding its name, this is actually an ancient Tuscan recipe made with pork meat, aromatic herbs and olive oil it may not be fish but it is just as delicious.
If you only have time for a quick lunch or a snack, Tuscany offers plenty of street food specialties: the most famous Tuscan street food dish is lampredotto , or bovine entrails, the main ingredient of the traditional Florentine sandwich.
The airport is only a few kilometers away from the city center, which you can easily reach by taking the Pisa Mover , the shuttle that connects the airport to Pisa Centrale railway station. Florence International Airport offers connections to and from many European cities. Both are in the Lucca province. Florence is the main city and capital of the region.
Distance from Florence to Rome: km. More popular and well-organised airport as low-cost companies like Ryanair and Easyjet operate here. The airport is 2 km. Perugia and Bologna can be reached by train from Florence. One of the main motorways in Italy is the A1 , which links Milan and Rome and passes through Florence.
For more information on roads, read the article about getting around in Tuscany. Firenze S. Novella station is directly linked with Milan, Bologna and Rome. If you are based in Florence, you can get around easily in Tuscany by train as the station has links to all the main cities including Pisa , Livorno and Grosseto. History - the Middle Ages After the fall of the Roman Empire, the region was occupied by the Lombards who established the Tuscia Dukedom in the early 7th century AD, then by the Franks who founded the marquisdom of Toscana with capital Lucca.
In Countess Matilde left all her possessions to the Church, which was at the origin of the conflicts with the Empire and the rise of the two parties Guelphs followers of the Pope and Ghibellines followers of the Emperor , and wars were fought between the Tuscan cities, until the Guelphs, at whose head was Florence, finally prevailed. In Florence at that time a model capitalistic economy developed, based on the financial power and banks on the one side, and on the textile industry on the other.
Wealth and independence gave rise to culture and art, to the supremacy of the Tuscan dialect which became centuries later the model of the Italian language and therefore to strong feelings of national identity for Italy that, though would remain politically divided until and beyond. It encompasses 8, square miles and has a population of 3. With a healthy miles stretch of Mediterranean waterfront.
Florence , the heart of Tuscany and the city that gave us the Renaissance, is justifiably the primary draw, and the priciest city. The hills between Florence and Siena are some of the most expensive pieces of property in the country, populated by finance tycoons and movie stars.
Walking trails, bike routes, swimming, and a wealth of great golf courses… there is plenty to do to stay active. The region holds hundreds of charming small towns. Some are well-trod, like Montalcino, the Chianti towns and Pienza, while others have stayed more off the radar but have historic appeal and lovely landscapes.
There is an expat presence in even the smallest hamlets, though, as Tuscany has long been a favored spot for foreigners. The lowest-priced part of Tuscany is found in the extreme corners of the region—the Lunigiana in the northwest; the eastern flank where Tuscany meets Emilia Romagna; the southern edge around Lazio.
Other cities in Tuscany also offer glorious architecture and artwork. Below are four examples of areas in Tuscany that offer the same Tuscan desirability and lifestyle at more reasonable rates. Pistoia, an elegant Renaissance city with a pinstriped art-adorned cathedral and baptistry, relaxed piazza, cafes, and stunning palaces, is often called a miniature, understated Florence. It is less than an hour from the city yet the cost of real estate —both buying and renting- is half that of its better-known sister.
Lucca is a showy and lively city of tall towers, stately palaces, dazzling churches and an unusual elliptical piazza built along the outline of the ancient Roman amphitheater. The city is completely contained within its old protective walls, with a fabulous parkway on top of them, so you can walk all the way around the city. Arezzo is another charmer. Medieval and Renaissance buildings give the city an aristocratic air and its piazzas are perfectly proportioned to be gathering spaces for events, such as the famous monthly antique market.
It has an excellent weekly market, with churches filled with art by the likes of Piero della Francesca, and a vivacious sense of life that makes it enjoyable.
Volterra is a marvelous medieval hill town that effuses Tuscan atmosphere and boasts a massive castle, several museums and ancient monuments among its well-kept narrow lanes.
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