Tuscans
Florence area natives
Tuscans are people from Tuscany, a region in central Italy known for its Renaissance art, rolling hills, and wine production.
The term applies to both inhabitants and those of Tuscan descent: The Tuscans have maintained their culinary traditions for centuries.
Tuscan also functions as an adjective describing the region's distinctive culture, dialect, or style.
European cultural reawakening
- MediciFlorentine banking dynasty
- DanteItalian epic poet
- MachiavelliPolitical realism's founding theorist
- PetrarchMedieval Italian lyric poet
Boccaccio · Michelangelo · Leonardo · Botticelli · humanism · patronage · arts · literature
Low natural elevations
- vineyardsLand cultivated for wine grapes
- cypressDurable-wooded coniferous evergreen
- olivePitted briny fruit
- grovesSmall clusters of trees
Val · countryside · farmhouses · villas · rolling · terraces · Apennines · Chianti
Natives of Rome's nation
- villagersInhabitants of small settlements
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- artisansSkilled manual workers
- winemakersGrape beverage producers
farmers · nobility · merchants · Renaissance · citizenship · dialect · ancestry · families
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- MediciFlorentine banking dynasty
- DanteItalian epic poet
- MachiavelliPolitical realism's founding theorist
Petrarch · Boccaccio · Michelangelo · Leonardo · Botticelli · humanism · patronage · arts · literature · architecture
hills
Low natural elevations
- vineyardsLand cultivated for wine grapes
- cypressDurable-wooded coniferous evergreen
- olivePitted briny fruit
groves · Val · countryside · farmhouses · villas · rolling · terraces · Apennines · Chianti · region
Italians
Natives of Rome's nation
- villagersInhabitants of small settlements
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- artisansSkilled manual workers
winemakers · farmers · nobility · merchants · Renaissance · citizenship · dialect · ancestry · families · lineage
Etruscans
Ancient Italian civilization
- city-statesSelf-governing urban territories
- republicState with elected leaders
- unificationMerging into one entity
medieval · communes · feudal · wars · sieges · Florence · Siena · rivalry · banking · wool
Chianti
Tuscan territory and appellation
- BrunelloTuscan wine variety
- panzanellaSoaked stale loaf salad
- pecorinoItalian sheep's milk cheese
pappa · pomodoro · crostini · lardo · biscotti · olive · oil · truffles · porcini
- Italian peoplesItalians, Romans, Sicilians, Neapolitans, Calabrians
- Italian RegionsAbruzzo, Calabria, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Liguria
TuscansRomans
Ancient Italy's imperial people
Sicilians · Sardinians · Neapolitans · Calabrians · Milanese
- Tuscan landscapeCentral Italy's scenic terrain
- Tuscan styleCentral Italian aesthetic
- Tuscan cuisineRegional Italian gastronomy
- Tuscan villaEstate in central Italy
- Tuscan hillsElevated terrain in central Italy
- Tuscan countrysideRural central Italy