Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Children's Highlights
For experiences that keep your kids active and engaged and that you might enjoy too, con-
sider the suggestions below.
Towers to Climb
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Torre del Mangia, Siena
Steep steps (lots of them) and awesome views at the top. (
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)
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Duomo and Campanile, Florence
Climb up Giotto's
campanile
(bell tower) or into Brunelleschi's dome.
(
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)
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Leaning Tower, Pisa
Yes, it really does lean. And yes, it's loads of fun to take photographs simulating your
kids holding it up. (
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)
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Torre d'Arnolfo, Florence
Clamour up 418 steps to reach the Palazzo Vecchio's battlements. (
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)
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Torre Civica delle Ore, Lucca
See if you meet the resident ghost in this 13th-century clock tower. (
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here
)
Gardens to Explore
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Parco Sculture del Chianti, Central Tuscany
A 1km walking trail and lots of peculiar artworks to gawk
at. (
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)
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Giardino dei Tarocchi, Southern Tuscany
If you thought the Parco Sculture del Chianti's artworks were
strange, wait until you see the giant sculptures at this place! (
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)
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Giardino di Boboli, Florence
Statues, hidden paths and a really weird 'face' sculpture. (
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)
Cool Stuff
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Cava di Fantiscritti, Carrara
Take a Bond-style 4WD tour of the open-cast quarry or follow miners into
the core of a marble mountain. (
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)
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Museo Piaggio, Northwestern Tuscany
Scooters. Way cool. (
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)
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City walls, Lucca
Hire a bike and ride along the top of the walls, stopping for a picnic along the way.
(
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)
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Grotta del Vento, Northwestern Tuscany
Explore a world of underground abysses, lakes and caverns.
(
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)
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Museo Galileo, Florence
Astronomical and mathematical treasures collected by the Medicis, with plenty
of hands-on opportunities to explore how they work. (
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)
