If it is summer and you wish to dip in a pool… I suggest you to go to Camping Le Soline in Casciano di Murlo (Siena). This swimming pool in the area of Murlo is big and has a beautiful panoramic position … Of course you can choose to stay in the camping with your [...]
You won’t never have such a wonderful restaurant like the tables and pic nic area at the source of Vivo d’Orcia! When I first see this place I immediately imagined how it would be nice to do a medieval party there.. I suggest to bring with you meat and vegetables for a barbeque! This place [...]
Yesterday we were in San Giusto and planted our first mulberry tree. It is always so exciting planting a new tree! you already know it will probably live more then you .. and I think this has something mystic, it is so beautiful to do something for more generations. In San Giusto there were already [...]
Giorgio tells me that when he was a child and it was the San Giuseppe period (that is march), he used to go every morning in Piazza del Campo by a wooden hut to buy a carton of frittelle di San Giuseppe. They were served only in march and there was always the queue … [...]
If you’re curious of knowing better the tuscan handwerks and typical products, you can even shop on the website of the tuscan land: E-Shop official web site InToscana.it I have seen a lot of interesting objects, especially terracotta, ceramics, extra vergin olive oils, food and wines. Of course they aren’t cheap products at all but [...]
If you are looking for a perfect location for a photo service or a movie, the Siena territory is ideal: so, if you’re planning a holiday in the Siena territory, do not forget your photo camera and your video camera! I copy from a new website for film makers: «Those colours, that light…» as the [...]
When people ask me, if they can do some horse riding I always suggest to call Giorgio, wherever he is at the moment (and at the moment I think he should always be by Fattoria Casa Bianca…) but it is not necessary the accomodation at the Fattoria for horse riding with him. He is a [...]
Recently I have discovered a nice web site about the siennese Palio: its name is IlPalio.org It is in many languages (this is not so frequent ..) and it is really detailed: you will understand a little more this magic mad world in which the siennese people are submerged for most of the year. Because [...]
If you love basket, maybe you already know, that in Siena there is a wonderful basket team: the Mens Sana Basket! at the moment, I think it is the strongest italian basket team. It is sponsored by the siennese bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena. In the past, I had the opportunity of knowing the [...]
Leonardo is a universal celebrity of italian Renaissance. He was born in Vinci in 1452 and died in Amboise (France) in 1512. He was an italian artist, scientist, a painter and a universal talent . His most famous masterpies, La Gioconda or Mona Lisa (in English).. other works are all around the world, in San [...]
We discovered the Osteria Doccino when we used to work in Siena and then we went there a pair of times with my father-in-law. It is a very simple place where young boys and girls will serve you very very good plates of the siennese tradition. Do not loose the opportunity of tasting the siennese [...]
In Tuscany people think that every single food and ingredient has its own “death”, that is nothing about funerals or something like that, of course:-) …but it simply means that every kind of food “wishes to die, is happy to die.. in a certain way, together with a certain ingredient”. And normally it is true.. [...]
This restaurant has been suggested by many of our guests! Unfortunately we have not yet been there but every spring we plan to go:-)) … maybe this year?! Trattoria Latte di Luna Via San Carlo n. 2/4 Ph: 0578 748606 Handy: 338 3266791 Closed on Tuesday
From south of Tuscany you can go daily trip to Orvieto. Orvieto is in Umbria but I suggest you to go and visit it also if you are not in that region: it is another splendid town of Etruscan origin. Very very ancient…and beautiful. Orvieto was founded by Etruscans and was an important town. But [...]
Procedure: In a frying pan, put some extra virgin olive oil. When it is war, add chopped onion (one), carrot (one), celery (one piece). Now add the minced beef (300 gr) and minced pork (300 gr), plus some fresh sausage (2 fresh sausages). When it is well toasted, add half a glass of red wine. [...]
This is really typical of Tuscany.. to begin the meal with mixed Crostini some with spleen paste, some others with mushrooms, and some others with lever. Here is my father-in-law recipe (who, in any case, says that he always changes receipe, depending on what he has in the fridge:-)) Ingredients: chicken lever, onion, celery, 1 [...]
Before coming to Tuscany, I only new the famous song “Viva la Pappa col Pomodoro” sung by Rita Pavone.. in Piedmont isn’t a tradition. When I discovered it (Giorgio made me taste it), I found it really special.. and asked Giorgio to do it so many times! It is a very simple plate, a traditional [...]
From southern Tuscany you can do a daily trip to northern Lazio for a pair of very interesting jewels: Orvieto, Lake Bolsena and ceirtainly also …Civita di Bagnoregio. Believe me: it deserves your time! History, art, culture and traditions, are the basic requirements of an area that seems to have stopped in a past rich [...]
According to Dante, Cimabue was the greatest painter of the period antecedent to Giotto. He was born in Florence in 1240 and died in Pisa in 1302. He painted the Basilica di San Francesco, Basilica Superiore, in Assisi and in the Basilica Inferiore painted a Maestà con San Francesco. In Florence you can admire a [...]
Giotto is one of the most famous tuscan painters in the whole history. He was born in Vespignano (Mugello area, Florence) in 1267 and died in Florence in january 1337. Probably his teacher was another famous tuscan painter: Cimabue, but this is not proved. His masterpiece is the Cappella degli Scrovegni in Padua (Padova, Italy). [...]