Tuscany
& Liguria
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By Norwegian
At a glance
Tuscany and Liguria
are two of Italy’s 20
administrative regions.
Their respective capital
cities, Florence and
Genoa, are home to
regional parliaments.
The combined
population of these two
provinces is just over
five million.
Italy gets more than
45 million tourists a
year, placing it fifth
after France, the USA,
China and Spain. Rome
is the most visited
city; Florence leads in
Tuscany and Liguria.
Tuscany is the
birthplace of the
Renaissance, a
cultural and scientific
movement that started
in Florence in the
14th century and then
spread throughout
Europe.
The region that reinvented literature, art and science
continues to enchant and enlighten – and the
beaches aren’t too shabby either. We take a tour
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