In 2012 an Italian non-profit organisation called FAI, Fondo Ambiente Italiano repeated its popular incentive called “Il Luoghi del Cuore” meaning ‘Places I love’.
The census is open for everyone to think of a place or monument in Italy that they believe deserves national funds for restoration. The following is a collection of the top ten Tuscany entries that are all in need of repair and renovation in varying degrees.
Stay in a stunning Tuscan villa in Livorno by the coast where you can visit two of these charming venues.
The census is open for everyone to think of a place or monument in Italy that they believe deserves national funds for restoration. The following is a collection of the top ten Tuscany entries that are all in need of repair and renovation in varying degrees.
Stay in a stunning Tuscan villa in Livorno by the coast where you can visit two of these charming venues.
1) Tempio della Congregazione Olandese Alemanna in Livorno
2) Villa Massoni in Massa Carrara
3) Rocca di Sala in Pietrasanta
4) Badia di San Salvatore in Scandicci
5) The cloisters of Basilica Annunziata in Firenze
6) Mount Circo Glaciale del Pizzo in Casole in Lunigiana
7) Terme del Corallo in Livorno
8) Castellum Aquarum Poggio Murella in Manciano
9) Valle del Paglia along the Via Francignena in Abbadia San Salvatore
10) San Lorenzo church in Pistoia
2) Villa Massoni in Massa Carrara
3) Rocca di Sala in Pietrasanta
4) Badia di San Salvatore in Scandicci
5) The cloisters of Basilica Annunziata in Firenze
6) Mount Circo Glaciale del Pizzo in Casole in Lunigiana
7) Terme del Corallo in Livorno
8) Castellum Aquarum Poggio Murella in Manciano
9) Valle del Paglia along the Via Francignena in Abbadia San Salvatore
10) San Lorenzo church in Pistoia
Check out our article on the ‘Top Tuscan Church Sites of the FAI 2012 List’ and the other ‘I Luoghi del Cuore Tuscan Hotspots of 2012! To learn more about the FAI and their great work, click here to read our detailed article about them as well as catching a glimpse of the 2014 list of Italian venues in with a chance of winning a renovation prize!
Photo credits
picture 1: Gregorovius / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Etienne / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Lucarelli / CC BY-SA 3.0
picture 1: Gregorovius / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Etienne / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 3: Lucarelli / CC BY-SA 3.0
