Amid nature and Art cities
Borgo Iesolana, situated in an optimal geographic position, is the ideal starting point for reaching lots of places of historic, artistic and cultural interest in the real Tuscany. Nor far from Siena, Arezzo and Florence, it's extremely convenient for visiting the famous art cities and discovering the small medieval villages and many farms with their local produce, which the area is full of. To help you choose an itinerary or just for some advice regarding our territory you can ask at our reception.


Firenze
Florence is a city full of buildings of incomparable beauty. Its chapels, galleries and museums are a real treasure. The most famous museum is the Uffizi which contains works by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian and Rubens. Other marvellous art museums are the Pitti Palace, Galleria dell'Accademia and Palazzo Vecchio. Florence also host some of the most important churches of Italy and hereby of the World, among which the famous Cathedral of Florence, San Lorenzo, Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce. A 45-minute drive or by train from the train station in Bucine will take you to the most beautiful and interesting city of the Renaissance.


Siena
Surrounded by the olives and vines of Chianti, Siena is one of the most beautiful cities in Tuscany. Rising up on the crest of three hills, it is run through by wide avenues and narrow alleys leading to the heart of the city, Piazza del Campo, and to all the other buildings of cultural appeal such as the Cathedral and the Spedale di Santa Maria della Scala. Famous for its Palio, the historic horse race, Siena is also the seat of one of the oldest universities in Europe. With the matchless charm of its interwoven narrow streets, dotted with towers and austere palaces, Siena has preserved its medieval heart, surrounded by the mighty city walls.


San Gimignano
The town of a hundred towers is a stop not to be missed for anyone in the area. It was the site of a small Etruscan village in the Hellenistic period (III-II century BC) but its history began around the X century when it took the name of the Saint who was Bishop of Modena: San Gimignano, who was to save the town from the Barbarian hordes. It expanded considerably during the middle ages thanks to the Via Francigena which runs through it. Among the visitors to this marvellous town was the famous poet Dante Alighieri, the ambassador of the Guelf league in Tuscany. The terrible plague of 1348 and subsequent depopulation threw San Gimignano into a severe crisis. The decline and abandonment of the following centuries were only left behind when the beauty of the town, its cultural importance and original agricultural identity were rediscovered. Highly appealing, it is set in a wonderful area of countryside which never fails to conquer those who visit it.


Pisa
Pisa is an other fascinating city of our Tuscany. City nearby the sea and hereby influenced of a commercial culture and of the contact of other peoples travelling by sea.
Among the most important monuments in the city are the cathedral, the pulpit of Giovanni Pisano and the leaning Tower which acquired its characteristic slant immediately after building work began, all of which are situated in the famous Piazza dei Miracoli. The international airport of Pisa is one hour and a half away from Borgo Iesolana.