Definitely worth a visit in Sansepolcro is the Aboca Museum, a treasure trove of information and items related to the
April 18 2012 / Places
Multi-purpose Atrium
Pisa, Tuscany
Take a stroll Lungarno (from lungo l’Arno, lit., along the Arno) and you really get an idea of Pisa’s military
March 13 2012 / Local Interest
The Towers
San Gimignano, Tuscany
Long gone was the need for protection against the barbarian hordes. Yet at the height of the craze in the
January 24 2012 / Places
View from the Top
Montepulciano, Tuscany
Up… up you go, along il corso, past the colonna del Marzocco, past the many patrician palazzi, past the churches,
December 7 2011 / Food & Wine
Buona Bruschetta!
Tuscany, Italy
From mid-October to the end of December everybody in Tuscany gets ready for their first bruschetta (pronounced “broo-SKET-ta“) of the
November 30 2011 / Events
La Raccolta delle Olive
Arezzo, Tuscany
October 12 2011 / Art & Archaeology
Sgraffito…
Casoli, Tuscany
Graffiti as a work of art? Amid the complaints of tourists and locals alike that graffiti is an eyesore, there
October 3 2011 / Local Interest
Davide Lazzaretti, Tuscan Outlaw Prophet
Arcidosso, Tuscany
With its bleak terrain and deeply-rutted one-lane access track, hauntingly austere Monte Labbro does not figure on most people’s itineraries.
September 20 2011 / Places
Maremma National Park Cycling
Alberese, Tuscany
Driving and cycling in Italy is not everybody’s cup of tea. Nevertheless most visitors venture for renting a car when
July 18 2011 / Food & Wine
New success in an old land
Castello Marsigliana, Toscana
Walking along the cobbled pathway in the shadow of the Castello Marsigliana exudes a feeling of timelessness. The solid structure
July 23 2010 / Places
Castello di Meleto
Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany
Visitors to Tuscany tend to focus on the fine wines, picturesque cities, and many ristoranti of the region, seldom pausing
July 19 2010 / Food & Wine
Good to Goat…
Anghiari, Tuscany
What happens when a young man from the flatlands of central Michigan finds a spectacularly picturesque goat farm high in
June 3 2010 / Places
Populonia, an Etruscan rebirth
Populonia, Tuscany
Populonia, the only Etruscan city built on the sea, is safe from developers as well as released from its past
July 24 2009 / Art & Archaeology
Pietrasanta
Pietrasanta, Tuscany
Pietrasanta, which means Holy Stone, is mostly known for its sculpture. Every year, and all year, sculptors arrive from the
July 15 2009 / Places
Tarot Garden
Garavicchio
Influenced by Gaudí’s work in Barcelona, as well as the garden in Bomarzo, Niki de Saint Phalle was determined to
July 13 2009 / Places
Slow Town?
Barga
This northern Tuscan town is one of those places that defies definition of any sort. It is a (beautifuly kept)
July 1 2009 / Places
Spanish Tuscany
Monte Argentario
June 23 2009 / Places
Monastery of San Girolamo
San Gimignano
A short “City Bus” ride or walk from Porta San Giovani, far away from the packs of international visitors… sleeps
June 19 2009 / Local Interest
Distributore Automatico
Valiano, Tuscany
Stopping was the only logical thing to do. When else along a small country road between even smaller towns would
June 17 2009 / Local Interest
Wall-E Exists, And He Is Italian!
Pisa
While walking through the streets of Pisa as of April this year, you might have encountered five foot tall green
May 20 2009 / Art & Archaeology
Fragile David
Florence
Ever since going up against Goliath, the last thing you would have thought anyone would say was that David was
May 11 2009 / Local Interest
Officina Profumo Farmaceutica
Florence
When in Florence this is a must see! Close to Santa Maria Novella, this pharmacy has been here since 1221.
April 16 2009 / Art & Archaeology
San Lorenzo – Antico
Civita di Grote di Castro
As far back as 770 AD, this medieval hamlet was home to inhabitants of the nearby Roman-Etruscan city, Tiro, who
April 6 2009 / Local Interest
Faerie Doors
Florence
These Lilliputian doors are an odd feature of Florentine architecture. Made of solid wood, sometimes adorned with carvings or iron