Tuscany

Regione Toscana
Zone Central Italy
Capital Florence
President Claudio Martini
Provinces Arezzo
Firenze
Grosseto
Livorno
Lucca
Massa-Carrara
Pisa
Pistoia
Prato
Siena
Municipalities 287
Area 23,000 km²
Population
 - Total
 - Density

3,600,000
163/km²
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Map higlighting the location of Toscana in Italy

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Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria 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.

Table of contents
1 Points of interest
2 History
3 Provinces of Tuscany
4 Other notable cities in alphabetical order
5 Islands
6 Geographical data
7 External links

Points of interest

Tuscany was the region in which the Italian Renaissance produced its first results. The unique artistic patrimony of this region includes architecture, painting and sculpture, collected in dozens of famous museums like the Uffizi in Florence and in situ in even quite small cities.

Tuscany is also 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, Pisa, Lucca, Maremma (in the Grosseto district), Crete Senesi, and (Siena). Though it is famous for its villas, Tuscany is currently promoting "agritourism" (Agriturismo), in which visitors stay on working farms.

History

See main article: History of Tuscany

Provinces of Tuscany

Other notable cities in alphabetical order

Islands

Geographical data

Area: 22,992 km2

Population (2000): 3,536,392

Population density: 163/km2

Number of administrative areas: 278

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Regions of Italy
Regular Regions
Abruzzo | Basilicata | Calabria | Campania | Emilia-Romagna | Lazio (Latium) | Liguria | Lombardia (Lombardy) | Marche | Molise | Piemonte (Piedmont) | Puglia (Apulia) | Toscana (Tuscany) | Umbria | Veneto |
Regions with special autonomous status
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Sardegna (Sardinia) | Sicilia (Sicily) | Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) | Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley)

     





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