Month: September 2008

Geocaching in Florence

September 19, 2008

Have you ever heard about Geocaching? We hadn’t until a good friend of ours told us about it a few months ago, knowing how much we love to go hiking and discovering new places. So we found out that Geocaching is a treasure hunt game played all around the world by a huge community of…

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Two days in Val d’ Orcia

September 12, 2008

Who knows how many times browsing through a book or calendar on Tuscany you were left enchanted in front of an image of green rolling hills of such an intense color that left you marveling at the great photographer or at at least at the great skill on touching up those photos. The truth is…

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Palio delle Contrade and Joust of the Star

September 11, 2008

Anyone interested in games and a Joust this weekend? This coming up Sunday, September 14, Bagno a Ripoli‘s historical center will be the setting for the the Joust of the Star. The four quarters or contrade of the town compete against each other starting at 4 p.m. in several games, including a tug-of-war and various…

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Scarperia in the Renaissance

September 10, 2008

This past weekend we tried something different from the medieval festivals we’ve come to love and went to Scarperia to step back into time, but not so far back: only about five centuries back into the Renaissance. The festival took place on September 6 and 7 as part of the festivities that precede the Palio…

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Dance with La Giostra !

September 2, 2008

We danced once again with Compagnia la Giostra during our last visit to Volterra Medieval Festival ! View and listen to this happy (medieval?) music ! 🙂

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