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July 27, 2008
Today we got up early to head off into the Apuan Alps and do some hiking up to Monte Forato, an extraordinary natural arch formed at the top of a mountain that makes it seem like a hole was made at its peak. On clear days, the hole in the mountain can be seen from…
July 26, 2008
Hi! Today we took some more time to visit Gallicano, which this morning was almost a Ghost city. The party after the Palio di San Jacopo went on till late in the night and most of the citizens of Gallicano were sleeping : ) We were pretty sleepy ourselves, but walked around Gallicano to take…
Greetings! Today we are in Garfagnana, a wonderful green area in northern Tuscany near Lucca that we were planning to visit for some time now. Our plan is to stay three-four days and do some hiking (Garfagnana is one of the best places in Tuscany if you like to walk up mountains!) and visit some…
July 23, 2008
The pop visionary David La Chapelle opened his photographic exhibit last week at the Forte Belvedere and the evening was unfortunately marked by a tragic event: Veronica Locatelli, 37 years old, suffered a fatal 8 meter fall from one of the bastions of the fortress. A tragic incident for which we wish to express condolences…
July 17, 2008
For anyone now in Tuscany interested in living for a day back in the Middle Ages, the small mountain village of Cutigliano in the province of Pistoia will be staging a Medieval festival this weekend, July 19 and 20. The festival will offer daily scenes of Medieval life in the small narrow streets with shops…
July 15, 2008
We just got back from the Medieval Festival in Monteriggioni! It was once again fun and interesting to step back in time into the Middle Ages, dance to the tunes of the minstrels and drink a fine cup of wine 🙂 With a spectacular setting such as Monteriggioni is it easy to fall back into…
July 13, 2008
Welcome to our Discover Tuscany blog! We’ve decided to use this blog to post our outings and share interesting news about Tuscany and Florence with our readers and anyone particularly interested in Tuscany because of an upcoming visit. We hope you’ll find what we post here useful. Please feel free to contribute with your comments…
