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When speaking of Italy, people think of Tuscany. It seems that the most important things in Italy, something that you really want (and need) to see are from Tuscany.
Cypresses standing like rows of candles along the idyllic hills. Golden beaches, soft sand, blue waves. The Tower of Pisa, which stopped forever only one magnificent moment away from crashing. Florence, the capital, the city of flowers, homeland of Dante. The canals of Venice and its dizzying carnivals. No less dizzying Chianti wine. Aromatic olive oil from the local groves, the history of which stretches back into antiquity. All of these are Tuscany, a blessed Italian land which has become a symbol of the entire country.
Civilization came into the world from these Tuscan hills. The Etruscans, who used to live in this area, created the first culture, the first art memorials. Since then, thousands of years have passed above sunny Italy; there have been catastrophes, wars and rebels, but white flocks were still grazing on the green grass, cheese was made out of buffalo milk, and wealth and works of art of this land have never been depleted, but only multiplied.
For example, how can the treasury of Tuscan winemaking be depleted, which made Italy the world wine power? The Etruscan used to drink wine, too, but winemaking was raised to an art in the times of the famous Florentine dynasty of Medici benefactors. That is how Chianti was created, which overturned all of the world’s established notions about Italian wine.
The Medici patronized not only winemaking, but all arts as well. Thanks to them, the world-famous Uffizi Gallery was established, where works of Rafael, Titian, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli and Cellini are kept. Here is where a special syndrome (Stendhal syndrome) was discovered, when heightened palpitation appears in the environment of a huge number of artworks.
Tuscany is a museum country. Every city in it, whether Pisa, Livorno, Lucca or Sieto, is a masterpiece in itself. If poetry has a homeland, it is in Tuscany, in Florence. Here is where Dante wrote the Divine Comedy, which formed the Italian language. Natural sciences also originate from Tuscany, from narrow streets and gorgeous palazzos. It was here that traveller and geographer Amerigo Vespucci was born, who gave his name to an entire continent (America). Galileo lived and worked in Pisa, and the Tower of Pisa “helped” him in his experiments. Even the Pinocchio fairy tale well known to everyone originated from the story of a boy named Pinocchio, the author of which, Carlo Collodi, was from Tuscany as well.
Fly to Tuscany from any point of Europe or come here by ferry. In the country itself, apart from highways (where you can always meet familiar motorcycles and scooters of local production), there is a tiny train, the “Treno natura” which carries anyone interested through the picturesque hills among the ancient cities of Tuscany. A bicycle is also generally recognized transport in Tuscany; this is also a wonderful means of getting away from the city’s bustle.
Tuscany’s wealth is boundless. It has so many golden coasts (including the island of Elba) where tourists enjoy their vacation almost all year round! There are so many tangerine and orange gardens here! And the magnificent palazzos, the Doge’s Palace in Venice, splendor of villas and even simple houses… Tuscany is ready to share its wealth with everyone who comes to its land. Perhaps that’s why it will never fall into decline.
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