With its enviable position a short way from important historic and artistic centres such as Florence and Lucca and also not too far from the attractive sea-side resorts of Versilia, the province of Pistoia completes its attractiveness for tourists with the famous Terme di Montecatini (Montecatini Spa) and the ski centres of Abetone on the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano (Appenine range on the border between Tuscany and Emilia).

A city of Roman origin and rich in monuments dating back to the medieval period, Pistoia is nowadays an industrial and garden nursery centre of great importance and boasts a traditional steel industry and embroidery.