Chianti is undoubtedly the best known and most highly regarded wine in the world, even more than champagne. The Chianti DOCG is produced in the heart of Tuscany, in the area between the provinces of Arezzo, Florence, Pisa, Pistoia,…Continue Reading
Visit Tuscany olive oil producers
Olive oil is undoubtedly one of the jewels of Tuscany: there are more than 400 mills, 70 different kinds of olive trees, over 50 thousand production companies, and most importantly several local consortia that Guarantee the authenticity of the…Continue Reading
Flowers symbol of Tuscany
Tuscany, one of the twenty regions of Italy, is famous all over the world thanks also to its capital: Florence, known as the cradle of Renaissance. Nevertheless, not everybody knows that the capital also has another very distinctive element, and that this element is in…Continue Reading
Rosso Fiorentino exhibition
The beautiful hill-top town of Volterra, with fabulous views of the Tuscan countryside, steeped in Etruscan and Roman History and the production of Alabaster, is now home to an exhibition celebrating the great artist Rosso Fiorentino. Continue Reading
Special visit of Siena
I love Siena and among the nicest things I did there is a visit to the upper part of the duomo: “la porta del cielo”, the gate to heaven.
The Cathedral truly deserves a visit too, but that passageway above the vaults of the church really offers a breathtaking view.
I FEEL TUSCAN: Pistoia Special Visit
It is a Saturday morning. I am walking along the Sant’Andrea street.
I have almost reached the Church of Sant’Andrea. Amazed by the still originally simple Romanesque church, I enter the gate. Although I read many times about the Pulpit of Giovanni Pisano, I still remain astonished by its elegance and beauty. The superb example of…Continue Reading