VISIT TO TUSCANY

Two days after Christmas we took a trip to the Tuscany Region of Italy. We spent four days and three nights touring Tuscany. The terrain is rolling and beautifully verdant. As you progress north to Florence the area becomes more mountainous. This land is well known for wine vineyards and olive orchards. Like much of Italy, Tuscany is rich in history. It is believed that the Renaissance began in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany in the 14th century. For our first real foray in to the heart of Italy, we decided to visit Siena, Pisa, and Florence. I will break the trip down into three different posts. Each post will focus on one of each of the three cities that we visited and chronicle the sites we saw. I will try to provide some history on each of the cities and the landmarks we were so fortunate to experience.. I hope you will enjoy reading the upcoming posts on the three cities and the beauty we encountered as much as we enjoyed visiting them. Here are some photos of the countryside on our drive through Tuscany.