Sights & Attractions in Tuscany

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Anfiteatro Romano Periodic excavations since 1950 have brought to light segments...	Archaeological Sites	Arezzo

Battistero The Duomo's 14th-century Gothic Baptistery was built to prop...	Religious Sites	Siena

Camposanto According to legend, the cemetery—a walled structure on...	Cemeteries	Pisa

Casa di Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (1511-74), the region's leading mannerist artist...	Houses / Mansions	Arezzo

Casa di Santa Caterina Caterina Benincasa was born here in 1347, and although she took...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions	Siena


Enoteca Italiana The bastions of the Fortezza Medici are home to a fantastically...	Wineries / Breweries	Siena

La Certosa di Pisa A certosa is a monastery whose monks belong to the strict Carthusian...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites	Pisa

Museo Archeologico The Archaeological Museum in the Convento di San Bernardo, just...	Museums / Galleries	Arezzo

Museo d'Arte Sacra Even with all the decoration in the Collegiata, the fine collection...	Museums / Galleries	San Gimignano

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo At the southeast corner of the sprawling Campo dei Miracoli...	Museums / Galleries	Pisa

Museo della Cattedrale The cathedral museum exhibits many items too precious to be in...	Museums / Galleries	Lucca

Museo delle Sinopie The well-arranged museum on the south side of the Piazza del...	Museums / Galleries	Pisa

Museo Diocesano di Arte Sacra The religious-art collection housed in the Bishop's Palace was...	Museums / Galleries	Volterra

Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi Highlights here include the lovely Portrait of a Youth by Pontormo...	Museums / Galleries	Lucca

Museo Nazionale di San Matteo On the north bank of the Arno, this museum contains some beautiful...	Museums / Galleries	Pisa

Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi On the eastern end of the historic center, this sadly overlooked...	Museums / Galleries	Lucca

Palazzo Casali Built originally by the Casali family, who lived here until 1409...	Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces, Libraries	Cortona

Palazzo dei Priori Tuscany's first town hall was built between 1208 and 1254, with...	Castles / Palaces	Volterra

Palazzo del Podestà Across the piazza from the Collegiata is the "old" town hall...	Castles / Palaces	San Gimignano

Palazzo Pfanner Here you can rest your feet and let time pass, surrounded by...	Castles / Palaces, Gardens / Arboretums	Lucca

Piazza dei Cavalieri The piazza, with its fine Renaissance Palazzo dei Cavalieri,...	Religious Sites, Castles / Palaces, Squares, Educational Institutions	Pisa

Rocca di Montestaffoli If you want to see more of that quintessential Tuscan landscape...	Military Sites, Gardens / Arboretums	San Gimignano

San Domenico Although the Duomo is celebrated as a triumph of 13th-century...	Religious Sites	Siena

San Domenico Inside the northern city walls, this church was begun by Dominican...	Religious Sites	Arezzo

San Domenico Inside this rather anonymous-looking 14th-century church, just...	Religious Sites	Cortona

San Francesco Look inside the church for the celebrated early-15th-century...	Religious Sites	Volterra

San Francesco In the mid-13th century, this Gothic-style church was built on...	Religious Sites	Cortona

San Niccolò A small, cypress-lined courtyard and porch stand in front of...	Religious Sites	Cortona

San Piero a Grado This 11th-century basilica, located 8 km (5 mi) southwest of...	Religious Sites	Pisa

Santa Margherita The large 1897 basilica was constructed over the foundation of...	Religious Sites	Cortona

Santa Maria della Spina Originally an oratory dating from the 13th century, this gem...	Religious Sites	Pisa

Sinagoga Down a small street around the corner from Il Campo, this synagogue...	Religious Sites	Siena

Ss. Giovanni e Reparata The baptistery of this church is lovely enough, but the unusual...	Religious Sites, Archaeological Sites	Lucca

Torre delle Ore The highest spot in Lucca is the top of this tower, which had...	Architectural Sites, Clocks, Viewpoints	Lucca

Villa Reale Eight kilometers (5 mi) north of Lucca in Marlia, this villa...	Houses / Mansions, Gardens / Arboretums	Lucca
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