San Gimignano Torture Museum

Torture instrument

The writer Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, the tutelary deity of masochism went to a wedding in this museum.
In San Gimignano Torture  Museum are present torture instruments from all over Europe, some even of the sixteenth and seventeenth century or the nineteenth and twentieth century philological reconstructions of original antiques.
Machinery explain that the human mind and its perversion found systems designed to inflict torture. There are weapons, devices and instruments of torture and public humiliation, engravings, prints and paintings.

Torture Museum:
Via del Castello 1/3, San Gimignano – SIENA

Open all year – from 10 to 19 hours
Price: full € 10.00; reduced € 6,00; groups € 4.00

Web-site: www.museodellatortura.com

Traditional tuscan food

Traditional tuscan food

Are you looking for  traditional tuscan food?
Good, here you found the historic restaurant “Carignano” in Lucca. It’s a typical restaurant that offers tuscan specialities, bistecca alla fiuorentina, from the charcoal grill, many delicious traditional dishes, served ina friendly and relaxed atmosphere, but prompt service!
First class fresh local ingredients, new well appointed wine list with over 70 italian wines.
Quick fixed price lunch menu with many choices, private dining rooms for parties and meeting, open air summer terrace.
At your disposal menu for special occasions, dinner parties, birthdays, children’s parties etc..
The restaurant has ample private parking.
Carignano restaurant offers pizzeria with wood fired brick oven and a new menu, freshest ingredients and prompt service!

Restaurant “Alla Cantina di Carignano”
Via per S. Alessio 3684 Località Carignano – LUCCA – www.lacantinadicarignano.com

Open every day!

Versilia Wine Art Festival

Tuscan red wine
Tuscan red wine

The second year of this new wine show which runs in the main square and in the Chiostro Sant’Agostino.
More than 100 producers.
27 -29 march.
Etichette d’Autore as a part of this wine festival the Chiesa Sant’Agostino hosts a show of designer wine labels commissioned by major wineries from leading European artists.
16.00 – 19.00, 24-26 march and 10.00-19.30, 27 to 29 march.

Official web-site: www.wineartfestival.com