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The Chianti Sculpture Park is Piero Giadrossi’s dream come true: after visiting a sculpture exhibition in Cape Town’s botanical gardens, he decided to recreate that magical dialog between art and nature in the thirteen hectares of woodland that he had bought in Chianti. Supported by a Sienese artistic committee, he began to invite artists to [...]
Where should I base myself in Tuscany? If you are thinking of visiting Tuscany there is a high chance for this question to pop in your mind. The answer is not based on one single factor. There a number of aspects that come into play. Your base in Tuscany will be located depending on the [...]
San Vincenzo on the Tuscany coast has a ten-kilometer long beach of fine white sand, flanked by a large strip of Mediterranean vegetation. It is the enviable hallmark of this lovely town, one of the major tourist centers on the Etruscan Coast of Tuscany. San Vincenzo overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea, south of Livorno. The town [...]
Donatella Cinelli Colombini is a famous name in the world of wine. Her wine farm, the Fattoria de’ Barbi, rises in the heart of the Brunello land in Montalcino, near Siena. Among the many Italian wines, Brunello stands up among the best. The wine produced at Mrs. Cinelli Colombini’s farm is among the best Brunello [...]
It is always hard to leave at home your four-pawed family members. But at times you feel like you have no choice. It seems like the whole travel industry is set against pets traveling with their owners. Airplane pet travel is a hassle, accommodations rarely welcome pets like cats and dogs, and ultimately, if your [...]
In the heart of the Tyrrhenian Sea, protected by the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, is the Isola del Giglio (Lilly Flower Island). With just over two thousand acres it includes all the attractions and beauties of the Mediterranean basin and Italy. It boasts ancient medieval old towns rich of art, beautiful beaches and cliffs, a [...]
Every year in Tuscany the national ecologist association Legambiente celebrates with the festival Festambiente, dedicated to ecology and the environment, from August 6 to the 15th. The main events are music themed, with concerts by popular Italian and international artists. However, the three hectares of land occupied by the festival include many more entertainments like [...]
The new aquarium of Livorno in Tuscany Italy was inaugurated just yesterday after two years of renovation and enlargement works. Located in one of the most beautiful spots of the city, the Terrazza Mascagni facing the sea, the aquarium was opened in 1937 and closed several years ago with great sadness for all the city [...]
Poto Azzurro is one of the most picturesque harbors of the Elba island in Tuscany Italy. It is dominated by a magnificent seventeenth-century Spanish fort, part of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park. This is enough to make Porto Azzurro one of the most interesting and rewarding destinations of Elba throughout the year. It is a [...]
The Park of the Era Valley is a quite uniform territory located southeast of Pisa near Volterra, not far form the Florence and Siena provinces. Therefore it is strategically placed considering its proximity to places rich with artistic context. Moreover, from here one can easily reach thermal spas, such as those in Cascina, Uliveto and [...]
