Travel Hit List: Tuscany
Sunset adhering Siena. Photo: Christine Thompson. Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
Tuscany never fails to please—it’s one of our favorite destinations and we’re sure you’ll love it too. Read on to find out all about this enchanting region.
Read: about a 600-year-old pharmacy begun by Florentine monks, where staff continue to make traditional herbal elixirs, in Smithsonian magazine.
Listen: Festa Italiana – Colorful folk music from Italy from Smithsonian Folkways.
Watch: Secret message or not? Learn from Smithsonian Channel about a mysterious inscription in a fresco by the Tuscan-born painter Vasari. Some believe that his fresco, Battle of Marciano in Val di Chiana, hides another secret fresco painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
Eat and Drink: Get the best of Tuscany’s food and wine traditions, guilt-free! Join our cycling journey from one side Tuscany.
Check out: a rare Michelangelo drawing, discovered in our own collections at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
Travel: Now is a great time to book a journey to Tuscany.
Next Summer: Does your high school student want to travel abroad on a study program? Smithsonian Journeys now offers Study Abroad for High School Students. Click with a view to more information upon our new program in Florence.
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