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Etruscan civilization, cradle of the Italian culture, this is the region where the
pure Italian language was born and is spoken.
In the Middle Ages, thanks to rich families like the Medici, many artists,
architects and men of science were sponsored, thus generating the historical period named
the Renaissance.
As a fortunate consequence, 80% of Italian art is concentrated in Tuscany
and not only in the big cities but spread out over the region; it is easy therfore to find
an archeological site or a parish church during a walk or a bike ride in the country!
Not only poets and artist, but also economists, traders, statesmen, and
explorers were born in Tuscany.
The tradition of Culture is continued in modern days by the Universities of
Florence, Siena and Pisa, which are among the most prestigeous European Universities with
three Nobel prizes and a national centre of research.
The Accademia delle Belle Arti in Carrara
( Arts Academy ) attracts and prepares sculptors from all over the world.
In Siena the first bank in the world was established in 1474, the powerful
Monte dei Paschi di Siena, valuable sponsor in the field of art restorations and
exhibitions.
Soon after the second world war,
Florence, Tuscany's capital city, was the melting pot of designers and stylists who
inspired the start of the modern and worldwide appreciated Italian |
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fashion industry: this generated a well
being for the whole region because of the setting up of big and small companies producing
articles for this industry.
The coast specialised in the building of exclusive yachts and sail ships
which are renowned throughout the world.
So Tuscany not only provides a full immersion of art,
history, good taste, traditions, culture and environmental beauty, but also of
entertainment, fun and humor: Tuscan people are in fact well known for their sarcastic
humor and self irony, whose main expressions are the movies directed and performed by the
Tuscan Oscar winner Roberto Benigni.
This is WHY TUSCANY.
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