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  • PLAN YOUR TRIP
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    • WHEN TO GO
    • ACCOMMODATION
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    • TRANSPORTATION
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EDUCATION

Child reading book about Michelangelo.

MICHELANGELO BOOKS – Our 14 Favorites For Adults & Kids

January 19, 2024
View of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.

23 LEANING TOWER OF PISA FACTS – For Travelers and Students (with Sources)

July 1, 2023
Vineyard in Tuscany, Italy in the spring. Blue sky with a few puffy white clouds. You can see the road in the lower right corner.

35 FACTS ABOUT TUSCANY – Food, Culture, People, Language, Geography & More

December 21, 2021
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CANDICE CRISCIONE

THE TUSCAN MOM

Ciao and welcome to our corner of Italy! I’m Candice, a mamma of three boys living in Tuscany. I’ve spent over two decades working and traveling all over Tuscany, and I look forward to sharing my Tuscany vacation planning and travel tips with you and giving you a glimpse of life in bella Toscana (beautiful Tuscany) - straight from Tuscany! Read more about me here.

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