Experience Tuscany

“The Tuscan Sun festival” and “Il festival del Sole” 2006 edition Tuscan sun Festival and Festival del Sole are at its fourth edition. Festival del Sole will be held in July at Napa Valley in California, Tuscan Sun Festival will follow it in August at Cortona in Italy. Both concerts will extend the successful concept [...]

Tuscany is a great place for food and wine, and the Ribollita soup is one of best and well known dishes from this part of Italy. Tuscany inhabitants commonly eat the hearty Ribollita soup during the winter when outside it’s very cold. The recipe for Ribollita is below 1 cup dried beans (soak 8 hours [...]

How to Make a True Tuscan Bean Soup! VIDEO AVAILABLE Ok the first thing is: there is NO MEAT in the making of the true TUSCAN BEAN SOUP. The Bean Soup is a traditional Tuscan dish, and its origins are unknown. For as far as it’s known, the Tuscan bean soup is a country dish, [...]

Movie Tours – Under The Tuscan Sun I was intrigued by the movie Under the Tuscan Sun. Well, the movie is a bit cheesy, and undoubtly a “chick-flick”, but the scenery was absoulutely gorgeous. I didn’t know if it was actually filmed in Tuscany, so I did some reserch, and it was actually filmed around [...]

A part from the Val di chiana outlet there are also two big outlets in Tuscany where to buy: Prada Situated in Levanella; Montevarchi; 055 91 901; Mon-Sat 9.30-7, Sun 2-9. Prada’s outlet situated in Levanella is only 30km south of Florence. This outlet is one of the biggest Prada’s outlet in the world. You [...]

Sangiminiano – Landscape of Tuscan Towers Taking a bike tour from Colle Val D’Elsa towards the Chianti and Sangiminiano had always been something I wanted to do. I fell in love with that road the first time I went to Tuscany with my family. But the car just did not seem to make justice to [...]

Florence: San Lorenzo Shopping When in Florence do as the Florentines do: do your shopping at the street market in San Lorenzo, just a short walk (30 secs) from the Piazza del Duomo of Florence. Everyday, literally a hundred carts full of anything from clothing to decor, and fom leather goods to artisan paper work [...]

Tiramisu – A Timeless Medici Tuscan Dessert I have tried Tiramisu’ for the first time at my friend’s place. Until then, I didn’t even know what Mascarpone cheese was (as far as I know, it’s a triple cream cheese made with the milk of cows that have been fed only tasty herbs and flowers. The [...]

Lucca and its Fortress Lucca is a small town, yes, but as dense in history, art , and tasteful spots for anyone to enjoy as Florence might be.I found myself there by mistake, as I usually do when going about travelling, and did not regret a thing. Among the many things I saw and experienced [...]

Siena’s Virgine Maria A stroll through the many corridors and vias of the saintly city of Siena allows one to casually glance up and gaze at Virgin Mary. The history of Siena is ancient indeed. A follower of the cult of the Virgin, Siena was constructed in such a manner as to homage and receive [...]