Tuscany

Regione Toscana
Capital Florence
President Claudio Martini
(The Union)
Provinces Arezzo
Firenze
Grosseto
Livorno
Lucca
Massa-Carrara
Pisa
Pistoia
Prato
Siena
Municipalities 287
Area 22,990 km²
 - Ranked 5th (7.6 %)
Population (2004 est.)
 - Total

 - Ranked
 - Density


3,516,296
9th (6.1 %)
153/km²
Image:Italy Regions Tuscany Map.png
Map highlighting the location of Toscana in Italy

Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria and Marche to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Italy.

Tuscany was essentially the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, and its artistic heritage includes architecture, painting and sculpture, collected in dozens of museums, the best-known of which is the Uffizi in Florence and in situ in even quite small cities.

Tuscany is known for its wines (most famous of which are Chianti, Morellino di Scansano and Brunello di Montalcino) and has 120 protected regions (nature reserves).

Notable tourist destinations in Tuscany include Florence, Siena, Pisa, Lucca, the Maremma, the Crete Senesi, the Lunigiana and Garfagnana areas, and the island of Elba.

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History

See main article: History of Tuscany

Provinces of Tuscany

Landscapes

See also

External links

Photo galleries


Regions of Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg
Abruzzo | Basilicata | Calabria | Campania | Emilia-Romagna | Latium | Liguria | Lombardy | Marche | Molise | Piedmont | Apulia | Tuscany | Umbria | Veneto
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Sardinia | Sicily | Trentino-South Tyrol | Aosta Valley

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