Things to Do and See in Tuscany

The Palazzo Pitti is a large and lush Renaissance palace in Florence that acts as a major cultural hub in the city as it is home to several difference museums. This includes the Palatine Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes (formerly the Silver Museum), a Porcelain Museum, and, most interestingly for fashion-lovers, the Costume Gallery. Filled with the most extraordinary gowns, court clothes, luxury garments from famous designers, and more from periods throughout history, this incredible museum allows you to walk through the timeline of western fashion. Now, for those who book a luxury villa in Florence and come to dive into her rich fashion heritage, there are nine newly inaugurated rooms, many showcasing never before seen garments, open to the public. So, if you love fashion, it’s the ideal time to plan that trip to Florence!

Left it late to book your vacation this year? Or maybe you prefer a slightly off-season holiday to avoid the especially hot weather? Well, either way, it might be an idea to book your holiday rental in Tuscany for September instead! Not only can the weather remain pretty warm (but not too hot, either!) and sunny for the first couple weeks of the month but prices will begin to lower and tourist crowds will begin to thin, making September a great choice for many travellers. 

Love to combine hiking with both stunning natural scenery and incredible historic sites? Well, if you are planning on booking a villa in Tuscany and are thinking about things to include on your itinerary, then we would suggest heading to a villa in Prato and the surrounding area to tackle the Medici Route.

Stretching between four different historic Medici Villas and over a total distance of 78.3km, through three provinces, nine municipalities, four stages, and two rings, those who decide to experience it for themselves could certainly take the more ambitious option of tackling the whole thing. If you go for this option, it should take about four or more days of quite serious hiking, though the hiking trails themselves are described as not overly difficult.

Those a little less dedicated to the route as a whole but who might like to experience parts of it, meanwhile, could absolutely choose to tackle sections, instead. This is a much more doable option for most and a nice way to combine a little bit of hiking with some visits to the extraordinary and UNESCO World Heritage Site-awarded Medici Villas. 

Dreaming of an escape in a Tuscan castle, surrounded by the famously lovely lush greenery and rolling hills of the region? Well, if you’re looking for something truly elegant and with stunning historic interiors, boasting all of the character and charm that one might expect of a castle in Tuscany, then Castello Uliveta makes for a perfect world to escape to on your next vacation in Tuscany!

Have you been dreaming of seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa with you own eyes? Of admiring the divine talents of impossibly famous Renaissance Masters like Michelangelo and Da Vinci and Botticelli? Or sipping perfect glasses of wine in Chianti and savouring long meals of Tuscan favourites in a dreamy villa in Tuscany? Do you want to get out into the lush landscape of rolling green hills, winding roads, fog crowned valleys, and charming hilltop towns little changed since the Middle Ages? Has Tuscany always been on your bucket list? Well, if this is the case, then why not make it happen?