Tuscany, Chianti, Culture
The development of agriculture and wine producing in the Chianti owes much to the system of sharecropping, 'mezzadria', that existed in Tuscany from the late Renaissance to post-WWII.
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, Southern coast of Tuscany
The only Etruscan burial site ever found by the sea, the necropolis at Baratti was also for three centuries one of the most flourishing centres of iron smelting and trade...
Florence and surroundings, Recipes, Food and wine, Arezzo and Cortona
When traveling in Tuscany, don't shy away from the unknown on a restaurant menu. You may simply enjoy something you've never tasted before or discover a dish you'll want to...
Museums, Culture, Arezzo and Cortona
While the Battle of Anghiari was one of the most talked about and frequently represented battles of its era, it was also one of the strangest. Yet Leonardo da Vinci's...
Recipes, Tuscany
The aromas of food can transport you back to a place. I often cook Tuscan favourites when I'm missing Italy, or when I want to remember a particular time of...
Recipes, Chianti, Food and wine
Wine often is drunk to accompany a Tuscan meal; yet in many recipes it becomes a major player, either simmering along with the main ingredient or waiting to saturate a...
Central Tuscany, Recipes, Food and wine
While smiling and pointing at your fellow diners' chosen dish may work when you order, here are a few tips about words that may help you decipher a menu in...
Hiking, Active, Museums, Garfagnana and the Apuan Alps
The sheltered medieval hamlet of Equi Terme sits on the slopes of the mighty Pizzo d’Uccello peak in the Apuan Alps. Named for the mineral rich spa that eased the...
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...
