Tuscany is famous for the beautiful and different landscapes, for its art, culture, history, for its cuisine and wines, for its masterpieces made by some of the most renowned renaissance masters such as Michelangelo. But Tuscany is also famous for its ancient traditions, still kept alive and protected nowadays. Leather, wood, antiques, textures, flowers. These …

From March through June the Lucca Center for Contemporary arts is hosting a beautiful exhibition on one of the most enigmatic artists of the ‘900: Antonio Ligabue, known for a troubled existence which has probably been on the base of his fascinating paintings, mid-way between genius and madness. The event includes about 80 works showing …

The 2013 world road race championships will be held in Tuscany during next September and has been revealed as being probably the hardest one of last 30 years. The road race will start in Montecatini Terme, than will proceed to Lucca and will end in Florence for a circuit that includes a 4.6km climb to …

Pienza is one of Tuscany’s Renaissance pearls. Located in the magnificent Val d’Orcia, it overlooks Monte Amiata, the highest mountain in Tuscany with volcanic origins, dating back to millions of years. Originally called Corsignano, Pienza was rebuilt and renamed under the Piccolomini Pope Pius II, born Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini, as this was his native town.

Tuscan gardens have many different personalities and classic and contemporary garden design has always been considered a form of art, to obtain truly inspiring and natural living environments. The Tuscan countryside blends plantings like lavender, rosemary, cypress, olive trees, grape vines and Mediterranean herbs with the warm colors of terra cotta pots, natural stone and …

Elba is the main and largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago and is also one of the  largest in Italy. Its landscape is quite unique as it is able to offer many beautiful and different kind of sceneries, not just belonging to seaside. However the blue and crystalline water and the more than 70 beaches …

This white gem facing the blue Mediterranean sea lays on the Amalfi Coast, at the feet of the Mounts Lattari,  granting to the village the best possible climate. The origins of Positano are lost in the past of its history, where the myth has probably taken place of many gaps. The legends wants the village …

In Italy Christmas time starts from December 8th, with the Festa dell’Immacolata (Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary). Usually this is the time when everybody starts decorating his own home and prepare the Christmas tree. This date usually also marks the beginning of most Christmas markets, spread all around Tuscany.

During the past few years Pisa has been hosting several attracting exhibitions of modern artists, such as Chagall, Miro and Picasso. The exhibitions are held in the beautiful “Palazzo Blu”, on the Arno River, which is a very suggestive location. Until February 3rd it will be possible to attend a new exhibition of one of …

A pretty mixture of sharp hillsides, terraced vineyards, painted villages, tiny fishing harbors and medieval castles. This is the superb richness of Cinque Terre, a land renowned worldwide for its beauty. The area can easily be reached by the little trains that run along the coast, or with they tourist boats (from Easter to September) …

The Valdera (which takes its name from the river Era, crossing most of the region) is a less known, yet beautifully unspoiled region of Tuscany. The area is not simply an amazing natural landscape but is also very rich in ancient traditions. The production of local wines as well as a simple but tasty cuisine make of …

Ceramics, alabaster, terracotta… Handicraft has always been one of the main activities for the economy Tuscany. During medieval times Tuscany was in fact living on the production and exportation of handy products, among which fabrics, clothes, jewelry, etc. Today handicraft in Tuscany carry on its past tradition, inventing at the same time new forms of …

The Carnival in Italy is a very famous winter event celebrated with parades, masquerade dances, parties, music (with new and traditional songs), and many events.  Tricks are also common during Carnival, hence the saying A Carnevale Ogni Scherzo Vale (meaning “anything goes at carnival”).

Monteriggioni, without doubt one of the most renowned walled hamlets in Italy, is of a unique beauty, due to its particular outline, so that even the great Poet Dante speaks about it in its masterpiece “La Divina Commedia”. The walls cover a length of approx. 570 meters and are broken by 14 towers and two …

This famous horse-race is a very special event in Siena. Despite its duration (about 2 minutes) for the people in Siena the Palio is the most awaited event in the whole year, with a long and serious preparation. Siena is historically divided in “contrade” (a sort of district area of the town) and since very …