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The Tuscan land has a genuine
beauty that will astound you. You will find history, arts and nature
everywhere, including ancient towns and villages, wonderful local wines and
olive oil groves. One of the magic places of Tuscany is the Aretine Apennine.
This area is the birthplace of Michelangelo, Piero della Francesca, Masaccio,
Vasari, Guido Monaco and Petrarca. Loving care has been shown to the
Etruscan and Roman remains, to villages and castles of the Middle Ages, to
Romanesque parish churches and the fascinating cliffs called "balze" .
There are abbeys and hermitages, thermal springs, watershed pathways with
spectacular views of the Casentino, the Arno Valley, the Chianti mountains,
the Trasimeno lake and, to the very south, on the Amiata mountain.
Another excursion worth taking is that of the Setteponti road which dates
back to the Etruscan age. With the Roman conquest of Etruria, it was given
the name "Cassia Vetus" and during the Middle Age and the Renaissance it was
one of the main roads leading to Rome. All along this road the villages of
Montemarciano, Loro Ciuffenna, Campogialli, Borro and Castiglion Fibocchi
still keep their medieval past.
You can also stop by some vineyards to taste wines and delicacies belonging
to a part of Tuscany that has to be yet discovered, and if you travel during
the month of November the "frantoi" (oil mills) also open their gates and
you could have the opportunity to taste the freshly made olive oil. |
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