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Embark on a delicious gastronomy tour of Tuscany by visiting some of its taste museums! All across Tuscany there are museums dedicated to special food products endeared by the Tuscans such as chestnuts, olive oil, wine, truffles and even milk!

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To learn all about the art and traditions of harvesting grapes for wine then head to the lovely Museo del Chianti or the Museo del Vino Vernaccia in San Gimignano to name but a few.

If you’re in Florence on vacation and love to visit attractions with an element of weirdness then be sure to visit La Specola, a fascinating zoology and natural history museum beside Pitti Palace.

This houses many fossils, stuffed animals and wax replicas of human anatomy; a lot of which was originally sponsored and collected by the Medici family.

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Tour around 34 intriguing display rooms in La Specola. 24 of which are related to zoology and ten to wax displays of human anatomy.

Pistoia in Tuscany offers tourists a wealth of interesting things to see and do but did you know it also has an underground tour attraction? There is a long underground passageway here which connects Pistoia with the Porta al Borgo and the Santa Barbara castle.

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The lit up underground pathway is open all year and the tunnel itself runs for a length of 700 metres. Descend down here via the Ceppo hospital of Pistoia.

If you’re planning a vacation to Florence in Tuscany this year then be sure to walk along one of its most famous attractions, the Vasari Corridor!

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Designed and built by the famous architect Giorgio Vasari within only five months in 1564, the Vasari Corridor was built for the convenience of transport by the Medici family.

Include a lovely visit to San Giovanni d’Asso on your next vacation in Tuscany for an exciting tourist experience! Situated in the Siena province close to the unusual Crete Senesi geological formation, San Giovanni d’Asso has lots to offer visitors.

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