Below the village of Collodi Castello i san old stone road. Some say it was built on the foundation of a Roman road no one is quite sure. The stones were straight and true. I always fondere where they had been quarried as they were creamy in color, not at Read more…
Scansano is a small town of medieval origin, in the Tuscan province of Grosseto, Italy. The area which Scansano lies within is called Maremma. The small town of Scansano is notable for Morellino di Scansano, a type of wine.
Pienza, a town and commune in the Siena province, in the Val d’Orcia in Tuscany , between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, is the “touchstone of Renaissance urbanism.” In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site, and in 2004 the entire valley, the Val d’Orcia, was included Read more…
Annually on december 8 the AILO ( International no-profit association holds) a Christmas bazaar in Florence, donating the earnings to support various charities in the Florence region. Each year many English language second hand books from this bazaar, and also from St. James Church in Florence, are left unsold. Two Read more…
Following the terrible events around l’Aquila at Eastertime, there is still an enormous need for funds to support the ongoing work of re-housing famiglie and returning the community to some kind of normality. In Italy donations can be safely made to Red Cross Italy (CRI) either. 1. By credit card Read more…