The “Quercione” This fine example of Quercus pubescens, the Downy Oak or Pubescent Oak, is said to be approximately five centuries old, and it is recordered in the catalogue of the Alberi Monumentali d’Italia. Its trunk is about four metres in circumference and over fourteen metres tall, its open network of branches spreads Read more…
Montecarlo wines One of the oldest wines in Tuscany comes from the Lucchesia: Montecarlo. Almost certainly wines were already being grown in this area in Etruscan and Roman times: according to the experts, the ancient name of Montecarlo, Vivinaja, comes from “via vinaria”, the road that joined the via Cassia Read more…
Spring Weather and Climate in Italy Spring is a nice time to travel in Italy. It is generally pleasant in most parts of Italy although rain, and even snow in early spring, is possible. Most parts of Italy get less rainfall in spring than in fall. Toward the end of Read more…
“A look into the invisible” A major exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi tells the story of Giorgio De Chirico’s extraordinary artistic career and the dual impact that this painting had on modern art and painters such as Carrà and Morandi, or Max Ernst, Magritte and Balthus. One hundred works from exclusive Read more…
Massaciuccoli, the Roman archaeological findings and the church of San Lorenzo. According to the archaeological findings from the time of the Roman Empire, a large “pagus” and a “mansio” must have been situated here. The most interesting historical buildings in Massaciuccoli are the villas and baths, which were built perhaps Read more…