Experience stunning views and warm welcomes along the Amalfi Coast.
High culture abounds in Florence and Pisa. The two cities are the highlights of Tuscany, where ideas and artisanship have flourished for hundreds of years.
Known as the cradle of the Renaissance, Florence is still an innovative force. Renaissance paintings and statues by da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli live alongside contemporary art and fashion.
Nearby, in Pisa, churches dazzle with the artwork of masters, while architecture from the ages — including the Leaning Tower — infuses the city with modern significance.
Explore this magical region and see why it’s impossible to get enough of Italy.
LOCAL CUISINE SHOPPING Tuscan cuisine is superlative. Florence is the birthplace Characterized by simple of modern Italian couture, flavors, culinary elements too. Even window shopping blend with exceptional harmony. is like strolling through a contemporary art gallery — The favorite pasta here is pappardelle, wide ribbons many of Italy’s finest designers with fluted edges that beg for heavy sauces. Beef, have shops in Florence. pork or rabbit take a Tuscan flavor with sage and parmesan. Leave room for olive oil, truffles, salami Walk the Via Tornabuoni and adjacent streets to and cannellini, a white kidney bean. browse or buy wonderful luxury goods.
Wine flows here, too — particularly, the fermented Outdoor markets are exceptional and easy to find juice of the dark Sangiovese grape, grown to the throughout the city. Shop for unique vintage and south of Florence. Try the Chianti Classico, a ruby artisan gifts, including leather goods, ceramics, red with aromas of violets, cherries and earthy spice, jewelry and other souvenirs. made locally since 1716.
CURRENCY Italy uses the euro. Tipping is appropriate, Italian etiquette is to Most stores accept but not expected. initially decline a tip. major credit cards. Offer it again. FLORENCE / PISA ITALY
PLACES OF INTEREST TOP 3 LAND DISCOVERIES FLORENCE AND PISA 1. DUOMO AND BAPTISTERY Visit this beautiful Cathedral, lauded by Marvel at Michelangelo’s famous statue, David, at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Michelangelo as the “gates to paradise.” Florence, before traveling to the Piazza del Duomo in Pisa. The square, considered sacred for Roman Catholics, features the 2. GALLERIA DELL’ACCADEMIA Pisa Cathedral, the Campo Santo, built on View the magnificent David, plus other soil imported from the crucifixion site of incredible Renaissance artwork. Jesus, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
INDEPENDENT EXPLORATION IN FLORENCE 3. FIELD OF MIRACLES AND LEANING TOWER OF PISA Visit the Duomo, Baptistery, Campo Santo and Discover the surrounding countryside the famous Leaning Tower which has been leaning of Florence, home to poets, painters and royalty, on an escorted journey into the since construction began in 1173. city with a pocket-sized smart device as your companion guide before exploring independently from Piazza Santa Croce. 4. UFFIZI GALLERY Spend the day engrossed in history, Enter another world in this art museum and architecture and exceptional shopping. former haunt of da Vinci and Michelangelo. INTRODUCING NEW INSIDER ACCESSTM LUCCA FAMILY VILLA 5. BASILICA OF SANTA CROCE See the burial site of illustrious Italians, including Discover the exquisite architecture and timeless elegance behind the walls of the Galileo and Machiavelli. Tuscan town of Lucca, before visiting the nearby hillside villa of one of its most illustrious families, the Bernardinis. One of 6. PONTE VECCHIO AND PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA the count’s descendants will escort you Shop in uniquely Italian style upon a bridge by around the villa’s expansive gardens where you’ll enjoy a Tuscan brunch while hearing the Renaissance statues of the Piazza. stories of the family whose prominent role in Lucca dates to the 14th century.
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