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The castle of the Vicars of LariThe castle of the Vicars and the pasta factory in Lari

The castle of the Vicars of Lari is a perfectly conserved example of medieval fortress. It is right in front of a world famous pasta factory that still uses artisan methods
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Leonardo da Vinci museumThe museum of Leonardo da Vinci

Visiting Tuscany means to come into contact with one of the most famous geniuses of all times: Leonardo da Vinci. Vinci is the name of his birthplace, where you will visit the Museo Leonardiano
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The mining museum in Tuscany
The museum of the mines in Montecatini Val di Cecina

The mining industry in the Upper Val di Cecina has always been a major local activity. The Museum in Montecatini Valdicecina shows the history of mineral digging out from 1827 to 1907. Enjoy a trip into the misteries of the underground ...
The walls of Vicopisano Vicopisano and the ceramic workshop

Our tour guide will take you to visit the little town Vicopisano, just 20 kms from Pisa, which is still surrounded by its safety fortifications and many ancient towers dating back to the XII Century...
The hamlet of Peccioli
Peccioli and the Etruscan museum

One peculiarity of Tuscany is its medieval towns full of narrow crooked lanes, archways, irregular stairways, stone buildings. Discover Peccioli, formerly a castle and later turned into a proper town, and visit its interesting Etruscan museum ...
Ceramics of TuscanyThe museum of ceramics in Montelupo Fiorentino

Since earliest times the valley of the river Arno has been famous for its clayey ground and the town Montelupo, close to Florence, made an art out of this feature: the art of ceramic. Arianna & Friends organizes guided visits to the Museum of Ceramics ...
Alabaster workshop in Volterra

The Etruscan Volterra and the alabaster workshop

Volterra is not only a world famous perfectly conserved medieval town. It is above all Tuscany's most fascinating Etruscan city. Over the centuries Velathri (as the Etruscans called it) got important also for the handcrafted production of the ancient stone given to the city as a present by the sea… the alabaster ...

The façade of the Carhusian Monastery
The Carthusian monastery in Calci

The monumental monastery of Calci, just 10 kms from Pisa, was foundend in 1366 by Carthusian monks. Due to a Napoleonic bill it was closed in 1808 but monks still lived there till 1972. Its central nave and its marble façade are marvellous examples of local 17th century Baroque ...



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