tuscany

     

Tuscany (Italian: Toscana) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. It has an area of 22,990 km² an a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.

Trivia about tuscany

  • Since Romans called them "Tusci", the part of Italy where Etruscans lived now has this name
  • For a nice chianti, visit this wine-making region of Italy that's famous for it
  • The 16th century Florentine Cosimo de Medici ruled the duchy of this Italian region
  • You'll find Livorno & Firenze in this region, once a Grand Duchy & now a grand place to vacation
  • Francis Mayes fell for this region of Italy & writes about her life there, as in "Bella" it
  • Pisa survived the collapse of the Roman Empire to become the main urban center of this central Italian region
  • Leonardo was born in 1452 in this North Central Italian region