23 of the best · Tuscany, Italy
The Best Things to See in Tuscany
The Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio, the Piazza dei Miracoli, Siena’s Campo and cathedral, San Gimignano’s towers, Pienza and the Val d’Orcia: eight UNESCO World Heritage sites, and the hill towns between.
Our 23 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Insiders' picks
Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Tuscany.
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Brunelleschi’s dome
Florence Cathedral, the Dome and the Baptistery
Santa Maria del Fiore, Brunelleschi’s dome, Giotto’s bell tower and the Baptistery: the heart of the UNESCO-listed historic centre.
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The Leaning Tower
Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa
The Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Camposanto and the Leaning Tower on their lawn.
Piazza del Duomo 17, 56126 PisaExplore View on map
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Striped marble and the Piccolomini Library
Siena Cathedral
Siena’s striped Gothic cathedral, its inlaid marble floor and the Piccolomini Library.
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Florence 6
The Duomo, the Signoria and Santa Croce.
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Tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo
Basilica of Santa Croce
The great Franciscan basilica, burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli.
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The Etruscan town above Florence
Fiesole
The hill town above Florence, with a Roman theatre and views over the city.
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Brunelleschi’s dome
Florence Cathedral, the Dome and the Baptistery
Santa Maria del Fiore, Brunelleschi’s dome, Giotto’s bell tower and the Baptistery: the heart of the UNESCO-listed historic centre.
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Michelangelo’s David
Galleria dell’Accademia
The museum of Michelangelo’s David and his unfinished Prisoners.
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The town hall on the Signoria
Palazzo Vecchio
Florence’s town hall since the Middle Ages, with the vast Salone dei Cinquecento.
Piazza della Signoria 1, 50122 FirenzeExplore View on map
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The goldsmiths’ bridge
The Ponte Vecchio
The medieval bridge of goldsmiths’ shops, crossed by the Vasari Corridor.
Pisa 1
The Piazza dei Miracoli.
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The Leaning Tower
Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa
The Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Camposanto and the Leaning Tower on their lawn.
Piazza del Duomo 17, 56126 PisaExplore View on map
Lucca 1
Inside the walls.
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Within the walls
Lucca’s old town
The walled city of Lucca: the Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, San Michele in Foro and the Torre Guinigi.
Siena & San Gimignano 6
Gothic towns.
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A roofless Gothic abbey
Abbey of San Galgano
A roofless Cistercian abbey among the fields, with the hermitage of Montesiepi above.
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A ring of towers
Monteriggioni
A tiny walled village on a hill, ringed by towers, on the Via Francigena.
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The shell-shaped square
Piazza del Campo and the Palazzo Pubblico
Siena’s shell-shaped square, scene of the Palio, with the Palazzo Pubblico and the Torre del Mangia.
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The town of towers
San Gimignano
The medieval hill town of towers, between Florence and Siena.
Piazza del Duomo 1, 53037 San GimignanoExplore View on map
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A medieval hospital
Santa Maria della Scala
A vast medieval hospital facing the cathedral, now a museum.
Piazza del Duomo 1, 53100 SienaExplore View on map
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Striped marble and the Piccolomini Library
Siena Cathedral
Siena’s striped Gothic cathedral, its inlaid marble floor and the Piccolomini Library.
The Val d’Orcia 4
Pienza and Montepulciano.
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Vino Nobile’s hill town
Montepulciano
The Renaissance hill town of Vino Nobile, with its Piazza Grande.
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An ideal Renaissance town
Pienza
The small Renaissance town planned by Pope Pius II above the Val d’Orcia.
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A UNESCO landscape
The Val d’Orcia
The cypress-lined landscape between Pienza, Montalcino and San Quirico.
The Maremma 3
Tufa towns and hot springs.
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Natural hot springs
Cascate del Mulino, Saturnia
Warm sulphur springs falling through natural pools beside an old mill.
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Niki de Saint Phalle’s garden
Giardino dei Tarocchi
Niki de Saint Phalle’s sculpture garden of giant tarot figures in the Maremma hills.
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A town on a tufa cliff
Pitigliano
A town built on a sheer cliff of volcanic tufa in the southern Maremma.
Arezzo 1
The Piazza Grande.
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A sloping medieval square
Arezzo’s Piazza Grande
Arezzo’s sloping square of towers and loggias, scene of the Giostra del Saracino.
Elba 1
Portoferraio.
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Elba’s Medici harbour
Portoferraio
Elba’s main port, a Medici fortress town where Napoleon lived in exile.
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