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The olive tree dates back to the 8th millennium BC: it spread from Asia Minor to the whole of the Mediterranean basin. The Egyptians considered it a gift from the gods and the Phoenicians contributed to its diffusion by drying olives to eat during their long seafaring journeys. They sold oil as fuel for the [...]
Tuscany with its rustic ambiance, mesmerizing hills and romantic vineyards has been the dream holiday destination for couples, and many a wedding, through out the years. But as the single woman traveller, how can you make Tuscany work for you on just one budget? We give the lone traveller a few tips and tricks to [...]
The three Tuscan outlets of Prada, Gucci and McArthurGlen attract each day thousands of visitors from all over Tuscany, Italy and the world for their great prices and choice of original pieces from recent collections. Discounts reach even 70% of original price, and items are of course in mint condition and all genuine, no counterfeits [...]
Tuscany is the cradle of Italian civilization and land of many artistic, cultural, historical and landscape treasures. It is a region with a strong industrial vocation which has a secular tradition in textiles and leather goods. Fashion is the backbone of Tuscan economy, with about 20 thousand companies on the territory producing for the glittering [...]
This is the second part of the events in Tuscan towns in March 2010. For the first part click here. The weekends of March 13 and 19 will be celebrated in Fucecchio near Florence the Sagra del Fegatello, or the liver fair. A very typical product, not to be missed if you like liver. Finally [...]
With the approaching of the spring season the number of fairs are increasing by the day and moving from indoor locations to the outdoors in piazzas and town streets. There is a great number of Tuscan towns that add to the many events with their local flavor and personal twist their one of a kind [...]
Within the last twenty years the Chinese population of Prato has greatly increased to reach estimates of up to 20 thousand residents, although unofficial estimates are much higher. In 1988 there were 31 Chinese residents in Prato, 20 years later things have changed dramatically. This is the largest Chinese community in Italy. The Prato Chinatown [...]
Yet another contest to spend few days in Tuscany for free in a wonderful setting, pampered in first class hotels, tasting the best Tuscan food in renown restaurants, and shopping like crazy in the most beautiful boutiques and interesting shops of Florence and Siena. This is what offers the “Taste and Shopping” contest, the latest [...]
For the weekend of Saint Lucia in Tuscany, which tradition holds to be the shortest day of the year (as the saying goes, “Saint Lucia, the shortest day of the year”), there is a hive of events of all kinds. First of all the Christmas spirit can be felt with the many Christmas street markets [...]
It is always a hard task to find a Holiday present that will satisfy the needs and taste of both the giver and the receiver. You may find something you do not particularly like to gift, but then you are not certain the receiver would dislike it. So in the end one is drawn towards [...]
