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Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

There is no other form of transport capable of conjuring up such a unique mixture of...

Water rituals

Blessed from North to South with sources of warm, mineral-rich spring waters, Italy is...

Return of the Grand Tour

"There is certainly no place in the world where a man may travel with greater...

Legendary Castles

The area of Lunigiana, between Tuscany and Liguria, is often referred to as the...

Street food Italian style

From the times of ancient Rome, throughout the middle ages, and all the way up to...

Art

Objects of desire (with a double G)

If you've got a "thing" about handbags, a passion for shoes or a foulard...

The image museum

In 1852, the Alinari brothers opened a photographic workshop in Florence, specializing...

Tuff times

Tuff (from the Italian tufo) is a soft reddish colored rock especially common in Italy...

Green

Torrigiani Gardens

In Italy, even a city as well-explored as Florence can have a well-kept secret. In...

Gourmet

Worshipping Brunello

When wine enthusiasts start talking about Tuscany's Brunello di Montalcino, one of the...

Magic cooking pots

Barbara Desderi, expert pastry chef and sommelier, is a Florentine who considers her...

Tuscany on your plate

An enchanting little cluster of buildings constructed between the 14th and 19th...

Savory secrets of an ancient abbey

Learning how to make authentic tasting Tuscan cuisine in the kitchen of a thousand year...

Lopriore's Canto

The discovery of the Certosa di Maggiano and its "Il Canto" restaurant is not...

Siena Escapade

In the collective imagination the Province of Siena is justifiably considered the...

Chianti, a family affair

Just five kilometres from Castellina in Chianti, there is a tiny, centuries-old hamlet,...

Alain Ducasse

"'Andana" in Italian means a tree lined walk; like the avenue of cypress...

Wines of Ornellaia

Where the rolling Tuscan Hills meet the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the cypress-lined road...

Italian chocolate makers

Whilst chocolate may not feature in Tuscany's ancient confectionary tradition, times...

Wellness

Tuscan Spa Treats

In the rolling Tuscan countryside, just a few kilometers away from the spectacular...

Mediterranean wisdom

Ever since the times when the Etruscans and, a little later, the Ancient Romans...

Tuscan Spa Sensations

Rediscover age-old pleasures, experience the benefits of a wellness philosophy based on...

Resort amidst the dunes

Salus Per Aquam, health through water. In the case of the Tombolo Talasso Resort the...

Itineraries

Tuscan art cities

A handful of medieval villages, a generous quantity of Romanesque, Gothic and...

Towns of Val d'Orcia

A glass of Brunello di Montalcino before commencing and a slice of Pienza's Pecorino...

The best of Chianti

From Florence to Chianti

Florence possesses an artistic heritage of immense and quite incalculable value. The...

Crete Senesi

Graceful lines of cypress trees, hills dotted with olive trees, rows of grape vines...

Land of Poets

The sea and hills of Versilia

The elegant town of Viareggio is the natural point of departure from where to head off...

Maremma and the Etruscans

From Grosseto, we take the Aurelia highway in the direction of Rome and after 12 kms we...