The natural 'dolce far niente'
this little piece of Italy is directly Traveler's Neverland . The full stop, the promised land, the place where bones and sunrises hurt less. It will be because of the placid compass of his days or because of that accumulation of monuments. Or simply because it is all that one aspires to in life: eat well, walk better and smell how the sun bathes everything.
There is a Tuscany for everyone (urbanite, backpacker, gourmet...), but, just in case, it has some pleasant obligations.
1. Cross the Ponte Vecchio again and again (Florence). Wander it in the morning, fight it in the afternoon and drool over it at sunset, when a point of lucidity makes ecstasy logical: no, it's not beautiful (as David is), it's simply authentic and charismatic.
two. Spin around like crazy Piazza della Signoria and greet Perseus, Neptune or a mime dressed as Verdi.
3. Assimilate like a possessed that the Medicis were the most , both in life (in the gardens of the Pitti Palace) and in death (in his tombs, located in his own chapel in the church of San Lorenzo, sculpted by Michelangelo).
Four. Believe in what you have to believe (albeit in genius) strolling through the super Duomo of Santa Maria dei Fiori or because of the exaggeration Santa Croce.
5. Receive a master's degree in (Great) beauty through the long corridors of the Academy and for the Uffizi Gallery.
The Uffizi Gallery is unmissable
6. Hollar Fiesole and enjoy the panoramic view of Fiorentina. And later, turn around to discover its Roman theater, its Duomo and its eternal palaces.
7. Become Renaissance through the most beautiful suburbs in the world, those of Florence, strolling through Vinci (where Leonardo) and getting infected with the Medici lifestyle that distills Cerreto Guidi.
8. Get lost in the wineries of the Chianti Valley, the heart of Tuscany and mecca for wine lovers . And also, a real chocolate for abstainers thanks to its cypresses.
9. Put aside the barrels and the fermentations to wander around inhabited hills like Greve in Chianti, Castellina in Chianti, Radda in Chianti or Gaiole in Chianti.
Castellina in Chianti
10. bite the dust serratus of those white paths where the ups and downs lead to idyllic frames. Neither the speedometer nor the rush matter.
eleven. Embrace that miniature city, that Florence come to less than it is Arezzo to end up paying a few rounds under the arcades of the Vasari Loggia, in the heart of Piazza Grande.
12. Salivate for any native snack , however simple it may seem. In Tuscany they invented 'less is more' applied to gastronomy. And so it goes (for good).
Bruschetta, ÑUMI
13. Immerse yourself in the castle of Caprese Michelangelo to… find the genie! The hometown of good Buonarotti it helps to understand the circumstances in which the artist dreamed and sculpted the beautiful.
14. Do not let the views of Poppy nor the churches of bibbiena.
fifteen. Zigzag drunk with ruralism through the Chiana Valley to find great monuments such as the Duomo of Cortona, the alleys of Civitavella in Val di Chiana or Montepulciano or the thermal waters of Chainciano Terme.
Montepulciano
16. Find the Etruscan smile in Chiusi and in its archaeological museum.
17. Lie down in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, unless the Palio race interrupts this perfect communion with architecture.
18. Drooling before the Duomo of Siena, the most impressive and ostentatious cathedral in the region (and that's saying something).
19. Scampering through the renaissance utopia , for the dream of a Pope (Pius II) who fantasized about the idea of a perfect, beautiful city, in which man and nature would get along. that is, enjoy think.
Siena Duomo
twenty. Leaving your neck looking up at San Gimignano and find its medieval skyscrapers.
twenty-one. taste the amazing Brunello's wine in the charming tasquitas of Montalcino.
22. Discover (to show off on social networks) Grosseto , the secret city, the one with the hexagonal walls and medieval arguments.
23. Wander the infinite boardwalk of Porto Santo Stefano.
Porto Santo Stefano
24. Conquer (dressed as medieval or not) the overwhelming town of Massa Maritime.
25. tackle the San Giglio Island climb to the top of Castello San Giglio and say "goodbye" to the sun while you search for words to describe the moment.
26. Immerse yourself in the lush vegetation and the deep blue Mediterranean Sea that is exhibited in the Argentario Promontory.
27. tempt fate in tarot garden .
Mount Argentinian
28. Go from bottom to top along the coast of the Etruscans and stop at Castiglioncello and Populonia . As minimum.
29.Retreat to Elba, like Napoleon, but this time of his own free will and find surprises there like Portoferraio or with beaches like Paolina or Biodola.
30. run away from the noisy port of Livorno to find the amazing navigable canals of New Venice.
31. Glorify Pisa, to its past as a maritime republic and its greatness in the form of field of miracles , the most artistic and breathtaking meadow on the planet where the pristine Baptistery, Duomo, Monumental Cemetery and Bell Tower grow.
32. Play funny in front of its famous leaning tower . See how they laugh at you for charging what they charge to climb to the top.
Being funny in Pisa
33. understand that in Volterra one would have to live half a life, surrounded by greenery, monuments and inspiration.
3. 4. Arrive in Carrara looking for marble and end up dazzled by the immaculate monuments such as its cathedral or the Palace of the Lodges.
35. Partying in Viareggio , wake up on its private beaches and soak up that atmosphere somewhere between stale and VIP. **And with Pino d'Angio as inspiration **.
36. Learn to ride a bike on the walls of Lucca .
37. Sunday for the twisted historical center of Lucca, where, suddenly, its marble Romanesque churches appear, the terraces of the amphitheater square or the shadows of its noble towers.
Crossroads on wheels in Via Roma
38. Finding a piece of Switzerland in the north of Tuscany, in what is known as Svizzera Pesciatin.
39. get disoriented by Pistoia aimlessly. It's not that it doesn't have monuments, it's that the city itself is a monument.
40. Do not resist before the umpteenth city come to less: Pescia deserves praise, photons to its cathedral and laughter before those known as 'Ugly Saints', the star sculpture of the Oratory of San Antonio Abad.
41. Running into the future among so many stones behind the walls of the museum Luigi Pecci in Prato.
42. Kill to come back
*This article was initially published on 03.14.2017 and updated
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And always, always procrastinate in front of the Ponte Vecchio