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Ponte Vecchio, Florence
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Italy's most romanticised region, Tuscany was tailor-made for aesthetes. According to
Unesco, Florence (
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contains 'the greatest concentration of universally renowned
works of art in the world', from Brunelleschi's Duomo to Masaccio's Cappella Brancacci
frescoes. Beyond its museums and flawless Renaissance streetscapes sprawls an undulating
wonderland of regional delights, from the Gothic majesty of Siena, to the Manhattan-esque
skyline of medieval San Gimignano, to the vine-laced hills of Italy's most famous wine re-
gion, Chianti.
