Five fishing villages cling to the rugged Ligurian coast, their pastel houses stacked like children’s blocks against the steep cliffs. The trails that connect them wind through terraced vineyards and fragrant lemon groves. Monterosso has the beach. Vernazza has the harbour. Corniglia sits highest, reached by a long staircase. Manarola and Riomaggiore face the sunset […]
Categories: Italy, National Parks, Nature, Nature, Virtual Travel
Perched on a volcanic hill in Tuscany, Volterra has been working alabaster since the Etruscans ruled this land. The stone is translucent, warm to the touch, and carved into everything from cathedral windows to tiny figurines sold in workshop doorways. The Etruscan gate, the Porta all’Arco, still stands at the edge of the old town, […]
Fourteen stone towers cut a jagged silhouette against the Tuscan sky, their medieval pinnacles rising like fingers reaching for heaven. From the ramparts of Rocca di Montestaffoli, vineyards stretch in every direction, geometric rows of Sangiovese vines fading into a golden haze. The cobbled Via San Giovanni climbs past stone houses that lean inward, their […]
Categories: Italy, Religious Monuments, Sights, Sights
The sun-baked bricks of the Piazza del Campo hold the heat long after the crowds have gone home, radiating warmth into the cool Tuscan evening as the shadows of the Torre del Mangia stretch across the sloping shell-shaped square. You can feel the centuries beneath your feet. This is where Siena’s medieval soul lives, in […]
The clay hills of the Crete Senesi roll across southern Tuscany like waves frozen in time, their pale grey and beige surfaces eroded into fantastical shapes. This lunar landscape, known as the Siennese Clays, stretches south of Siena, a region of stark beauty that owes its character to the ancient seabed that once covered this […]
Pope Pius II dreamed of a perfect city, and on this sunbaked Tuscan hilltop, he built it. The trapezoidal Piazza Pio II unfolds like a stage set, framed by the cathedral, the papal palace, and the town hall in flawless Renaissance proportion. Beyond the belvedere, the Val d Orcia rolls away in waves of wheat […]
Rolling hills covered in vineyards and olive groves stretch toward medieval hilltop towns, their silhouettes unchanged since the Renaissance. Tuscany offers luxury of a particular kind: the luxury of space, of silence, of time slowed to the pace of the seasons. Private villas with infinity pools overlook valleys where cypress trees line ancient gravel roads. […]
Categories: Italy, Travelling Tips
The ferry arrives at a harbor painted in pastel yellows and soft terracottas. Giglio is small enough that you can feel the scale of the surrounding sea pressing in from every side. Steep vineyards climb the hillsides above the port, and wild rosemary grows along the stone walls that divide the terraces. There are no […]
Tuscany is the soul of Italy, a land of rolling golden hills, ancient hilltop villages, Renaissance masterpieces, and some of the finest food and wine on the planet. weather you have three days or three weeks, these ten experiences will ensure your Tuscan journey is absolutely unforgettable. 1. Explore Florence: The Cradle of the Renaissance […]
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Updated: May 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Elba is one of the most beautiful islands of Italy with crystal clear water. It is the third largest island of Italy – after Sicily and Sardinia. Its capital city is Portoferraio which is the largest city of Elba. The island is situated about 20km west […]
