Secret Tuscany (Paperback)
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The oak tree where Pinocchio hanged himself, a fifteenth-century stained glass window with an image of Mussolini, a forgotten statue by Leonardo da Vinci, a luxury hotel that is now a public lavatory, a 17th-century milk distributor, a wine-drinking frog, a unique astronomical phenomenon, a staircase in Siena bearing St. Catherine8217;s teeth marks, a whale in Lucca, an authentic phial of Christ8217;s blood, a faith that moves rocks, diamonds within marble, the location of the amphora from the Mariage Feast of Cana, an extraordinary anatomical theatre in Pistoia, Fata Morgana8217;s spring of eternal youth, an unusual stroll along a marble quarry monorail133; 160; Far from the crowds and the usual clich233;s, Tuscany still reserves any number of hidden treasures for those who know how to wander off the beaten track. 160; This is a guide that is indispensable for those who think they know Tuscany133; or those who want to discover another side to the region.