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  Fullname Regione Toscana
  Isocode &nbsp
  Capital Florence
  Governor Claudio Martini<br />('' The Union '')
  Zone Central Italy
  Province Arezzo <br /> Firenze <br /> Grosseto <br /> Livorno <br /> Lucca <br /> Massa-Carrara <br /> Pisa <br /> Pistoia <br /> Prato <br /> Siena
  Municipality 287 commons
  Arearank 5th
  Area 22,990
  Areapercent 76
  Population As Of 2004 est
  Populationrank 9th
  Population 3,516,296
  Populationpercent 61
  Populationdensity 153
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Tuscany ( Italian ''Toscana'') is a region in central Italy , bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria and Marche to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Italy .

Tuscany was essentially the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance , and its artistic heritage includes Architecture , Painting and Sculpture , collected in dozens of Museum s, the best-known of which is the Uffizi in Florence and in situ in even quite small cities.

Tuscany is known for its Wine s (most famous of which are Chianti , Morellino Di Scansano and Brunello Di Montalcino ) and has 120 protected regions ( Nature Reserve s).

Notable Tourist destinations in Tuscany include Florence , Siena , Pisa , Lucca , Barga , the Maremma , the Crete Senesi , the Lunigiana and Garfagnana areas, and the island of Elba .


HISTORY

See main article: '' History Of Tuscany ''


ECONOMY

The region is noted for the production of wine, notably Chianti , one of the most famous wines in Italy.
Also cattle (particularly the famous 'Fiorentina' steak) and the production of olive oil, principally in Lucca and the surrounding hills.
Tourism is the economic backbone of the so-called 'Cities of Art' ( Florence , Lucca , Pisa , Siena , San Gimignano ), as well as on the coast and in the isles ( Elba ).
Also of economic note is the quarrying of marble in Versilia , Garfagnana and in the Alpi Apuane .


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