Toscana
The inclusive zone between Arno and Tevere was the territory of Etruschis or Tuschi in the epoch before the Romans. The name of the Region in that times was Etruria or Tuscia. Subsequently from Tuscia was formed the name in Tuscany

Landscape:
The landscape in Tuscany is in a large extent hilly and mountainous; the few level areas have limited to the coastal zones and the fund of the valleys. Manifold are the aspects that offer a harmonious landscape composed from mountains, hills and lowlands. The dense mountains of vegetation have covered of oaks, chestnut trees, beech trees and firs. In the hilly tops we find the ulivis, the cypresses or big cultivated expanses to vineyards, where are built in way isolated houses farmer's or small suburbs.
The cities rich in history are placed in the level areas of the fund valley and they still maintain preserved numerous monuments and artistic treasures. Zones of wild beach are still alternated with modern bathing zones. The ground and the climate favor agriculture. The subsoil is enough rich of mineral

Climate:
The climate is mild generally, especially in the coastal band. The shore has often beaten from Scirocco, a deriving damp warm wind from Africa, that provokes frequent precipitations. The chains of Appennini mend the Region from the twenty colds that blow from north east.
 

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