Florence was the Medici family’s gift to Italy. Left barely untouched, wondering the streets is an artistic treat, with Brunelleschi’s Dome being the crown jewel. Then there is the art, the finest collection of Renassiance works in the world. This is where it all started, after all. Watching the sun go down over the river Arno with a beautiful glass of Tuscan red is in itself second to a divine experience. And then there is fabled Tuscany. Fields of rolling hills, abundant with olive groves, vineyards and hilltop fortress towns. It is impossible not to fall under the spell of the pristine Tuscany countryside as Leonardo di Vinci, Pope Pius II and Michelangelo all have.