This document provides an overview of the Italian region of Tuscany. It highlights several key cities in Tuscany including Florence, Pisa, and Siena. Florence is described as the cradle of the Renaissance and several important landmarks are mentioned like the Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, and Uffizi Gallery. Pisa is noted for the Leaning Tower. Tuscany is also described as an important region for wine, olive oil, food including antipasto, and as the birthplace of important scientists and artists.

1. -TuscanyItaly
Giada Gerboni
International presentation
December 12, 2013

2. Check the Assignment First

6. Tuscany
Coat of Arms of Tuscany

7. Tuscan Provinces
•Area:
22 994 km²
•Total
population:
3.679.027
Capital :
FLORENCE

8. Tuscany
few examples of:
-must to see places (cities,
mountains, beaches)
-why you already know
Tuscany
-food

9. Florence
“The cradle of Reinassance..”

10. Firenze (Florence)
Florence’s historic centre ->Word
Heritage Site of UNESCO from
1982

11. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
The Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore
Cupola by BRUNELLESCHI
Cathedral)
Campanile
By GIOTTO

12. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
Palazzo Vecchio (Town Hall)
And Piazza della Signoria

13. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi
Gallery)

14. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi
Gallery) Botticellli
Venere del
(Botticelli Venus)

15. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
The Vasari Corridor
(open one month a year)
From Palazzo Vecchio..
..through Uffizi..
..above Ponte Vecchio..
..to Palazzo Pitti (residence of Medici Family)

16. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
The Vasari Corridor
(open one month a year)
From Palazzo Vecchio..
..through Uffizi..
..above Ponte Vecchio..
..to Palazzo Pitti (residence of Medici Family)

17. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
The Vasari Corridor
(open one month a year)
From Palazzo Vecchio..
..through Uffizi..
..above Ponte Vecchio..
..to Palazzo Pitti (residence of Medici Family)

18. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
BoBoli Gardens (behind Palazzo Pitti)

19. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
Piazzale Michelangelo
The best view of Florence

20. Firenze (Florence).. A few spots
Music & Culture Park

21. Pisa
City of Universities

22. Pisa- Delft.. find the difference
Big
Technical
University
.
.
Leading
Tower
.
.
High
percentage
of male
students 

23. Pisa.. the only remarkable spot
Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)
Torre di Pisa
(leading tower)

24. Pisa.. the only remarkable spot
Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)
Torre di Pisa (leading tower)

25. Pisa.. the only remarkable spot
Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)
Torre di Pisa
(leading tower)

26. Pisa.. the only remarkable spot
Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)
Torre di Pisa
(leading tower)

27. Pisa.. the only remarkable spot
Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)
Torre di Pisa
(leading tower)

28. Pisa.. the only remarkable spot
Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)
Torre di Pisa
(leading tower)

29. Pisa.. the only remarkable spot
Piazza dei Miracoli (Miracoli Square)
24/24 h

30. Pisa.. the only remarkable event
Luminara (June 16 th)
San Ranieri (Patron of Pisa)

31. Pisa.. the only remarkable event
Luminara (June 16 th)
San Ranieri (Patron of Pisa)

32. Siena
UNESCO World Heritage
Site

33. Siena
Piazza del Campo
It looks quite but twice a year…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdfOHu6dfdw

34. Tuscan Mountains
Monte Cimone
Monte Abetone

35. Tuscan Beaches and
Elba Island
Islands
Giglio Island

36. Tuscan Beaches and
Elba Island
Islands
Giglio Island
Concordia cruise
January, 2012

37. You already know the
TUSCANY
better than what you think you do
only
GOOD
FAMOUS
STUFF..

38. ..In Science&History
Pisa
..Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Florence
(tomb)
Phiysicist, mathematician,
astronomer and philosopher
Scientific Revolution
The father of the modern science
Heliocentrism

39. ..In Science&History
..Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519)
Genius Reinassance Polymath
painter, sculptor, architect,
musician, mathematician,
engineer, inventor, anatomist,
geologist, cartographer, botanist,
writer

40. ..In Science&History
..Leonardo da Vinci as ..
engineer
http://www.museoleonardiano.it/

41. ..In Science&History
.. Leonardo Fibonacci(1170-1240)
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 ….
From PISA

42. ..In Science&History
.. Leonardo Fibonacci(1170-1240)
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 ….
From PISA

43. ..In Science&History
.. Leonardo Fibonacci(1170-1240)
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 ….
From PISA

44. ..In Science&History
.. Leonardo Fibonacci(1170-1240)
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 ….
From PISA

45. .. Cinema
Roberto Benigni
from Prato(Florence)
Comedian, Actor and Director

46. .. Cinema
3 Oscar (La vita è bella)
•Best Actor
•Best Music (Nicola Piovani)
•Best Foreign Language Film
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp3mc4ilmr0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y9aKqawdUQ)

47. .. scooters

48. .. scooters
Pontedera (Pisa)

49. .. scooters
Museo Piaggio
Pontedera (Pi)

50. .. scooters
Museo Piaggio
Pontedera (Pi)

51. .. scooters
Museo Piaggio
Pontedera (Pi)

52. .. scooters
Museo Piaggio
Pontedera (Pi)

53. .. scooters
Museo Piaggio
Pontedera (Pi)

54. .. scooters
once you have
a Vespa ..

55. .. Fashion Artisans (leather shoes, jackets and bags)
Made in Tuscany
Sold in Milan

56. .. Wine
..”Chianti” a region within a region

57. .. Wine
..”Chianti” a region within a region

58. .. Olive Oil
.. Olio
Extra Vergine di Oliva

59. …and
where
the
ITALIAN
FAMOUS (abroad)
BAD STUFFs are??

60. Elsewhere!
Bad Politics,
Corruption..
Bad Weather
Mafia, Camorra

61. .. Food in Tuscany

62. .. Food in Tuscany
Antipasto Toscano
(tuscan starter)
-Prosciutto (ham)
-salame
-cheese
-bread

63. .. Food.. We have it all
.. Meat

64. .. Food.. We have it all
.. Fish

65. .. Food.. We have it all
.. Homemade Ice Cream

66. .. Food.. We have it all
.. Homemade Pasta

67. .. Food
San Miniato
(my home town)
“City of WhiteTruffles”
.. With pasta
.. With pizza
.. With meat
.. With eggs
.. With risotto

68. .. Food.. We have it all
What I cooked for you..
Pasta al Forno
(Baked Pasta)

69. .. Food.. We have it all
What I bought for you..
Italian Christmas Cakes
Team1:
Panettone
Team2:
Pandoro

70. .. Grazie
(thank you!)
Wanna come with me to Tuscany already?
Eindhoven-Pisa, 19 Dec , 2.00 pm