Tuscany. What to know before you go. Romantic Tuscany (Toscana), you've seen the ads....lush rolling hills with sprawling stone farm houses, their driveways dotted with pencil pines, vineyards and olive groves as far as the eye can see, medieval hilltop towns hiding their own secrets to be discovered, the stunning vistas throughout Val D'Orcia and sunsets that will take your breath away each and every evening.