The travel region Northern Tuscany coincides roughly with the Italian provinces of Firenze, Pistoia and Prato.
Regions
- Florentine plain - wide plain on both sides of the central reaches of the Arno with the cities of Florence, Prato and Pistoia
- Montagna Pistoiese - Mountains north of Pistoia
- Mugello - A garden landscape north of Florence
- Valdarno (Arno Valley) - agriculture, infrastructure and tourism in harmony
- Val di Bisenzio - north of Prato
- Val di Nievole - southwest of Prato
- Val di Sieve - The valley of the Sieve river, a tributary of the Arno, northeast of Florence
places
- Florence - Capital of the whole of Tuscany; one of the most important and richest cities in Europe during the Renaissance
- Pistoia - the neglected neighbor of Florence
- Prato - the work of a monk in the city of cloths
- Cutigliano
- Figline Valdarno
- Incisa in Val d'Arno
- Montecatini Terme - famous for its spa facilities
- Reggello
- Scarperia - is considered one of the most beautiful small towns in Italy
- Vicchio - largest city in the Mugello Mountains
- Vinci - Birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci
Other goals
background
language
getting there
The journey usually takes place via the regional capital Florence, where there is one Florence Airport
(IATA: FLR) ("Amerigo Vespucci"; and there is an important long-distance train station. This is where the high-speed trains stop Frecciarossa ("Red Arrow") and Frecciargento (“Silver Arrow”) with connections from the directions Turin – Milan–, (Udine– / Triest–) Venice – Padua–, (Bozen– / Brescia–) Verona, Bologna and Salerno – Naples – Rome. There are also direct night trains (Nightjet) from Munich / Rosenheim / Innsbruck and Vienna / Klagenfurt / Villach. The fastest connections from Munich to Florence take around 7½ hours (change in Verona or Bologna), from Zurich 6½ hours (via Milan), from Innsbruck 5½ hours, from Bozen a good three hours.
The main road axis is the A1 Bologna – Florence – Rome motorway. From the west, coming from Pisa and Genoa, the A11 also leads into northern Tuscany, past Pistoia and Prato to Florence. A direct connection between the west coast (Pisa and Livorno) and Florence is the motorway-like expressway (SCG) Firenze-Pisa-Livorno "FI-PI-LI".
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- historical center of Florence
- Medici villas and gardens
- Boboli Gardens in Florence
- Villa Careggi, La Petraia, di Castello and Poggio Imperiale in or near Florence
- Villa Belcanto in Fiesole (6 km north of Florence)
- Parco Pratolino (Villa Demidoff) in Vaglia (15 km north of Florence)
- Villa di Cafaggiolo in Barberino Di Mugello (30 km north of Florence)
- Villa Trebbio in San Pietro a Sieve (30 km north of Florence)
- Villa of Cerreto Guidi (40 km west of Florence / 33 km south of Pistoia)
- Villa Poggio a Caiano (10 km south of Prato)
- Villa Artimino in Carmignano (20 km south of Prato)
- Villa la Màgia in Quarrata (12 km southeast of Pistoia)
- Spa facilities of Montecatini Terme, one of the most important historical spas in Europe
activities
kitchen
Bardiccio, bardiccio fiorentino, salsiccia matta is a typical Tuscan sausage, similar to Burischiowhose preparation is based on the use of the less valuable and richer parts of the pig's blood. Their typical dark red color depends on the amount of heart, usually beef, that is used in the mix. The Burischio has the characteristic shape of a sausage, but is longer and is filled into a pig's intestine and tied with string. It is made from September to May and consumed fresh. Bardiccio is specially protected as a traditional Italian food (PAT: Prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali italiani).
Bardiccio
