A Guide to Tuscany

Tuscany, along with the other central provinces of Italy, perhaps captures the beauty of Italy in its entirety. The Chianti countryside is famous for fine Italian wines and the landscapes are a paradise of medieval hill towns, rows of cypress trees, olive groves and vineyards. Tuscany was the birth place of the Renaissance: the Cultural Revolution which gave rise to some of Italy’s greatest masterpieces in art and literature. The humanist era between fourteenth and sixteenth centuries was named the ‘rebirth’ or ‘renaissance’ due to its extraordinary achievements.

Michelangelo, Leonardo da’ Vinci and Botticelli are among the great Tuscan masters of revolutionary sculpture, painting and architectural feats that introduced the radical changes which began to surge through Europe. Tuscany is also the birthplace of the Italian language, expressed in the genius works of Dante, Petrach and Boccaccio. The incredible achievements during the renaissance of Tuscany, with its great capital, Florence, have had a lasting impact not only on Italy and Europe, but also the rest of the world.