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Tuscany is well-known for her delicious food throughout Italy and beyond. Most of us are familiar with Tuscan dishes, whether we realise them to be from that region or not, and it is a hearty, rich cuisine full of simple ingredients that anyone can enjoy. Less familiar, however, might be the many delicious desserts of the region which must be tried once you have found a vacation rental in Tuscany and are spending any time in the area.

To help you out, we've compiled a list of some of these amazing desserts.

If you're considering a holiday in Tuscany, you have probably already started imagining all the delicious treats, food and drink that you are going to consume once you get there. Tuscany is a region of Italy, in particular, that is known for its cuisine and while the savoury dishes of Tuscany may be more familiar to most, it is a cuisine that also happens to be just rife with delicious typical desserts and sweets, many of which date back to the Middle Ages. If you've got a sweet tooth, it's the ideal part of Italy to visit. Just pick out the perfect luxury villa in Tuscany for you and yours and your particular needs and then grab a pen and paper because there are some sweets that you're going to need to track down when you arrive.

If you're planning on staying in a villa with pool in Siena and are looking to explore the area more thoroughly while you're there, there's one particularly memorable way to do so! Why not take a horse-riding tour of Siena? The tour will take you from the centre of the city of Siena and then all through the stunning surrounding Tuscan countryside, allowing you to really take it all in at a calm, leisurely pace.

Surely, it will allow you and your party to make some seriously wonderful memories of Tuscany that you will come to cherish for the rest of your lives! You can have fun, get some fresh air, take some great photos and learn more about this beautiful part of the world.

Hidden beneath the medieval streets of Siena, there is another network of passageways. This underground labyrinth, called the “Bottini” and measuring over 25km in total, was created to supply water all around the town. Created between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, the Bottini were a necessity due to the lack of water which was easily accessible in the town. Now, when the water level is low, the tunnels can be visited and you can take guided tours along two different routes. Though not particularly strenuous a trip, the tight space can be overwhelming, especially for those with claustrophobia. If you think you're brave enough find a villa with pool in Siena and take the tour!

One of the things that Tuscany is most well known for is its distinctive and stunning landscape which appeared prominently in the works of Renaissance masters such as Leonardo da Vinci. It might seem unusual but unsurprising, then, that Tuscany has its own Landscape Museum. Located in the city of Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the southern area of Chianti Classico near Siena, the Landscape Museum records, illustrates and celebrates the beautiful landscape of Tuscany. Find yourself a villa with pool in Castelnuovo Berardenga and you can explore this historic city and its unique landscape museum!