Recipes, South of siena, Food and wine, Southern coast of Tuscany
The farmers and fishermen of southern Tuscany may not have been well-to-do, but they knew how to make the most of the ingredients they had to hand. The dishes they...
Museums, Historical landmarks, South of siena, Culture
In the striking town of Pitigliano, high on its tufo ridge, a Jewish settlement begun in the 15th C. flourished to such a degree that the city was known as...
Central Tuscany, Florence and surroundings, Historical landmarks, South of siena
It is not a coincidence that many of the towns visited in Tuscany require an uphill climb, nor was it a fluke that early settlers headed for the higher ground....
Siena and surroundings, Central Tuscany, Florence and surroundings, Chianti, Museums, South of siena, Val d'Orcia and Amiata
Tuscan guidebooks wax poetically about the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, but if the centuries begin to weigh heavy on you and you yearn for something a bit more contemporary,...
Siena and surroundings, Florence and surroundings, Tuscany, South of siena, Restaurants, Food and wine
Wild boar have been making a nuisance of themselves for vineyard owners in Tuscany of late, but those problems have been tackled in a style which is good news for...
Museums, Historical landmarks, South of siena
After one of history's most famous military leaders was defeated by the Russian winter, the island of Elba received one of its most distinguished guests. For a brief nine months...
Historical landmarks, South of siena, Culture, Val d'Orcia and Amiata
Welcome to Southern Tuscany and the Southern Coast - Driving the eroded clay 'Crete' hills south of Siena means discovering beautiful frescoes adorning the heart of a majestic abbey, climbing...
