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The Diocesan Museum, recently renamed the Mudas Museum, is home to important paintings of the fifteenth-nineteenth centuries, three large and rare wooden crucifixes, a fresco by Bartolomeo della Gatta and an important collection of works by Vasari.

Located in the Bishop’s Palace of Arezzo, it has a rather exceptional little collection and is a must-see for art-lovers who have found a vacation rental in Arezzo and are spending time exploring the city.

The museum embodies the great history and wealth of artistic and cultural heritage in the city, particularly the Church's involvement in the funding and creation of art.

Casciana Terme is a town located in the Pisan Hills in Tuscany which is best known for its thermal springs and spas. The town is very much a typical Tuscan one and has all the charms one would expect of the region with a skyline characterised by terra-cotta roofs, undulating green hills and a medieval bell-tower.

Of course, there is a wonderful local cuisine, beautiful old buildings and museums and lots to see and do in the area, as there is in most Tuscan towns but it is the waters and treatments of Casciana Terme that make it stand out from all the rest.

For the ultimate relaxing Tuscan holiday just find a luxury villa in Casciana Terme.

Caprese Michelangelo is a town located 50km away from Arezzo in Tuscany and owes its name to Michelangelo Buonarroti who was born there in 1475 when his father Ludovico was the town’s authoritative figure. It is situated on the Apennine ridge, in the greenest area of the Tuscan Val Tiberina and the surrounding landscape of this part of Tuscany is particularly beautiful, with numerous rivers and watercourses punctuating the fields of vegetables, fruit and flowers on which Caprese Michelangelo's economy is based.

As the birthplace of that great Renaissance Master, it is obviously a site of pilgrimage for the art-lovers of the world but its great beauty means that anyone in your party will enjoying visiting this charming town. Just find a holiday rental in Caprese Michelangelo and discover this little gem for yourself.

Prato is a Tuscan city which is less well-known than some of its closest neighbours, like Pisa and Florence, but is no less fascinating. While this is, by no means, some hidden gem (it is the second most highly-populated town in Tuscany) you will, however, face less of an intense tourist crowd in Prato. In addition to not having to line up outside museums for long periods of time, the city offers just as rich a history and cultural heritage as any other in the area. In particular, it is a town that has produced some wonderful art, architecture and design over the centuries and has an especially important history of textile production. If you're looking for things to do once you've found a vacation rental in Prato, look no further! We've rounded up some great things to do in this great cultural city.

The Luigi Pecci Centre for Contemporary Art in Prato is an extremely important art institution in Tuscany. Not only is it a rare example of such an institution (especially on such a scale), dedicated to contemporary and modern art, it is also an exceptional building in its own right. In fact, you'll not likely miss the structure if you've found a villa with pool in Prato and are exploring the area. Looking like something between a spaceship and a warehouse, it is a very distinctive building and houses a whole host of treasures, making it a must-see for anyone visiting the city. If you are lucky, you might get the museum practically to yourself, allowing you the time and space to wander at your leisure.