Three Day Trips in Italy Not to Miss

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There are many day trips from Florence well worth taking such as the wine country and the small hill top town of Cortona. Lesser known are the towns of Pienza, Fiesole and Orvieto which are also quaint hilltop towns.



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 Pienza here  (easy day trip from Lucca, Pisa or Florence)

 Orvieto here  (easy day trip from Rome)

Fiesole here  (15 minutes from Florence)

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