Tuscany
Over the years I have driven up and down between the UK and Italy many times - I've even cycled from London to Rome once. We're often asked for tips...
Tuscany
I'd like to tell you how I make my "Ragú". The classic Italian dish is a much loved and also much mistreated recipe - for this reason it can get...
Florence and surroundings, Museums, Historical landmarks
For the best look at how a well-to-do family lived in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, stop at this ancient Florentine tower house.
Siena and surroundings, Food and wine
Citizens of Siena have only to look beyond their ancient walls to admire the countryside that surrounds them. It is no wonder many their favorite ingredients come from this generous...
Culture, Northern coast of Tuscany
Reading like a literary Who’s Who, a Bay of Poets guest book records the visits of well known writers, painters and artists, ranging from Dante and Petrarch to D.H. Lawrence...
Northern coast of Tuscany, Garfagnana and the Apuan Alps, Food and wine
From the shoreline to the mountain tops of northern Tuscany there are sweeping views that cause a visitor to pause with pleasure; yet regional restaurants also elicit admiration for the...
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.
South of siena, Southern coast of Tuscany, Food and wine
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, Arezzo and Cortona, Food and wine
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...
