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Introducing Central Italy

The central regions of Italy offer a range of beautiful Piacenza
landscapes, towns rich in culture and history, and Po
outstanding churches, towers and palaces. Fiorenzuola
d'Arda
Emilia-Romagna is home to the impressive Po
Po Delta, which provides a haven for wildlife. Parma Ferrara
Tuscany is dominated by Florence, one of Italy’s
most celebrated cities. Umbria and Le Marche Reggio Emilia Modena EMILIA-ROMAGNA
offer gentle pastoral countryside and (See pp258–73)
picturesque hill-towns. The major sights Parma Reno
of this popular area are shown here. Bologna

Imola Ravenna
Faenza
Forlì
Massa Cesena
The Leaning Tower of Pisa Rimini
and the Duomo (see pp328–30),
splendid examples of 12th- and Lucca Prato SAN
13th-century architecture, are MARINO Pesaro
decorated with Arabic-inspired, Florence
complex geometric patterns. Pisa Arno (see inset below) Fano
Urbino
Bibbiena
Sansepolcro
Livorno Ancona
TUSCANY
Florence (See pp318–51) Cagli
(See pp274–317) Volterra Arezzo Città di LE MARCHE
Castello
(See pp368–77)
Siena Gubbio
Macerata
SAN Campiglia UMBRIA
LORENZO Marittima Lago (See pp352–67) San Severino
Trasimeno Marche
S. MARIA Perugia Assisi
NOVELLA Piombino
CENTRO Foligno
STORICO Tevere
Ascoli
SANTA Piceno
CROCE Grosseto
Arno
The Duomo and the OLTRARNO Orvieto Spoleto
Baptistry, set in the heart
of Florence, dominate
the city (see pp284–6).
The dome dwarfs many Giardino Orbetello
surrounding buildings. di Boboli
The Uffizi
contains a superb
collection of Florentine The Palazzo Pitti, 0 kilometres 50
art from Gothic to High begun in 1457 for
Renaissance and beyond the banker Luca 0 miles 25
(see pp290–93). Pitti, became the
main residence of
the Medici. It now
0 kilometres 1 houses their treas ures
0 miles 0.5 (see pp306–7).
Sun setting over a tranquil vineyard in Tuscany

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