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Come to Tuscany to explore its incredible marble quarries and learn their elaborate history. The Italians have been acquainted with the beauty of marble since ancient times and has been excavated from all over the country to build magnificent buildings and exquisite sculptures.

Choose from a range of beautiful holiday villas in Versilia where you can easily explore all the history and culture this coastal part of Tuscany has to offer.

Tuscany had a major marble industry, particularly at the Monte Altissimo near Seravezza. The master painter and sculptor Michelangelo chose the marble here to beautifully finish the façade of the San Lorenzo church in Florence.

The Duomo of Pisa stands proudly in Piazza dei Miracoli, a magnificent architectural masterpiece! Founded in 1064, this huge building of intricately carved stone and marble didn’t reach completion until near the end of the 12th century. A devastating fire in 1595 destroyed a large section of it but the faithful people of Pisa quickly sought to redesign their beloved cathedral to return to its former glory.

Stay in a lovely luxury holiday villa around Pisa where you can travel into the city and see all the attractions it has to offer.

Visit the ancient hamlet of Massaciuccoli near Viareggio in the province of Lucca. Human presence is dated at Massaciuccoli way back to prehistoric times.

Visitors could be greeted with no nicer setting when visiting the popular archaeological sites within Massaciuccoli village. It’s enveloped by olive grove filled hills overlooking Massaciuccoli Lake.

Stay in a glorious Viareggio villa with a swimming pool, where you will be a close distance to Massaciuccoli Lake

A nice population had settled here prior to Roman takeover but went on to thrive during the Roman Empire reign because of its scenic geographical position. Massaciuccoli is connected to Luni, Lucca and Pisa via the River Magra and River Arno.

The Splendid Baptistery of St. John in Pisa’s Piazza dei Miracoli is nothing short of a masterpiece! It was built as a lavish adornment of the adjacent cathedral and is just as magnificent in appearance. It is the largest Baptistery in Italy at a massive 107.25 metres in circumference!

Stay in a stunning villa rental in Pisa where you can easily travel into the city and see all the cultural delights it has to offer.

This Baptistery is a perfect example of the transition from classic Romanesque architecture to a more striking Gothic style with the lower section of it displaying a softer more rounded appearance in contrast to the pointed arches as you look up towards the domed roof.

You’re sure to have heard of this unusual leaning structure in the Tuscan city of Pisa! The leaning tower of Pisa began construction in 1173 and actually didn’t reach completion for over 800 years!

Stay in a fabulous vacation rental in Pisa where you can easily visit the Piazza dei Miracoli where the Leaning Tower stands among many other architectural masterpieces!

It was to be an architectural masterpiece with lavish carvings, columns and ornately designed floors and ceilings. Its original purpose was to be the bell tower of the adjacent cathedral in Piazza dei Miracoli.