Lucca is a delightful city to visit, offering plenty to see and do for all tastes and ages. From climbing the Guinigi Tower to exploring the Cathedral or touring the city’s excellent gelaterias, there ...

The perfect way to enjoy the best of Tuscany is to go straight to the source: a Tuscan wine estate that offers great views, a gorgeous villa offering luxurious accommodation and spectacular wine! I ...

We recently had the pleasure to take a day off from work and head into Chianti, for a day of meandering around the Chianti area around San Casciano. Our destination for the night was Villa Il Poggiale ...

Renowned for the beauty and variety of its sea beds, Elba boasts an extraordinary richness of marine flora and fauna. Among rocky outlets and sandy sea beds, there are green posidonia, red gorgonians, ...

Barga is the most important hilltop town in Garfagnana, the area set in northwestern Tuscany in the province of Lucca, famous for its marvelous and varied landscape that offers hundreds of outdoor ...

Positioned on the top of a dominant hillside a mere 40 km outside of Florence, the Medici villa, with UNESCO status, sits in the center of the enchanting and busy little town of Cerreto Guidi. With ...

You can download the gpx file of this itinerary HERE (right click and choose "Save as" to download. This is a very panoramic, fun ride that is challenging for MTB ...

The youngest of the three designated wine roads in the Maremma area, the Strada del Vino di Montecucco radiates, from a center position. Situated in the province of Grosseto, better known for its ...

With over 20 years of experience in representing villas, visiting vacation homes and writing reviews about holiday rentals in Tuscany, I am going to share some insight on the things you should be ...

The Santa Maria della Scala Museum complex is highly recommended for all ages and interests; the vast collection within covers a wide range of periods, functions and architectural intrigues. The ...

Elba is the biggest island of the Tuscan Archipelago and the third largest in Italy after Sardinia and Sicily. Together with eight other islands, including Giglio, Giannutri and Montecristo, it is ...