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Giglio – a small but beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea | Italy
Giglio – a small but beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea | Italy Updated: February 5, 2020 | By Claire | More Giglio is a small but beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea, which together with the neighbouring isle of Giannutri belongs to the Italian region of Tuscany. You can find it about 50 km […]
Luxury villas in Tuscany – accommodation tip | Italy
Luxury villas in Tuscany – accommodation tip | Italy Updated: November 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Tuscany is an Italian region renowned for its art, history, beautiful scenery and not least the wine (e.g. the most famous Chianti). It also includes the island of Elba. Cities in Tuscany are often surrounded by walls. […]
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Island of Elba – pearl of the Tuscan Archipelago
Island of Elba – pearl of the Tuscan Archipelago 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 […]
Assisi – the city of the peace in Italy
Assisi – the city of the peace in Italy Updated: August 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Assisi is a town located in the central Italian region of Umbria and one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the country. It is linked with the life of St. Francis, who lived here from 1181 […]
Pienza – the model of the Renaissance town in the heart of Tuscany, Italy
Pienza – the model of the Renaissance town in the heart of Tuscany, Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Pienza is a lovely town, whose small chamber center had been almost totally rebuilt by Pope Pius II. in 15th century. In 1405 in Corsignanu, as Pienza was called at that time, […]
Crete Senesi – Siennese Clays with its diversified “lunar” landscape in Tuscany, Italy
Crete Senesi – Siennese Clays with its diversified “lunar” landscape in Tuscany, Italy Updated: May 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Crete Senesi is the area not far from Siena, in the valley of rivers Arbia, Ombrone, and Asso. The area includes the towns like Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d’Arbia, Rapolano Terme and San Giovanni […]
Siena – medieval traditions in the heart of Tuscany | Italy
Siena – medieval traditions in the heart of Tuscany | Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Siena is the best preserved medieval city in Italy, surrounded with the ancient walls. It is located in the heart of Tuscany and has 55k inhabitants. It is said that the people of Siena speak […]
San Gimignano – Medieval Manhattan in Italy
San Gimignano – Medieval Manhattan in Italy Updated: December 20, 2020 | By Claire | More San Gimignano – the city of the beautiful towers – is a small walled medieval hill town located in north-central Italy in the province of Siena, Tuscany. The town lies 56 km south of Florence and 38 km north-west […]
Volterra – alabaster work since Etruscan times | Tuscany, Italy
Volterra – alabaster work since Etruscan times | Tuscany, Italy Updated: March 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Tuscan city of Volterra is situated on a plateau at an altitude of 530 metres in a mountainous area between the valleys of Valle di Cecina and Era. Due to its location there are breathtaking views […]
