DK Travel : Tuscany

Limiting the choice of prime sights is not an easy task in a land as rich and varied as Tuscany. Its storybook landscape is home to medieval hill towns, fabled wines and, as crucible of the Renaissance, an unrivalled collection of artistic masterpieces. Here are the best of the best.

Giardino dei Tarocchi

Odd sculpture garden of giant Tarot card images mosaicked with Gaudí-esque coloured tile chips. Niki de Saint Phalle, the artist, recently passed away, but her work goes on.
Gilli

Risorgimento intellectuals met under this historical café’s stuccoed ceilings in the 1850s and 1860s to discuss the unification of Italy.
Giorgione (1478–1510)

Early Venetian master whose use of dark oils came from Leonardo. A great influence on the young Titian.
Giotto (1266–1337)

A shepherd boy who dragged painting from its static, Byzantine methodology and set it on the road to the Renaissance. He imbued his paintings with earthy reality, giving his figures bulk and expressiveness.
Giotto’s Maestà

Giotto’s masterful altarpiece (1310) broke conventions by dressing the Virgin in normal clothes rather than stylized robes, with the Child perched on an actual lap rather than hovering.
Giovanni Bellini (1435–1516)

Teacher of Giorgione and Titian, noted for his early use of oils and fluid style.
Giovanni de’ Bicci (1360–1429)

Founded the Medici fortune by making his family’s bank the bank for the papal Curia. He also served as head of the priori government and was a sponsor of Ghiberti’s Baptistry commission.
Giubbe Rosse

The waiters’ giubbe rosse (red jackets) hark back to Garibaldi’s glory days; and it is here that Florence’s Futurists used to meet. The café’s artistic associations persist: literary competitions are still hosted here.
Giuliana Bernardini, Montalcino

Hotchpotch of local crafts, from copper kitchenware to grappa glasses and toy crossbows.
Good Tastes of tuscany

Experience firsthand the good tastes of Tuscany. We have designed our cooking and wine classes to expose you to an intimate side of that Italian lifestyle that is so appealing to all. Our tours expose you to the best that Tuscany has to offer. Spend a fruitful day in an original gallery kitchen of the 13th century villa with hands-on instruction by one of our professional Italian chefs. Our menus vary according to the seasonal cuisine and are universally appealing. Our goal is to expose you to all of the Good Tastes of Tuscany. We guarantee an unforgettable experience.

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