I am traveling through Italy during late September and want to include Tuscany. I'll get plenty of "city sights" with Rome, Venice, and Modena so I'd like to keep Tuscany to the countryside. I'm sure the recommendations are limitless as to where to go, but I don't have any idea of where to start. Also, it's not to say that Tuscany "city life" is out of the question. Sorry about the vagueness, thanks for the help.

If you indeed" want more travel" I suggest you learn to do some basic homework first. Try the guidebook TOP 10 TUSCANY--only $10 on Amazon and a good overview of Tuscany. Or, click on the detinations here on Fodors.

Monte Amiata, Pitigliano and the Abbey of St Antimo.

http://www.travelmagpie.com

Be aware that most everything except restaurants shuts down for a loooooooong lunch break in the very towns you'll be most interested in. Your best bet is to pick a town and settle in at a restaurant for a long leisurely meal.

It's hard to just pick out places you "should" see. Monteriggioni, Pienza, Montepulciano....

Will you have a car? Driving is the best way to visit rural Tuscany.

And how long will you have for Tuscany? A one-day drive-through? A week?

<<I don't have any idea of where to start.>>

Any decent guidebook would be a good start.Or google the official town websites of some of the well-known towns.