A few minutes from Pinocchio Park in Collodi, immersed in the countryside of Lucchesia, you will find the magnificent Nobility Villas that were the summer residences of the Nobles and also representative places. Proceeding from Collodi towards Lucca, the first you will encounter is Villa Torrigiani, a luminous example of Read more…
The Tuscany truffle area around San Miniato in Pisa province Every autumn hundreds of truffle lovers congregate in the ancient main squares of the towns to sample, judge and evaluate the many varieties of this so desired and costly fungus or tuber about which the great Brillant Savarin once said Read more…
Winemaking at Fubbiano Fubbiano’s 20 hectares of vineyard produce around 100,00 bottles a year, making it one of the largest producers in the Lucchesia. This will increase to probably around 150,000 bottles over the next few years as newly replanted vineyards begin to reach maturity. The first wine was bottled Read more…
The Romanesque parish church of San piero in Campo The parish church is an important example of Romanesque architecture as it one of the best preserved and it has not been modified either inside or out. Information about the baptismal church starts from 846, but its current layout is the Read more…
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church inFlorence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in Read more…