Napoleon at Isola d’Elba After the Treaty of Fontainebleau, Napoleon was exiled to Elba, an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea 10 kilometers from the coast … Read more
Facts and History of Calcio Fiorentino Calcio Fiorentino (also known as Calcio Storico) is a sport that recalls a game called harpastum in Latin is … Read more
Being the capital of one of the most famous wine regions in the world, Florence is not just a great starting point for the many wine tours the Tuscany countryside has to offer, but has a great wine culture of its own.
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Villa Garzoni or Garzoni Garden was built before 1652 by the Garzoni family, near their old castle, which stands slightly apart and is a beautiful … Read more
A small island full of history: Etruscans, Greeks, Romans, hermits, prisoners inhabited this island for more than 3000 years before becoming a nature reserve. The … Read more
San Galgano is Cistercians abbey not far from Siena, in Chiusdino area. The site is composed of a big abbey, now in ruins, and by … Read more
Gustave Doré (1832-1883) was a French artist, illustrator, and sculptor. In Italy, he gained endless fame because of his beautiful illustrations of Dante’s Divina Commedia. … Read more
Vie Cave: An impressive Etruscan road network, vertically carved into the tuff (sometimes 6 meters high), links Pitigliano, Sovana, and Sorano, in Maremma, Tuscany. Originally, … Read more
The Sad Story of Count Ugolino ‘Father our pain’, they said, ‘Will lessen if you eat us you are the one Who clothed us with … Read more