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Tuscany () is one of the twenty Regions of Italy. The capital is Florence,
and it has an area of 22,990 kmē and about 3.6 million inhabitants. Tuscany
is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy. Six Tuscan localities
have been made UNESCO protected sites: the historical center of Florence
(1982), the historical center of Siena (1995), the square of the Cathedral
of Pisa (1987), the historical center of San Gimignano (1990), the
historical center of Pienza (1996) and the Val d'Orcia (2004).
Geography Tuscany is a region of Central Italy, bordering Emilia-Romagna
to the north, Liguria to the north-west, Tyrrhenian Sea to the west, Umbria
and Marche to the east, Lazio to the south-east. The territory is two
thirds hilly and one fourth mountainous. The remainder is constituted of
the plains that form the valley of the Arno River.
Tuscany is divided into ten provinces:
· Arezzo
· Florence
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