I think that every person loving Tuscany must see the the little village of Monteriggioni. It is not far from Siena Siena and is famous for its ancient city walls, a splendid example of medieval architecture built around 1200 and mantained – to this day – virtually intact. Not far from Monteriggiori is another place [...]

Today Giorgio and I have done a whole day in the etruscan area of Maremma: Pitigliano, Sovana and Sorano. It was the typical autumnal day: rainy and windy! It rained so much, that we had to buy an umbrella and, even with this, we got completely wet! Nevertheless, it was a fantastic day, in which [...]

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). [...]

Tour of the Crete + Abbazia di Monte Oliveto a tour with beautiful views (from Buonconvento, pasing through Asciano, to Siena) with the deviation for the Abbey of Monte Oliveto (and guided tour of the abbey with peintings of the Sodoma) and a stop for lunch in Chiusure by the very little and typical Trattoria [...]

Yesterday we went to visit Sant’Antimo Abbey: it is a beautiful romanic abbey of high historical and artistical value, wll known for the monchs’ gregorian chants. I found the visit really interesting and the place itself is really beautiful! I strongly suggest a visit and afterwards, a walk in the nice medieval village of Castelnuovo [...]