Articles in Tuscany
Meet Giulia Scarpaleggia, also known as Juls’ Kitchen. A victim of the economic crisis, or a person who is taking advantage of it to pursue her dreams? She writes “From January 1, 2012, in fact, …
Summer holidays at the beach here in Italy tend to be quite routine and sedentary. This August I decided things would be different. I would go out and become a professional surfer. Clearly I was …
The story of how I came to buy Giuseppe Mazzini’s peaches is one of good timing combined with local friendliness. One of the things we hoped for when we bought a house in Maremma was …
This weekend we decided to try a different beach in Maremma. At the north end of Marina di Grosseto there’s a long stretch of free beach called Fiumara. Turns out that this beach is a …
Every culture has its expressions for why you should wake up early. In Italian it’s “la mattina ha l’oro in bocca” (morning has gold in the air – they haven’t smelled my breath, apparently) and …
They say that the voyage is just as important as getting there. I think “they” must be using this expression metaphorically, because frankly I like to have a destination. And when I get there, especially …
In Maremma there are a lot of really small roads that cut through farm areas. I like these – if there’s nobody behind you, you can stop to take a picture.
I noticed a huge flock …
It was hard to choose just one photo from this January day on the beach, but here it is – my second photo of the week. Read below for the story.
As many of you know, this past year I have been blogging and social media-ing for the Regione Toscana’s tourism campaign. One of the things I’ve liked about this job has been keeping up with …
One of my favourite bloggers who doesn’t have a blog yet has generously contributed this beautiful post and pictures about her experience making cheese on an organic farm in Tuscany. Emiko Davies is a fellow …
There are a lot of ingredients that go into a marvelous meal: good friends, warm atmosphere, excellent service, truffles… I had all of this and more at Locanda nel Cassero in Civitella Marittima last week.
My …
It happens to be just the right time of year to pick chestnuts (castagne). We had guests this weekend in Maremma who are expert foragers and we wanted to show them what great foraging they …
