Tuscany is from a long time among the italian regions the most visited in absolute. Its irresistible charm, that attracts every year million of tourists from the whole world and other italian regions, it is also testified by the long list of sites included in the World Heritage by UNESCO. Florence, Pisa, Siena, Lucca, but also little towns like Massa Marittima or St. Gimignano, they are worth alone a trip.
Rich of history, city of art, monuments and important naturalistic zones, Tuscany attracts every year a lot of visitors interested in culture, art, history and nature, but also sport. Cycling, for example, Tuscany offers a lot of opportunities to discover the territory, with a lot of tourist runs. Among the sites included in the list of UNESCO world heritage, the monuments of Tuscany are even 6. The first to be included in the World Heritage list was in 1982 the whole historical centre of Florence. To the city of Dante were then added other important monuments of rare beauty, like the Cathedral Place of Pisa, with its famous tower, and the historical centres of other beautiful towns like St. Gimignano, with a lot of medieval towers, Siena famous for its characteristic place to form of shell, and Pienza. More recently, in 2004, the UNESCO has also included in the World Heritage sites list also the whole Orcia Valley, a big valley situated in province of Siena and famous for its particular landscape with the “Crete”.Among these enchanting landscapes, you can do beautiful bike tours, crossing a lot of towns of the rare beauty. Choosing the Italy Bike Hotels, you can comfortably visit all the Tuscan cities of the UNESCO World Heritage.
Sonya Argelli
