Articles in Tuscany
Are you passionate about tuscany? If you can express that in 150 words, you can win a 5 day trip in Tuscany with intoscana and MTV during which you will be filmed by MTV. This …
Frescheggiare [fre-scheg-già-re] intransitive verb, tuscan: to take in the fresh air / coolness.
A classic Tuscan Sunday excursion is to go “frescheggiare” in the Vallombrosa, but we’d never been. Somehow it came to mind today so we went …
Walking down the street today I saw this poster for concerts, most of which are free, put on by the Cambridge University Musical Society in celebration of their 800th birthday. I was unable to find …
“Eternal Love” – an elderly couple head to their umbrella
The term ”Stabilimento Balneare” may be best translated as a beach establishment. You will find these lining many shores in Italy, but nowhere so much as in …
This is the story of the restoration of a barn in Tuscany conducted by my friends Sara and Allen. Sara wrote this post for the website Wandering Educators. This is just the beginning of the …
The town of Impruneta in the Chianti region is best known for the production of terracotta and of miracles – not necessarily at the same time or thought of this way by the same people, …
The exhibit “The Terracotta of the Impruneta – from the masters of the Renaissance to the kilns of today” is on until July 26 2009 and for its final two weeks, entrance is FREE for …
So. I had an 11 year old and a 13 year old from California with me for five days, and they looked like they’d have enough art history and walking around in Florence to last …
Frankly, before my now-husband took me to Maremma 10 years ago, I’d never thought of Italy as having beaches. I realize that it’s a length of land that sticks out into the sea and so …
My friends at Il Poggiolo Tuscany, a marvellous place for a Tuscan vacation, have just let me know that there are a few weeks left this summer available at a special rate. Also they’re announcing …
This is the story of how Miriam’s study abroad experience inspired her to create a series of necklaces based on the display of goods in Italian open-air markets. Thank you Miriam Rowe for contributing your …
Italian beaches are a very civilized affair. Most of central italy’s beaches are sectioned up into “Stabilimenti balneari”, or bathing establishments. These consist of a hut or structure with a bar, bathrooms, shower and changing …
