Tuscany combines Florence's Uffizi Botticellis, the Duomo's Brunelleschi cupola, Siena's medieval Piazza del Campo, and the Val d'Orcia cypress-lined roads from Pienza to Montepulciano's Vino Nobile cellars.
Highlights
Florence
Siena
Val d'Orcia
Chianti
When to Visit
May-Jun
Val d'Orcia poppies bloom red across wheat fields in May, Florence's Calcio Storico fights its third Saturday of June, and Pitti Uomo opens fashion week.
Jul-Aug
Palio di Siena races July 2 and August 16, Tuscany hits 35°C and the Chianti hills bake, but San Gimignano towers cool in evening shade.
Sep-Oct
Chianti and Brunello vendemmia harvest from mid-September, Florentine Bistecca alla Fiorentina grilled across every osteria, and white truffle season opening at San Miniato.
Nov-Apr
Florence Uffizi queues drop sharply, Lucca Comics and Games early November, and Tuscan winter cuisine of ribollita and pappa al pomodoro at peak.
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