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The Best Tuscan Hilltowns - Barga

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Barga: Tuscany Hilltown

James Martin
Welcome to the Europe for Visitors best and prettiest of Tuscany Hilltowns Competition. Our second entrant is Barga, pictured above.

Barga is full of artists who charge some pretty fancy prices. The official brocure calls Barga "The Most Scottish of Italian Cities" for a reason they don't explain, except that lots of English is spoken. Barga is near Lucca; here is some information.

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