Itineraries Italy: Villa Cenami at Saltocchio – Lucca Built during the second half of the 16th century, the villa is situated at the end of a long avenue which was once lined with poplars. The villa and its gate provide the scenic back drop to the road tht leads up Read more…
National Museum of Bargello The National Museum has its setting in one of the oldest buildings in Florence that dates back to 1255. Initially the headquarters of the Capitano del Popolo (Captain of the People) and later of the Podestà , the palace became, in the sixteenth century, the residence of Read more…
The Azienda Agricola Poggio Cappiano is a family-run farm in Ponte a Cappiano, just a few kilometres from Florence in the Tuscan countryside. For many years now, our main efforts have concentrated on the production of extra-virgin olive oil from typical Tuscan olives from our own estate, particularly from the Read more…
San Martino in Colle Tradition has it that this high hill which looks out over the district of pescia and part of the plain of Lucca, was the site of a fortress built by Castruccio Castracani degli Antelminelli, Lord of Lucca, to keep a lookout for threats from the Guelphs Read more…
Colline Lucchesi wines The Denominazione di Origine Controllata “Colline Lucchesi” white and red wines also boast an ancient history and a tradition of quality; their protection was one of the first to be guaranteed by a presidential decree daated 1968 and, with some subsequent modifications, the regulations governing the production Read more…