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Tuscan Journey: Made in Tuscany
Lampredotto in Florence (Sept 2006)
Does sightseeing and admiring works of art work up an appetite? Afraid that a day touring Florence will be too much for your empty stomach to take? Don't worry though, as in Florence all you will be surrounded by local venders selling Lampredotto, which is a traditional dish in the region of Tuscany ...
The Sienese Pig (Aug 2006)
And to think, they risked becoming extinct! The pig breed cinta senese had almost disappeared after the second world war, with its breeding yield having also dropped to a dangerously low level, until, during the 1990's, people realised that this breed of pig produced such beautiful meats, and so the ...
The Cherries of Lari (Aug 2006)
Lari is a small town of 8000 inhabitants situated near Pontedera which is famous for its cherry production. Nevertheless, for Lari and the surrounding area, the cherry is more than just a vocation. In fact, the residents of Lari have never considered the cherries as a way of generating income, neit ...
Volterra - the City of Alabaster (Jul 2006)
Volterra is found on the upper course of the River Era, on the corner of the regions of Florence, Siena and Pisa. It is an ancient village which has always been synonymous with albaster. Volterra is a colourful town, which has maintained most of its medieval heritage. The Palazzo comunale is the ...
Tuscany Artisans - Embroidery and Linen (Mar 2006)
The best way to learn a craft was to Andare a bottega, or go to the workshop, although of course there are exceptions to every rule. Michelangelo Buonarroti never had a 'master' so to speak, but was said to have learnt how to carve marble through drinking his wet nurse's milk who was the daughter of ...
Tuscany Artisans - Ceramics (Feb 2006)
Focusing on Tuscany, and Florence in particular, which has always been a town of excellent workshops, to the point that Riccardo Marasco, a Florentine himself, dedicated a song characterising Florence as an artisan - Firenze bottegaia - the chorus of which goes: ...
A Revolution in Oil (Jul 2000)
The Antinori family does not need introductions: their name is synonym with an absolutely unique wine. From some time, however, the youngest daughter of Pietro Antinori, Alessia, together with business partner Martini Bernardi, has dedicated herself to olive oil and in a decisively innovative manne ...
Basil from Prà (Jul 2000)
This is a very small basil cultivated in a greenhouse, very tender and with an intense aroma. The yield is high since you can also eat the stem without problems. Much care is dedicated to the selection of the seed to which very select plants are germinated and to the natural sterilization of the g ...
Gioconda's Landscape (Dec 1999)
Did you ever seen Monnalisa (or Gioconda), the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, exposed in the Louvre Museum in Paris? If you don't remember it take a look at the Louvre website, at her picture. Mona Lisa, the woman in the portrait, was born in Greve in Chianti, in the palace of Vignamagg ...
The truffle: A jewel of the soil (Nov 1999)
November perhaps isn't the best month to visit Italy because fog and rain could spoil your travel, but many people choose this season to take a look at the wonderful colours of Tuscan Fall. Fortunately the air is still almost warm, the lows are about 5°C (41°F) and higs about 15°C (59°F). ...
· Accommodation in Tuscany: :
Anghiari 87 Weekly Price: Min. € 553,00 Max. € 9.660,00 Number of Beds: 32   |
Bagni di Lucca 2033 Weekly Price: Min. € 300,00 Max. € 500,00 Number of Beds: 4 |
Bagni di Lucca 2205 Weekly Price: Min. € 500,00 Max. € 700,00 Number of Beds: 6 |
Santa Maria Novella 350 apartment Weekly Price: Min. € 850,00 Max. € 1.050,00 Number of Beds: 4 |
