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Between the tourist cities of Arezzo and Florence is the unusual erosive rock formation called ‘Le Balze of Valdarno’ meaning the Cliffs of Valdarno. The Balze are a series of large jutted rocks that rise high about the surrounding landscape in quite a striking fashion.

Stay in a beautiful holiday villa in Arezzo where you can easily travel to see this magnificent natural attraction.

Come to Colonnata on a culinary trail of Tuscany to try a famous slow food delicacy here, delicious white pork lard. The village of Colonnata is situated high up in the Apuan Alps and has a busy marble quarrying industry. It dates back to around 40 BC when it was built to house slaves who excavated the marble to be sent to Rome. The quarries here are known as ‘Gioia Calagro’ and visitors to Colonnata can even see the veined marble being quarried during their visit to this industrious part of Tuscany.

Stay in a cosy villa rental in Florence, only twelve kilometres away from Colonnata where you can experience a wonderful Tuscan holiday experience.

Do you love learning about exciting geological phenomena? Then why not embark on your very own volcano trail of Tuscany before visiting some or all of the fascinating volcano sites in Italy? This wonderful country contains the only active volcanoes in mainland Europe and although no active volcanoes remain in Tuscany, tourists are sure to enjoy a trail to some dormant sites to learn more about their fiery past!

Check out some fantastic villas with special offers in Tuscany to stay at for your adventurous vacation!