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Spend an unforgettable Christmas in Tuscany with your family and attend some of the following magical events!

Book into a cosy five bedroom vacation villa in Tuscany where you can all sit in front of the fire and soak up the pleasantly warm atmosphere of the winter holiday here!

Come to Florence where a hive of activity takes place throughout the city at Christmas. A superb German Christmas market called a ‘Weihnachtsmarkt’ takes place in Piazza Santa Croce for the first three weeks of December.

Come to Tuscany to enjoy the best Christmas holiday you’ve ever had with your family! This is considered to be the most important celebration in the Italian calendar as children eagerly await the coming of Santa Claus and many adults enjoy going to the religious ceremonies that take place in their local parish. Why not treat yourselves to the very best by staying in one of many available Tuscany luxury villas during your vacation?

Visit the many cities, towns and villages across Tuscany that are decorated with twinkling lights, Christmas trees and colourful ornaments; wonderful smells fill the air as families busily prepare lots of traditional Christmas food.

All the cities and many of the region’s towns host a superb Christmas market for visitors to experience. It’s a true delight to walk around this warm and welcoming atmosphere and see the exquisite crafts and delicacies for sale.

When touring around Florence to admire its cultural treasures, you will no doubt come upon the majestic complex of Santa Maria del Fiore! This enchanting place is home to the gigantic cathedral of Florence with its infamous dome, the opera museum, the baptistery, Giotto’s bell tower and the underground crypt of Santa Reparata. The great news is that tourists can avail of all these attractions by only needing to buy one convenient ticket!

Book a vacation rental in Florence where you can easily travel in to see this site as well as many other enchanting attractions of the city.

Head downstairs within the cathedral of Florence to come upon a special crypt which marks the site where an ancient cathedral once stood!

It’s estimated that the Duomo of Santa Reparata was constructed during the 6th century and was an early testament of Christianity taking a firm rooting all across Italy.

Rent a vacation rental in Florence and enjoy a few days of touring around this majestic city full of artistic treasures!

If you’re in Florence on vacation and love to visit attractions with an element of weirdness then be sure to visit La Specola, a fascinating zoology and natural history museum beside Pitti Palace.

This houses many fossils, stuffed animals and wax replicas of human anatomy; a lot of which was originally sponsored and collected by the Medici family.

Choose from a range of villa rentals in Florence and the surrounding area where you can relax and soak up the scenery after a few days of culture in the city.

Tour around 34 intriguing display rooms in La Specola. 24 of which are related to zoology and ten to wax displays of human anatomy.