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 presented, it is a delight. In 2022, the price of the white truffle, the most valuable of all due to its rarity, was over five thousand euro...
As a tour guide in Tuscany, I’ve seen firsthand how art and history can captivate travelers. Whether you’re wandering the storied streets of Florence or exploring Italy’s hidden gems, classical art comes alive—and trust me, it’s anything but boring. The...
Most travelers come to Tuscany dreaming of that iconic photo in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But here’s a fun fact: Pisa doesn’t just have one leaning tower… it has three! During my tours, I always joke that Pisa has a “stability problem” (which isn’t too far...
All those who take the highway to go to the sea see that wonderful aqueduct that accompanies travelers by car for a few seconds. Few people know that it was built by the great architect from Segromigno – Lucca, Lorenzo Nottolini. That aqueduct in 1833 will bring clean...
You can’t say you know San Gimignano if you don’t know who Santa Fina is. Serafina or Iosefina Ciardi, for friends Fina, is a very young blessed who lived in the mid-1200s. From an early age she cultivated a great devotion to the Madonna, in fact it is said that she...
In full heat and with the fear of a faint, we arrived in Buggiano Castello. What to say? after facing the super climb you say “wow, it was worth it”. Also known as the “Borgo degli citrus” because it enjoys a particularly mild microclimate. Focus and admire the...
