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There is a very typical Tuscan Easter cake that you may have heard about or tasted during a trip to Tuscany, albeit it must have been during Easter time, as it is not available beforehand and afterwards. The Schiacciata Pasquale. The recipe is very simple, and the preparation, although a bit long due to the [...]
I don’t know why anybody else didn’t think about it earlier…Chianti Classico Lifestyle! It’s born the world branded “Gallo Nero” (Black Rooster). It is the first time in Italy that a safeguard association gives life to an exclusive line of merchandise. Scent your house with the fragrances of the Chianti hills, showcase an original Gallo [...]
Do you have a free week at Easter time and don’t know where you want to spend it? Go outside of the usual cliches, fly or drive to Tuscany for a full week of beneficial relaxation, great for your mind and spirit. Tuscany is the first thermal region of Italy with about thirty resorts that [...]
Crystal seas and wild horses, intimate coves and Mediterranean bush, scents and tastes of a land that leaves its mark. A trip to the Maremma region in Tuscany is an all-comprehensive experience, filled with plenty of natural stimuli, something that enriches and can change the perception of each one. Even here in Tuscany there are [...]
At the end of March 1861 the Contrucci Inn of Piazza del Duomo was the stage of a great dinner to which participated the most fervent patriots from Prato to celebrate the unification of Italy, that had happened that very same year. The chef served a delicious menu with the most famous national specialties. The [...]
Those who love horseback riding and want to spouse the athletic exercise with the beneficial relaxation of the thermal waters of San Casciano ai Bagni near Siena and Pienza will find this vacation package a treat. Sports physicians have studied this program aiming at obtaining the optimal mind-body equilibrium and better horse riding abilities. From [...]
Being in Florence is always a celebration, especially when spring comes and being in the streets of the city center at night is always a pleasure. So we were a couple of nights ago walking through Florence searching for a good restaurant that would not reach too deep into our pockets without compromising quality and [...]
That’s right, I am talking about the Vespa Piaggio, that lovely winged motorbike on little wheels that so much recalls the image of Italy in the world just as the tower of Pisa does. Would you have thought you could discover the Etruscan Coast with Vespa? Indeed, this is the only means of transportation that [...]
As Easter 2009 is coming so are the vacation packages available to tourists that want to visit Tuscany during the week that officially opens the tourist season. Have you ever been in Montalbano? These are the lands of Leonardo da Vinci. Here Leonardo observed the natural environment around him formulating his studies and gathering the [...]
During Easter the Scoppio del Carro in Florence is one of the main reasons to be in Florence. The festivity from which the current “Scoppio del Carro”, literally the explosion of the chariot, derives became official in 1102, when the family of the Pazzi enjoyed great fame and prestige among the Florentines, in virtue of [...]
