This topic makes my blood boil! As a person who studied language in Siena for six months, went to Florence once every two weeks on average, traveled every two or three weeks, and traveled all over Tuscany, I feel so qualified to answer this question!

let's talk about transportation first. In addition to renting a car, there are many modes of transportation to choose from.

The public transportation system here is very developed. You can shuttle back and forth by country bus and climb the hill. In August, sunflowers are everywhere, and Italian enthusiasm is coming. You can choose the green leather train treno regionale, shuttle through the hills and caves, and overlook the grape vines on the mountain; You can rent a bike if you have good physical strength. Although it is hilly here, I have also seen the lively scene of the whole family traveling by mountain bike. Finally, if you are really cornered and can hitchhike, will I tell you that I moved by hitchhiking? Tuscan people are the best people in Italy, no one!

The main bus station in Florence is next to the S.M.N railway station, called Sita Stazione, and its address is Via Santa Caterina da Siena. It may be a bit difficult to find for the first time, but if you want to go to The Mall, you must also start from here. There are too many trains in pullman. Take the route to Siena as an example. The train runs every hour, which I remember is two hours and ten minutes. If you take the bus, it runs every twenty minutes. The rapido takes fifty minutes and the local train takes one and a half hours. Therefore, it is most recommended to travel by car.

Siena Siena

Siena, a Gothic town that has preserved its style hundreds of years ago, is the first in Tuscany. There are not only ancient alleys, delicious Nannini cakes, but also the Palio twice a year (once in July and once in August), which is a horse racing festival between blocks and attracts thousands of people to watch every year. Palio is known as the most beautiful fan-shaped square in the world, Campo Square and Piazza del Campo. Eating ice cream in the sun here is almost the greatest enjoyment when reading. Siena was once the most important city-state in The Way, from Rome to avignon. Although it was built on a mountain, it was extremely prosperous. So here is one of the most beautiful Gothic churches I have ever seen, the Duomo (Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala), the St. "Ladder" Maria Church, and the main church of Siena. Unlike the ethereal feeling in Milan, this is the most traditional Gothic church.

Opposite the church, there are the earliest public hospitals and welfare homes in the world, which are used to help the poor and patients on the pilgrimage. According to the professor, hundreds of years ago, the law here even stipulated that the rich could not wear clothes made of gold, so as not to cause dissatisfaction among the poor. This legend also shows Siena's highly developed material and spirit. Santa Caterina was also born here. "She helped me move the Holy See from Avignon, France to Rome, Italy, and promoted the establishment of peace among Italian cities and countries." (Citing wiki) If you are interested in paintings with religious themes, you will find that in some paintings, the Virgin always holds a wheel, that is, Saint Catherine!

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Later, since the Renaissance, Florence's industrial and commercial development quickly surpassed that of Siena, so it was forgotten in the 13th century, and those ancient city walls and slates are the memories of the past. ?

mode of arrival: take a bus or train from Florence, and all the scenic spots in the city can be within walking distance

Recommended scenic spots: Piazza del campo Campo Plaza (literally translated as "Pastoral Square") and Torre del Mangia (literally translated as "Eating Tower" next to the square, so come and worship the food). Duomo (chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala), Casa della Santa Caterina (home of the Virgin Catherine)

Food recommendation

Ricciarelli of p>Nannini, Ricciarelli is a traditional Siena dessert. Nannini is a big family in Siena, and it is also the name of this chain dessert shop. Siena is everywhere in the city, and you can buy packaged products in supermarkets all over Italy if you like.

Firenze in Florence?

Since it is a deep tour of Tuscany, Florence, as the capital, is bound to be a scenic spot with a fixed status by mobile phone. Please recommend a post that you wrote before, and I will copy it later when I have time, so I won't repeat it now. Show you around Florence for 2 hours! Experience post ~ ~ (revised+road map version)

Arrival mode: planes, trains, cars and scenic spots in the city are all within walking distance

Recommended scenic spots: Uffizzi (Wufizzi Art Museum, ok, Uffizi), and the private route in my link, la la la!

food recommendation

the tripe bag in Florence, please look for this one in the central market, which is the most authentic. The way to find it is to enter the central market first and walk around the outermost shop. Anyway, in a corner, you can definitely find it by walking around. The key point is to go in! There's really no guarantee outside. San Gimigniano?

Everyone knows that Italy has the most authentic ice cream in the world, and the Italian word is Gelato, and an ice cream shop in San Gimigniano officially owns the title of the best ice cream in the world. It is totally worth spending half a day in this town to taste the most authentic ice cream. Besides, San Gimigniano is also known as Manhattan in the Middle Ages. There are seven tall towers here, which look like skyscrapers in new york from a distance. Climbing them can overlook the rare plain scenery in Tuscany.

How to get there: you can take a bus from Siena or Florence, and all the scenic spots in the city can be within walking distance.

Recommended scenic spots: ice cream shop

Be sure to note that this one has written the world ice cream champion. It is very easy to find, and there is a 1-meter long queue at the door at any time.

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Pisa Pisa?

It stands to reason that a place like Pisa, which is known all over the world and we in China have known since childhood that a man named Galileo lost two balls in a tower here, should be highly recommended. However, as far as my personal experience with many friends I have been to is concerned, this is a place that is only worth using the positioning software mark, and at most one place to visit. In view of her fame, it is extremely forbearing to put her in the fourth place! So here is a small scenic spot with a leaning tower, a main church, a baptismal hall, a celebrity cemetery and two museums, all of which are boring. The only worthwhile place is to climb the leaning tower, but I feel a little dizzy when climbing it, and the passage is very narrow, so this place can be avoided. If you go to Pisa, the most important thing is to take a photo with the leaning tower, because she won't fall down because of the many tourists pushing her! ?

mode of arrival: you can fly to Pisa airport, then transfer to the station by train, and then take a taxi to the leaning tower, which can save a little time. How can I remember that I walked from the railway station for half an hour, maybe it was too slow, and there was no scenery along the way?

Recommended attractions: the park outside the leaning tower of Pisa (you can take photos with the leaning tower)

Arezzo, arezzo?

I believe that students who have seen La Vita è Bella, a beautiful life, will be deeply impressed by the small town. Yes, this tearful Italian classic film was officially filmed in arezzo. I went to arezzo for the first time because there is a city-wide antique second-hand market here on the first Sunday of every month. The concept of citywide is that the whole street is filled with antiques, tableware, records, picture books and furniture full of historical feeling and dust, which makes me unable to control this vintage control, and even excited to help my friend move an old printer with at least 1 kilograms. I fell in love with this place again, because my best friend in Italy was a girl from arezzo. Her villa in the jungle really made me feel the Tuscan sun.

mode of arrival: the train from Florence to Rome is the only way, the train frequency is guaranteed, and it can also be reached by car from Siena. However, there is no direct train from Siena to arezzo, and all the scenic spots in the city are within walking distance.

Recommended scenic spots: antique market in the street

Lucca

As a city, one of the landmark buildings in Lucca is its thick and wide wall. I feel that there is no problem for 8 pacesetters to run side by side. This was built in the Renaissance five or six hundred years ago. If you have leisure, you can rent a bicycle or tricycle for two people to slowly overlook all beings on the wall. Another characteristic building is the church with a cake-like pillar, Chiesa di San Michele in Foro. There are countless pillars on the front of him. Although it was built in the 13th century, the official saying is Pisa romanesque architecture style, but such magnificent carvings and three-dimensional expressions are obviously the "Pearl" Baroque style for people who have little knowledge of art!

Friends who like classical music must go to Lucca to see the statue of Pucini. Oh, Luca, I remember going there three times. Only once did I have time to visit his home. Unfortunately, it was being repaired at that time, so I asked the decorator for a long time and let us sneak in and have a look at the first floor. The people of Sri Lanka have passed away, but the music is lingering around the beam. Perhaps because of Pucini, there are more musicians here than Milan or Florence. I have even seen foreigners playing dulcimer here, and then playing cello, piano and singing with the "Lao Wang" next door. It's really fresh!

For me, the real highlight of going to Lucca is Pinocchio theme park, because it is in a forest far away in the country (although I don't know if it is because Snow White lives there), so the traffic is a little troublesome. But how can I not visit my little friends who accompanied me in my childhood? There is also a park like Butterfly Valley next to it. You can buy a joint ticket. At that time, you had more time, so you watched it together. It was worth the fare. Pinocchio Park is not as tall as Disney, but there is a children's theater to perform puppet shows, and almost all scenes are copied according to fairy tales. All the way down is full of childhood memories. There is also a museum at the exit, which contains puppet adventures published in almost all languages, as well as Chinese! I feel that the collection of little princes is weak!

mode of arrival: when you arrive by train, you need to take a bus to Pinocchio Park or take a taxi at the station, which is about 3 euros. The other scenic spots in the city are within walking distance.

Recommended scenic spots: La Mura di Lucca (Lucca City Wall, which is listed separately because of the opening time limit), Chiesa di San Michele in Foro (meaning: St. Michel's Church in the cave) and Parco di Pinocchio.

People who like music go to Lucca, so people who like painting and technology control must also come to Finch to worship Leonardo! Leonardo da Vinci's real name is Leonardo da Vinci, which means Leonardo from Vinci, and Vinci here refers to Leonardo da Vinci's hometown. I guess in ancient times, Italians only had their first names, and their place of origin was added to distinguish them, so now Tuscans can only recognize the name Leonardo who painted. As for directly saying Da Venci, he said, "What, what comes from Finch? Don't just say half a sentence. Hey!

There is a Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Finch town, which contains many fantastic ideas of Leonardo da Vinci, many of which have come true today. Genius is genius. As for the paintings, there are not so many. The most famous one is the golden section of the human body of Uomo Vitruviano Vitruviano, and there is a huge model of two people on the platform outside the museum!

mode of arrival: take the train or bus to Empoli, a city contracted by Wenzhou compatriots, and then transfer to a bus to get there. remember to ask the driver the return schedule when you get off, or you will have to take a taxi back!

Recommended attractions: Da Vinci Museum.