After visiting the first sector of the necropolis (Road Ildebranda, Tomb Hildebrand), I suggest you to walk on the footpath running along the road SP22 towards Sovana. After about two hundred meters you reach the second sector of the necropolis that includes the Church of San Sebastiano, the Tomb of the Mermaid (Tomba della Sirena), the Tombs in Semidado and the Via Cava di San Sebastiano.

To reach the archeological settlement of Vitozza in the countryside, you have to drive to San Quirico, a fraction of the most populous town of Sorano, which is about 5 km from this archeological settlement. When you arrive in the main square of San Quirico, there are two options: you can leave the car there [...]

On the Strada Statale 22 (road 22), about a mile after Sovana towards San Martino sul Fiora – Saturnia, on the right side of the street is the parking lot near the access to the first sector of the Etruscan necropolis, where are located the monumental tombs: Ildebranda (Hildebrand), Demoni Alati (Winged Demons), Pola (Pula), [...]

Every year, around december 8th, in the medieval village of San Quirico d’Orcia, there is the Festival of Oil

Tonight I’ve discovered a very interesting opportunity for all those singers and collaborative pianists wishing to live a really rare experience of international study in the beautiful Tuscany: the Italian Operatic Experience. It is a summer international school located in Montecatini Terme offering 5 weeks programs specially adressed to singers and collaborative pianists, with daily [...]

Since many years, in the summer, the Abbey of San Galgano is the location of concerts in collaboration with the renomate siennese Chigiana Academy. In the scenic open air Cathedral of San Galgano, under a blanket of stars, take place every summerlays, operas, concerts, musicals and ballets. Inside the Abbey, 800 seats to accommodate the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

If you love to go to the market, I suggest you to go on wednesday in Greve in Chianti in the main square Piazza Matteotti. It is pictoresque and funny and then you can go to the historical butcher Antica Macelleria Falorni in Piazza Matteotti.

I suggest you a bath in the swimming pool with mineral water of Hotel La Posta: it has both outdoor and indoor spaces and offers its guests a wonderful view of the valley  and  of  Rocca d’Orcia. Check on the hotel’s website as the swimming pool is not always open: only from spring to autumn. [...]

If you come to Tuscany, I strongly suggest to imitate the Siena inhabitants and go by Nannini for a sweet break with a Coffee and some Siena sweets: Ricciarelli, Panforte, Cantucci and Cavallucci. Ricciarelli are soft mandel biscuits Cantucci are hard biscuits with entire mandels Cavallucci are semi-hard biscuits with nuts and spices Panforte is [...]

It was two years ago… it was already several years I lived in the Siena territory, but I was not yet gone at the Patio in Siena! I know, it is a little bit strange …but I am strange Moreover the Palio is every year on july 2 and august 16 and in july and [...]

Especially in the summer, we suggest you to take one day time for a pic nic in the beautiful beech forest of the Amiata mountain (2000 mt hight!). It is one of the biggest beech forest in Europe, someone says it is the biggest one and offers you a magical environment, fresh air, plenty of [...]