The bus station in Florence is right in from of the SMN train station, but may be a bit hard to find at first as it is down a short side street and hidden within the block. The easiest way to find it ...

Barga is the most important hilltop town in Garfagnana, the area set in northwestern Tuscany in the province of Lucca, famous for its marvelous and varied landscape that offers hundreds of outdoor ...

Arnolfo di Cambio, important and innovative architect and sculptor, that together with the great Tuscan painter Cimabue, laid the foundation of the Renaissance revolution. He was very productive and ...

Positioned on the top of a dominant hillside a mere 40 km outside of Florence, the Medici villa, with UNESCO status, sits in the center of the enchanting and busy little town of Cerreto Guidi. With ...

Even if Siena is small there are several good shopping options. The main shopping street is Via Banchi di Sopra, where you will find a variety of boutiques especially clothes, bags and shoe shops. Via ...

Exploring Tuscany with your own means of transportation gives you maximum flexibility and there are many areas in Tuscany where a car is really the only option as buses and trains are not available.

High up in the mountains, the air is clean and fresh and far away from all the traffic, smog and city confusion. The magnificent villages in this area astonish me with their sweet, passing wind and ...

You might not even have heard of this little town located on the main road and train line between Florence and Lucca, but it has been here since before medieval times. The position is not an arbitrary ...

The Square of Miracles has gained international fame thanks to its leaning tower and its peculiar inclination, but actually the square is home to other marvellous monuments: the Cathedral, the ...

La Garfagnana è una terra ricca di tesori naturali. I suoi boschi e le sue montagne ci circondano appena arriviamo e la loro vista ci accompagna ovunque. Altri tesori sono però nascosti in cima ad un ...

The Santa Maria della Scala Museum complex is highly recommended for all ages and interests; the vast collection within covers a wide range of periods, functions and architectural intrigues. The ...

A time line would start with the arrival of the Greeks in the Livorno port, where they traded all kinds of “exotic” flavors including that of a very particular white grape - and the base of the ...