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A Silver Coast in Maremma

May 19, 2014

Summer time is getting closer, as well as time for making decisions on where to spend a vacation. Tuscany is plenty of places to visit and its coast offers enchanting spots to discover, like that area usually referred to as Costa d’Argento. This is the southern coast territory of Tuscany, in the province of Grosseto…

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Val d’Orcia: A Food & Natural Paradise

April 7, 2014

When people think of Tuscany, the view they think of is that of Val d’Orcia whether they know it or not: the gentle rolling hills that extend beyond the horizon with the characteristic cypress trees pointing up into the air here and there. Val d’Orcia is in fact a Unesco World Heritage Site thanks to…

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Ideas for a Spectacular Easter in Tuscany

March 25, 2014

This year, Easter is just a few weeks away, on April 20th. Easter Monday is also a holiday, so it is the perfect time to plan a long weekend holiday in Tuscany! Spring has arrived, but we hope the weather in late April will already offer a preview of summer as it will offer additional…

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Thermal itineraries in Tuscany

January 15, 2014

If you’re planning to go to Tuscany, get ready to visit an amazing wonderland, like Alice’s and to be surprised every step you take. This freezing and variable time of the year is not perfect for touring open-air some of the most beautiful villages of the region, so thermal destinations could be an interesting alternative…

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Christmas Markets in Lucca and province

December 4, 2013

Christmas is knocking at our door and there will be no street, house or shop that isn’t already dressing up with the season’s decorations and lights, bringing an irresistible and overwhelming joy everywhere. Christmas has always stood for holidays, traveling, taking part in family traditions and events, organizing dinners with family and friends and going…

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The Flavors of Tuscany in Autumn

November 13, 2013

Autumn in Tuscany is the season of aromas and flavors, a period when you can enjoy the products of the woods and the precious fruits cultivated in the countryside that make up a large part of our tables here in Tuscany and beyond. If you’re in Tuscany in this season, you won’t have any problems…

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The beautiful town of Scarperia

October 17, 2013

This past weekend we went back to Scarperia, a small town in the Mugello valley to the north of Florence just a short drive away. Scarperia is part of the “Borgi piu’ belli d’Italia“, or “most beautiful villages in Italy” network and, despite the drizzle we had on Saturday morning, we once again fell under…

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Thermal baths in times of Crisis: Saturnia and Petriolo

October 8, 2013

Alas, Autumn has crossed the door, chasing Summer away for good from both our thoughts as well as wardrobes! Goodbye holidays and vacations at the sea and, luckily, goodbye to the hot temperatures as well… or at least, see you next year! When I’m a bit out of sorts (and this season is a bit…

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A Green Summer

September 6, 2013

In Italy, there’s a popular saying commonly used when people are on the rocks: essere al verde (literally, being in green) which seems to fit like a glove with the subject of this article and, meanwhile, perfectly expresses the difficult international economic situation, because of which many people have forcibly given up their long awaited…

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A View on a Teaching Farm

August 28, 2013

There are those who have an innate passion from the very start, then there are those who only discover it along the way; then there are those who need to go back to their roots and the land and those who just need to live with the rhythms of nature marked by the singing of…

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