Home to some of the world’s best art museums, Tuscany is an art lover’s nirvana. You’ll find works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and other renowned artists like Botticelli, Giotto, and Donatello at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Other must-visit museums in Florence include Academia Gallery, home to Michelangelo’s David, the most famous sculpture in the world, and Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens, where you’ll find works by Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, and many others.
Tuscany is a region dominated by fabulous towns and cities such as Siena, a classic medieval hill town, Pisa, home to the Leaning Tower, Lucca, a walled city with walking and bicycling paths and, Cortona, the hill town celebrated in the book Under the Tuscan Sun. For wine enthusiasts, a visit to the Chianti Classico Wine region, situated between Florence and Siena, is a wonderland of stunning countryside, scenic villages, and charming wineries.