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Liquid Gold – La Raccolta (Olive Harvest) in Tuscany.

November 14, 2016 By Sarah Humphreys 6 Comments

Liquid Gold - albeit slightly green!

It’s Autumn in Tuscany, and time to harvest the olives! It’s autumn in Tuscany and, once again, time to get the nets out and prepare for La Raccolta – the olive harvest. La Raccolta in Tuscany normally takes place between October and December, before the olives fall from the trees, but it is vital to […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Italy, La Raccolta, Olive, olive harvest, Tuscany

Siena – The Soul of Tuscany

November 3, 2015 By Sarah Humphreys Leave a Comment

Siena - Piazza Del Campo

No trip to Tuscany is complete without seeing Siena, Florence’s historical rival According to legend, the city was founded by Senius and Aschius, the sons of Remus and nephews of Romulus, boys saved from the Tiber river by a she-wolf, who were the main characters of Rome’s foundation myth. Senius and Aschius fled from Rome […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: chianti region, Siena, siena attractions, siena dining, siena hotels, Tuscany

Hidden Tuscany: Pistoia – An Insider’s Perspective.

August 31, 2014 By Sarah Humphreys 7 Comments

View from Pistoia's Bell Tower

Local resident Sarah Humphreys gives you the inside story on this Tuscan gem: In the words of Cristina Taddei, local archaeologist and historian, “ Pistoia is one of the few towns in Tuscany that still belongs to the past.” Largely overlooked by tourists, Pistoia is a well-preserved medieval city brimming with artistic treasures, emitting a […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: blues festival, Fattoria di Celle, Florence, jousting, Piazza del Duomo, Pinocchio, Pistoia, Tuscany

Montepulciano – Famous for its Vino Nobile

May 5, 2013 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Piazza Grande in Montepulciano

Montepulciano – A Hill Town in Tuscany that’s Famous for its Vino Nobile: One of the pleasures of travelling in Tuscany is visiting its many charming medieval hill towns, Montepulciano being one of them. Set on a ridge of about 605 metres above sea level, Montepulciano is one of the of the highest Tuscan hill towns. […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Montepulciano, montepulciano wine, Siena, Tuscany, Vino Nobile

Montepulciano: Live from the Heart of Tuscany’s Wine Country

May 1, 2013 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Montepulciano

Montepulciano is the highest hill town in Tuscany, and renowned for its wine, the Vino Nobile Henry James drank so much Montepulciano wine he couldn’t remember much about this famous Tuscany hill town, but it’s beautifully preserved and well worth a visit, especially to taste the food – and don’t miss the wine cellars! “Well […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Contucci, Henry James, hill town, Montepulciano, Taddeo di Bartolo, Tuscany, Vino Nobile

San Gimignano: Live from its Tallest Tower

March 28, 2013 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

San Gimignano Towers

Don’t miss this walled medieval hill town with its famous towers in beautiful Tuscany San Gimignano in Italy is famous for its tower houses, and here, 54 metres up on top of the tallest one, the Torre Grossa, built in 1311, Tony Page gives you a 360 degree panorama of this famous walled medieval hill […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: San Gimignano, tower houses, towers, Tuscany, unesco world heritage site

Cortona, A Medieval Town Under the Tuscan Sun

March 20, 2013 By Helen Page 3 Comments

Piazza della Repubblica, Cortona

Cortona, Frances Mayes’ Town Under the Tuscan Sun Has Very Interesting Etruscan History: Cortona is one of the oldest hill-towns in Tuscany and its history can be traced back to the time of the Etruscans. In the past many writers have written about Cortona, but in more recent times, it was Frances Mayes’ “Under the […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: cortona, cortona attractions, etruscans, things to do in cortona, Tuscany

A Sidetrip to See Frances Mayes’ House Under the Tuscan Sun

September 18, 2012 By Helen Page 2 Comments

Frances Mayes Under the Tuscan Sun

A Side Trip to See Frances Mayes’ House in Cortona: Cortona is a charming Tuscan hill town that was quiet and little known to popular tourism before the movie “Under the Tuscan Sun”. This romantic comedy, based on Frances Mayes‘ memoirs, has brought increased interest by visitors, especially women, keen to see where the recently […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: cortona, frances mayes, Tuscany, under the tuscan sun

Food in Central Italy

April 30, 2009 By Tony Page 1 Comment

Food in Central Italy: a brief gastronomical tour! Emilia Romagna; Tuscany; Umbria; Le Marche Pomposa; Ravenna; Ferrara; Bologna; Modena; Parma; Siena; San Gimignano; Pisa; Lucca; Firenze (Florence); Arezzo; Montepulciano; Montalcino; Lake Trasimeno; Perugia; Assisi; Spoleto; Orvieto; San Leo; San Marino; Urbino; Ancona; Ascoli Piceno Food in Central Italy may be the most familiar to tourists, […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: balsamic vinegar, eating and drinking, Emilia Romagna, Food in Central Italy, gastronomical tour, Le Marche, mortadella, parmigiano, tortellini, tortellino, travel to Italy, Tuscany, Umbria

Italy Travel

April 29, 2009 By Tony Page 3 Comments

Italy Travel

An Italy Tour is more than a Roman Holiday… I love Italy. Travel in Italy should mean swanning round in a red Ferrari convertible between legendary hotels in legendary places like the Hotel Cipriani in Venice, the Hassler in Rome and Corbusier’s Punta Tragara in Capri. Not just a dream… Unfortunately this kind of Europe […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: cheap rome hotels, espresso, italy tour, italy travel, roman holiday, Rome, rome hotels, slow food, travel in italy, Tuscany, Venice, via condotti, walking in italy

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