It embraces coastal to mountainous landscapes and occupies a strategic position between the main cultural and artistic cities of Tuscany and some important seaside tourist centres.

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If they want to reverse the property tax numbers, cities could try to rush a housing recovery or push through the mountainous political battles of raising rates. (In California, they would need to move mountains.) Or they could just borrow the money.

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