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Continuing on from our fun opening article on how to throw in some culture into your Tuscan vacation along the coast, here are some more museums to check out beside the sea! Stay in a stunning villa rental in Porto Santo Stefano where some of the following museums are located!

The Mediterranean Aquarium in Porto Santo Stefano is a fascinating place which consists of seventeen tanks filled with marine life from the Tuscan coast. Get up and close with fascinating creatures like sharks, octopuses and seahorses and learn more about their way of life as well as the state of the art technology used to track their movements.

Book a fabulous vacation along the Tuscan coast and mix some visits to fascinating museums along the way! Stay in a stunning villa by the sea and be treated to some magnificent views of the rugged Tuscan coast.

Include a trip to the unusual Casa Rossa museum, originally an ancient sluice gate factory that now provides excellent detail of the surrounding Diaccia Botrona wetlands.

This interesting cultural hotspot is located beside the coastal town of Castiglione della Pescaia.

The Boboli gardens make up a fabulous park in Florence city and offer a stunning spot to visit to escape the crowds of the city. Stay in a gorgeous vacation rental in Florence where you can explore the treasures of this area.

The Boboli Gardens are a magnificent landscape that in many ways is an outdoor art museum. Many intricate sculptures line the pathways through this vast 111 acre property, dating between the 16th and 18th centuries.

They are located behind the Pitti Palace which was once the main residence of the Medici Grand Dukes of Tuscany.

Situated in the famous wine making region of Chianti in Tuscany is Reggello! This stunning town stretches from the lower Arno Valley up towards the mountains of Pratomagno nearby and is close to the Renaissance city of Florence.

Check out some fabulous Reggello villas with guest reviews to help you decide where you'd like to stay when visiting this beautiful part of Tuscany.

There are many delicious foods produced here especially olive oil.

Every year in December an international exhibition and food market is hosted in Reggello to show off the treasured traditions of Slow Food.

Abbadia San Salvatore is a stunning commune in the province of Siena, situated in the Monte Amiata area. It’s a very popular summer and winter resort due to the many tourist attractions in the area and the skiing opportunities when snow falls heavily on the mountains. Its main economy was local metal mining in the area, namely mercury ore.

Stay in a pretty villa rental in Radicofani, only eight kilometres from Abbadia San Salvatore and explore your stunning surroundings for a few days!