If you are planning a trip in Tuscany in January or July, without a doubt, you will find a shopping fever. However, during the whole year you can find some great offers – you just need to visit the most famous designer outlets in Tuscany. In Tuscany are located several major outlet towns, the so-called […]
Read More...Museo dei Ragazzi di Firenze The Association is based in Palazzo Vecchio in Florence which, for over seven centuries, has been a symbol of civic power in the city of Florence. The Museo dei Ragazzi uses fashions from the fifteenth to the sixteenth centuries in Florence to explain that historical era. Friendly staff of the […]
Read More...The Certaldo Onion or Cipolla di Certaldo is one very special onion: cited in Boccaccio’s Decameron, the Vernina variety is a symbol of its town of origin. Two varieties exist. The Statina is round in shape and purplish in color with succulent flesh. It is best eaten in the summer months. The bright red and […]
Read More...Vacations in Tuscany – is a wonderful gift for St. Valentine’s Day. So why don’t you spend a few days in romantic Florence, where you will hear lots of unusual love stories. Buondelmonte de ‘Buondelmonti was a handsome and elegant young man, but one day he was attacked from ambush and murdered on the Old […]
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Week’s Place: Unesco World Heritage Sites in Tuscany
Italy counts 47 UNESCO World Heritage Sites within its borders, the most of any country on the World Heritage List. Tuscany is a place filled with history – so much history that UNESCO has declared six Tuscan localities World Heritage Sites. The historic center of Florence, 1982 This area attests to Florence’s history as a […]
Read More...Pici with Garlic Sauce, or Pici all’Aglione (aglio means garlic, and gives an idea of just how garlicky this is) from the Montepulciano/Montalcino area south of Siena. Pici are hand-made, somewhat irregular strands of flour-and-water pasta (as opposed to egg pasta) that are about an eighth of an inch thick. If you can’t find them, […]
Read More...Capalbio is an ancient village surrounded by the Maremma countryside. Inside the medieval walls you can “feel” the old atmosphere of the past centuries; walking through narrow streets, little squares and old walks will bring you back to the past. In the surroundings of the charming Capalbio in Maremma is the impressive Tarot Garden built […]
Read More...The Carnival of Viareggio (it. Carnevale di Viareggio) is a carnival event yearly held in the Tuscan city of Viareggio, in Italy. It is considered amongst the most renowned carnival celebrations in both Italy and Europe. Its main characteristic is given by the parade of floats and masks, usually made of paper-pulp, depicting caricatures of […]
Read More...February in Italy – is a time of carnivals and one of the most exciting periods to travel to Tuscany, where you can find a variety of celebrations, from the huge Viareggio Carnival to many fiestas of small villages. None of the carnivals in Italy can take place without two things – masks and sweets. […]
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