Walk the Vasari Corridor in Florence: A Secret Passageway for the Medici
The Vasari Corridor is a hidden gem in Florence! It's an elevated passageway about 750 metres long, it was built by...
Caccia al tartufo in Toscana
We all are (I am!) in LOVE with truffles: in pasta, on meat or on a simple piece of bread. It doesn't matter how it is...
Art Is Not Boring: Unveiling the Mysteries of Venus de Milo & the Medici Venus
As a tour guide in Tuscany, I’ve seen firsthand how art and history can captivate travelers. Whether you’re wandering...
Quale torre pendente? ne abbiamo tre!
A select few (or rather, a few curious ones) know that in Pisa we not only have the famous leaning tower, which became...
Non c'è solo il Ponte del Diavolo
All those who take the highway to go to the sea see that wonderful aqueduct that accompanies travelers by car for a...
Fina from San Gimignano
You can’t say you know San Gimignano if you don’t know who Santa Fina is. Serafina or Iosefina Ciardi, for friends...
“I don’t know where to go” is no longer an excuse
In full heat and with the fear of a faint, we arrived in Buggiano Castello. What to say? after facing the super climb...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
A village inhabited since prehistoric times and known thanks to its thermal baths, San Giuliano is located in a...
The curious case of Colle Val d’Elsa
There are villages that do not exist … yes, this sentence made me laugh but unfortunately it has something of reality....
The Holy Face of Lucca, no longer just a legend.
What is the Holy Face of Lucca? The "Black Christ of Lucca," known as the Holy Face of Lucca, is a remarkable...