You’d be forgiven for never having heard of Capalbio. Until now, that is. 45 kilometres southeast of Grosseto and just 10 minutes from the Lazio border, earliest records of this ...
Let me count the fancy ways in which visitors to Pisa’s piazza dei Miracoli try to catch hold of the world-famous tower in their photos… Even before the on-trend selfie ...
Welcome to Florence’s frontline, to the bucolic, bijou and family-run wineries that comprise Chianti Colli Fiorentini.
Once a wild and foreboding place, Manciano is on its way to becoming southern Tuscany’s hottest postcode and the locals are anything but starstruck. It all started with Caroline Kennedy. The ...
The Medici Villa in Poggio a Caiano is an historical gem far removed from the hustle and bustle of Tuscany’s tourist centers. The villa, located in the Province of Prato, ...
By 2020 Italy’s trains may undergo a revolution thanks to ground-breaking magnetic levitation technology developed in Pisa.
The impact of speed in revolutionising transport and shaping Italian futuristic art has been brought to life in two new exhibitions in Pontedera.
Everyone knows Chiantishire, but there are actually another seven Chianti sub-zones and I have been living in one of them for the past 21 years—Chianti Rufina—the smallest and probably the ...
It’s now the season when we look back at the year come to pass, at its ups and downs, our personal growth and our setbacks. And 2016 is shaping up ...
All eyes will soon be on Pistoia, as it was selected Italy’s culture capital for 2017 and recently listed among Lonely Planet’s top ten cities in the world to visit ...
Italian cuisine has long since been a favourite, but in recent years chefs in Tuscany have been scaling the heights of culinary excellence. Here’s an overview to 2017 Michelin-starred restaurants in ...
We’ve created a short list of six cities to visit based on the type of traveler you are. Here are six travel ideas for a long weekend in Italy.
Select Chianti wineries have teamed up to launch The Art of the Treasure Hunt, an initiative aimed at stimulating wine tourism and showcasing international contemporary art in unique settings. ...
Explore Tuscany’s premiere spa region for yourself and let your body feel the benefits. Both Montecatini and Monsummano Terme provide treatment for body and soul. Montecatini Terme ...
It’s that time of the year again—the tourists spill in, the locals filter out and Florence is filled with a strange asymmetry you won’t find again until next August. It’s ...
Florence is a vibrant, dynamic city – that’s one of the reasons we love it so much. But sometimes it’s good to get away, to pack a bag and leave ...
Known simply as ‘Il Pupo’, Aulo Grandoli has spent his life working as an alabastraio in Volterra. He is 84 years old. Someone who has known him for a number ...
Adventurers on the hunt for their next adrenaline rush should turn toward an unexpected spot this summer: Scesta. This small fraction of Bagni di Lucca (LU) is home to Canyon Park, ...
The Val d’Orcia area is one of Tuscany’s gems, away from the hustle and bustle of Florence itself. Its breath-taking scenery was designed and developed by the Sienese city-state in ...
Pisa’s Parco di San Rossore is offering a unique experience this summer as it transforms one of its cornfields into a temporary labyrinth. Every afternoon (except Monday) until the October ...
Our restaurant has a long history, dating to the time when the Duchy of Parma was ruled by Marie Louise of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, and ...
Oonagh Stransky, The Tuscan Times correspondent in Arezzo, interviews Elisabetta Bidini, the assistant director of Casa Museo Bruschi to find out what life is like behind the walls and in ...
Take out your corsets, doublets, pantaloons and gowns. Don your jester hat. Get ready for the Arezzo Saracen joust: the most riveting historical sporting event to celebrate horses, men in ...
Picture the scene: it’s spring in Tuscany. A man walks along a dusty track, passing fragrant fields and tranquil olive groves. His objective? To find the perfect setting for his ...