Experience Tuscany

There is nothing more intense than the testifying power of images. The memory of one of the most atrocious infamies by mankind, the Shoa, must never die. I cannot remember who said “a nation who does not remember its errors is condemned to committing them again”. Sincerely, I cannot understand how neo-Nazist and neo-Fascist movements [...]

As late as usual, here is another issue on what the web has to offer on Tuscany. To catch up with my once-a-week schedule I will have to write another Tuscan resource roundup in the coming days. So if you leave this one craving for more, before Sunday you will be getting another one. This [...]

This not-so-regular appointment with all-things-Tuscany that you can find online unwillingly happens on the day the Costa Crociere Concordia cruise ship wrecked on the shore of Giglio island. An almost absurd accident. Was there a sea storm going on? Nope. Was the ship hijacked? Nope. Was there a technical problem. Maybe. Was there a human [...]

An awesome guest article by Elisa from Maremma Tuscany! Even if you have never been to Tuscany, you can probably imagine its farmhouse villas and breathtaking countryside in an instant. But for most tourists, Tuscany is Florence, Siena and Pisa. Stop. Most don’t realise there is a whole other side to Tuscany. A side that [...]

When the tourist season is at its peak in Tuscany, I always hear the refrain “Yes, Tuscan food is great, but it’s coming out of my ears! Isn’t there any international restaurant?”. Italians have no issues eating Tuscan food day in and day out, but to those accustomed to a lot of variety it might [...]

With the new year comes a new set of useful pages from around the world wide web regarding Tuscany. I went searching and squeezing Tuscan juice for you. Some is to keep in your bookmarks list, some is made of more ephemeral joys to be consumed at the moment, such as splendid pictures or videos [...]

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is one of the most famous and culturally significant wines in Tuscany, a region famous for its wine-making prowess. It is not to be confused with the Montepulciano grape variety which is used throughout many regions of Italy and is used to make wines such as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. Vino Nobile di [...]

A Happy New Year 2012 from ThriftyTuscany.com! Click on the picture to see it full size, or visit Tuscany A picture a Day on Facebook.

Now on the third appointment with some useful resources on Tuscany. If I keep it up I will have to create a dedicated category! After the very interesting post by Adria on the influence of Tuscan cooking in world cuisine, it is time to space around and see what others have to say about Tuscany. [...]

This great article is a guest post submitted by Adria Saracino. Thanks Adria! To call Tuscan cuisine unique would be an understatement. After all, it is this region of the world that gives us chianti, hand-rolled pici, and Florentine steak—just to name a few celebrated favorites. What few people know is that Tuscan cuisine is [...]