Archive for 'Tourist Attractions'

If you have found the perfect luxury villa in Pisa for you and yours and are flying into the city in the next few months, there will be quite the warm welcome waiting for you.

Sculptural works by the Italian-based South Korean artist Park Eun Sun have been specially installed and are located on the grounds of the Galileo Galilei airport and will be the first works of art to greet you upon reaching one of Tuscany's most important art centres as part of the VolareArte initiative.

You might spend your trip visiting museums and galleries, wandering churches, palaces, leaning towers and other architectural gems, and paying entrance fees and lining up but these pieces will await you without requiring any effort on your part.

Tuscany, and Italy, in general, does not lack beautiful and historic churches to discover and explore. In fact, you could spend a lifetime doing just that and barely put a dent in their great number. However, some boast particular claims to fame; miracles worked there, famous figures buried on the premises, magic hands that helped design them, historic events that happened within their walls, impressive patrons or works by famous artists.

The latter scenario is the case of a church in Arezzo. The Franciscan church of San Francesco boasts frescoes painted in the main choir chapel (the Cappella Maggiore) by the great Renaissance master Piero della Francesca.

If you are an art-lover who has found a luxury villa in Arezzo and are spending time there, this will definitely be one activity that you'll want to pencil into the calendar.

The Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona and Campigna is a national park in in the Apennine region of Tuscany and Romagna that was established in 1993 and preserves over 365 square kilometers of Italian flora and fauna.

Divided between the provinces of Florence, Arezzo and Forli-Cesena, it is made up of the best preserved and largest forest in Italy and takes in mountains, valleys, springs and over ten villages. It is an area of uncompromising natural beauty and tranquility and is the perfect place for a whole host of outdoor pursuits including biking, horse-riding, hiking, bird-watching and orienteering.

Just find a luxury villa in Florence or a luxury villa in Arezzo and you can head out on daytrips to the park, reconnect with nature, relax, breathe in some fresh air, take in the beautiful views and get away from it all.

Once you have found a vacation rental in Pistoia you might be looking for ways to fill your days while in this beautiful city.

Between the music festivals, historic and artistic gems, pretty views of the Tuscan landscape and local cuisine, you'll never be short on interesting (and delicious) things to see and do (and eat) but one event that we can particularly recommend is the traditional Feast of Saint Bartholomew that takes place on the 24th of August each year and combines a lot of the best parts of Pistoia in one event: good food, beautiful buildings, local tradition and the partying spirit of the city's inhabitants.

If you are planning on visiting this summer, this is one event that you won't want to miss!

Tuscany has plenty of activities that adults are sure to enjoy but sometimes children in the group might become tired of waiting in lines or having to stay quiet and calm as they are marched through a parade of museums. An activity that is educational but will keep all ages and groups happy, whether you are holidaying as a family, couple, adult friends, or even on your own, is visiting an aquarium. This gives an opportunity to ooh and aah over the beauty, oddities, dramatics and humour of nature and see creatures that aren't readily visible out in the wild.

The aquarium of Livorno is an especially beautiful and interesting place, filled with many, many different species of aquatic life and located perfectly and centrally at the seafront promenade, just where the famous Mascagni Terrace begins. Once you have found a vacation rental in Livorno, this is just the place to spend a fun afternoon or to stroll through on a quiet morning.