✈️ Travel 16h ago · Liz Boulter

Forget Florence: six of the best towns in Tuscany to escape overtourism

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Forget Florence: six of the best towns in Tuscany to escape overtourism
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Beyond the Tuscan capital, there are exquisite towns with Medici fortresses, stunning frescoes, Roman amphitheatres – and not a selfie stick in sightFirst, it was Barcelona, Venice and Dubrovnik. Now, Florence has joined the most overtouristed destinations in the world: its 365,000 inhabitants shared their city last year with 4.6 million visitors. The director of the city’s Accademia gallery – home to Michelangelo’s David – talked in 2024 about “hit and run” tourism, describing visitors “on a qu

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