Piazza del Campo, in Siena

Tuscany Tuscany, is a region of Italy, located in the west of the country, surrounded by Lazio, Umbria, Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, and bordered to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Besides Florence which is its capital, there are also the historic cities of Siena and Pisa. Offshore, the island of Elba faces Corsica.
The main river is the Arno, while the Tiber has its source there. A large part of Tuscany is occupied by hills cultivated with wheat and cereals, around remarkable medieval villages.

The region corresponds more or less to the ancient Etruria, the territory of the Etruscans, a civilisation spanning several centuries that preceded the Romans in Rome and Italy, before the latter overthrew their kings.
Among other major historical events, note the emergence of independent communes in the Middle Ages, and especially the Italian Renaissance which appeared in Florence at the end of the 14th century and spread throughout Western Europe.

The most famous agricultural products of Tuscany are the red wines of Chianti or the sparkling wine of Asti, as well as olives and their oils, but also wheat.

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