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Tuscan Journey: Tuscan Itineraries
The Etruscan Coast of Tuscany (Aug 2006)
This month we will continue to speak about Tuscan seaside destinations, in the hope that the sea breeze will bring us a bit of relief. After having talked about the islands of the Tuscan Arcipelago last month, this newsletter will focus on the Etruscan Coast and the Cornia Valley. Here awaits a la ...
The Tuscan Archipelago (Jul 2006)
Summer in Tuscany can bring you big surprises.... here not only art, history and monuments await you, but also a wonderful natural environment. With a huge, almost infinite, choice, we'd like to introduce you to the Archipelago of Tuscany - a place that really is off the beaten track. ...
The World of Pinocchio (Apr 2006)
There are two types of lies, little white lies and quite big fibs! Our friend Pinocchio specialised in the latter, and found it impossible to tell the truth. The story of Pinocchio is about a little puppet, and his quest to become a real boy. The story is so well known, like Snow White, it's crossed ...
Sharks in Siena (Jul 2004)
Is it possible to see a shark near Siena, even if Siena is 40 km away from the sea! Yes, I saw one. But it had died 3 million years ago...fortunately! I say fortunately because this shark was very big. Its scientific name is Carcharocles Megalodon and lived during the Upper Pliocene (approximately ...
The missing town of Semifonte (Jul 2004)
This story I'm telling you is a typical ancient legend of this land, part real, part fantasy. During the first part of the Middle Ages the castle of Semifonte rose on the hills between Certaldo and Barberino Val d'Elsa, in Chianti. Semifonte was built around the year 1000 and because of its politica ...
The Abbey of Sant'Antimo Montalcino (Jun 2002)
Going through the countryside in the province of Siena, between Montalcino and the course of the Orcia river, the Benedictine Abbey of Sant'Antimo presents itself like a revelation, surrounded by high cypress trees and centuries-old olive trees, in a country that is quite uncontaminated. Traces that ...
What is an Agriturismo Part 2 (Feb 2002)
Last month we started talking about the Agriturismo (farm holidays, or country-inn), a special kind of rural welcoming which was only born about ten years ago, but which was rapidly able to give its considerable contribution in terms of recovery, revaluation and development of many rural Italian a ...
What is an Agriturismo Part 1 (Jan 2002)
This month I would like to leave apart, for a moment, artists, witches, scholars, saints, long-nosed puppets and Tuscan mysteries, to tell you rather something about the Agriturismo, since I never did it earlier a bit more in depth. Of course, I don't think one newsletter only will have enough space ...
The character of Siena (Jan 2001)
Imagine a noble fairytale, a chivalrous poem, a miniature gothic city: this is Siena. In the background of a medieval Tuscany, without concrete or asphalt, just hot stone. Located in a sublime environment, but lacking natural resources, far from the ocean and always at odds with its eternal powerfu ...
Officina in S.Maria Novella (Aug 2000)
One of the most absolutely suggestive places of Florence is the perfume-pharmaceutical shop of Santa Maria Novella. Found at Via della Scala 16, very close to the beautiful Santa Maria Novella piazza, the shop is among the oldest pharmacies in the world.Its origin is truly old, tied to the Domini ...
· Accommodation in Tuscany: :
Montespertoli 27 Weekly Price: Min. € 345,00 Max. € 870,00 Number of Beds: 30      |
Pescia 222 Weekly Price: Min. € 360,00 Max. € 620,00 Number of Beds: 16 |
Castiglioncello 1943 Weekly Price: Min. € 250,00 Max. € 850,00 Number of Beds: 5 |
Santa Maria Novella 342 apartment Weekly Price: Min. € 850,00 Max. € 1.050,00 Number of Beds: 4 |
