page_title: Tuscany
section_title: Main artistic centres
hierarchical_section_title: Tuscany / Culture / Art schools / Main artistic centres
caption_attribution_description: Azərbaycanca: Florensiya, Piazzale Michelangelo-dan görünüşü English: florence Esperanto: Florenco, vido de la Piazzale Michelangelo Español: Florencia, vista desde el Piazzale Michelangelo
context_page_description: Tuscany is a region in central Italy with an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.
  Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguistic and cultural identity, it is sometimes considered "a nation within a nation".
  Tuscany is a popular destination in Italy. The main tourist spots are Florence, Pisa, Castiglione della Pescaia, Grosseto and Siena. The town of Castiglione della Pescaia is the most visited seaside destination in the region, with seaside tourism accounting for approximately 40% of tourist arrivals.
context_section_description: In the province of Arezzo:
  Arezzo
  Castiglion Fiorentino
  Cortona
  Lucignano
  Poppi
  Sansepolcro
  In the province of Florence:
  Florence
  Fiesole
  Certaldo
  In the Province of Grosseto:
  Grosseto
  Massa Marittima
  Orbetello
  Pitigliano
  Roselle
  Sorano
  Sovana
  In the province of Livorno:
  Campiglia Marittima
  Livorno
  Bibbona
  Bolgheri
  Piombino
  San Vincenzo
  Populonia
  Suvereto
  In the province of Lucca:
  Barga
  Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
  Castiglione di Garfagnana
  Lucca
  Pietrasanta
  Villa Basilica
  In the province of Massa and Carrara:
  Massa and Carrara
  Pontremoli
  Fivizzano
  + Fosdinovo
  In the province of Pisa:
  Pisa
  San Miniato
  Volterra
  Vicopisano
  In the province of Prato:
  Carmignano
  Poggio a Caiano
  Prato
  In the province of Pistoia:
  Pescia
  Pistoia
  In the province of Siena:
  Colle di Val d'Elsa
  Pienza
  Montepulciano
  Montalcino
  San Gimignano
  Siena
caption: Florence
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