I visited Tuscany last October on my first visit to Italy - it was as breath - taking as I imagined having looked through every guidebook I could get my hands on. A helpful guide I used was Hidden Italy: an independent and alternative guide to Italy, particularly Le Marche and Abruzzo

Thanks for the guide book.Went to Pisa last year, for only 2 days. I'm planing to go back to Tuscany next year and spend some time. My family is from near Lucca .It is beautiful.

I could live in Tuscany. I wouldn't get any work done because I'd be out everyday breathing in the scenery .... all those photographs *sigh*