Tuscany is a region in central Italy, on the northwestern side of the Italian peninsula.

Quick Scoop

  • Tuscany is one of Italy’s twenty official regions, roughly in the heart of the country.
  • Its regional capital is Florence, famous for Renaissance art and architecture.
  • To the west, Tuscany has a long coastline on the Mediterranean (Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas).
  • Inland, it is bordered by regions such as Liguria and Emilia-Romagna to the north, Marche and Umbria to the east, and Lazio to the south.
  • The landscape is known for rolling hills, vineyards, and historic towns like Siena and Pisa.

If you imagine Italy as a tall boot, Tuscany sits in the middle-left, between the mountains and the sea.

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