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600th candles for the dome of Florence’s cathedral!

Would you imagine the Tuscan landscapes without cypresses?

Gelato… one of the most popular Italian desserts in the world… what’s its origin?

Pecorino Flavours: The Diverse Cheese of Tuscany

Crete Senesi … a corner of paradise

Umbria is worth a visit!

Would you imagine the Tuscan landscapes without cypresses?

Tuscany means love at first sight. This corner of the world, made up of fascinating medieval cities, an enviable gastronomy and fascinating scenery, makes us feel in one of the most dreamed heavens on earth where cypress reigns as the undisputed star. The cypress seems to owe its presence in Italy to the Etruscan civilization. […]

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Gelato… one of the most popular Italian desserts in the world… what’s its origin?

Did you know that the concept we have today of ice cream was born more than 2000 years ago? In China sorbets were produced by putting fruit juices or wine in barrels on which a mixture of snow and saltpetre was poured to lower the freezing point of the water. At the same time in […]

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Pecorino Flavours: The Diverse Cheese of Tuscany

Tuscany is renowned for its delightful culinary surprises and none more so than its cheeses, particularly Pecorino. Tuscan self-catering properties are situated not far from the very centre of the most famous cheeses in Tuscany. This means you are able to taste and buy cheese to the delight of your entire family. Bite into a delicious […]

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Crete Senesi … a corner of paradise

The Crete Senesi enchant for their uniqueness.When we say Tuscany, we immediately think of the beautiful landscapes with its “soft” hills and its cypresses scattered here and there as if they were brush strokes. It is an evocative landscape, at times almost lunar, which is certainly worth traveling through the roads that cross it. If […]

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