Here in Tuscany, ecology and country life play a primary role.
As soon as you arrive just take a look: some of the panoramas seem to be the handiwork of a genius, a great artist.
In this case the artists are those who have cultivated this land, while respecting its identity, contents and history.
Some islands of the Tuscan archipelago offer corse in nature photography and bird watching-the Corsican seagull, the blue rock thrush, the raven-courses for learning to recognise nature and name plants and birds, to interpret sounds and recognise smells, all precious signals that mother earth continue sto send us constantly, and which we are increasingly likely to ignore or unable to under stand.
There are many offers to get to know country life: for example museums with interesting small exhibitions.
The truffle museum in San Giovanni d’Asso, the share-cropping museum in Buonconvento, the landscape museum in Castelnuovo Berardenga or the oil museum in Serre di Rapolano.
But you can also approach it directly, by tasting typical products: the light odour of saffron cultivated for centuries on the Florentine hills, in San Gimignano and the Val d’Orcia, the taste of sheep’s cheese seasoned in the terracotta vases as the farmers have done as far back as the Middle Age.
There will be opportunità to taste freshly baked bread, after following it rising, and to accompagny it with the rich taste of a Chianina beef steak or a Cinta Senese salami,or, if you prefer, ham matured breathing the air of the Casentino or Garfagnana.
You will have the possibility to enter the production laboratories and abserve the slow, ripetitive gestures of those who know the subject, love nature and are not disloyal to history.
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Tuscany – Fruits of the forest
In the abundant glades the slopes of Tuscany Apennines, bilberry picking is widespread due to the good soil.
There are, however, many other typical tuscan fruits of the forest as strawberries and raspberries.
The cultivation of other species such as redcurrants and gooseberries ha salso begun and wonderful jams are produced.
recent business initiatives have created a true market in many areas of Tuscany for fruits of the forest, whether they be fresh.
Such as the quality strawberries, or preserved. “Garfagnino Mushroom” alone merits a visit to the area, its smell and taste remain inimitabile, whether fresh or dried, coke followiing the traditional recipies of Valle del Serchio (Lucca area).
Tuscany – Anghiari, medieval village
Anghiari, has origins very old, it looks a typically medieval and is perched up on a hillside, looking Tiber and Sovara valleys. From the valley, if you look up, you can enjoy a beautiful view. The wandering in a streets of old village is even more delightful.
The visitors can admire the traditional stone houses (tuscany)and attractive small squares wich reflect the history town.
Tuscany – “Toscano” Cigar
The rain an the summer sun fermented Kentucky tobacco which had been sitting in a court yard.
This “rotten” tobacco was then used to make low cost sigars, unexpectedly creating a better tasting and more pleasant cigar than traditional ones. This was the origin of the “Toscano”.
It was 1818. Nowadays the tobacco manifacturer in Lucca produces the cigars according to the Toscano tradition.
The cigars are produced according toh and made tradition by personnel trained to work with the tobacco in all the manufacturing processes, representing a true artisan heritage.
Today as in th 19th century, Toscano cigars contain the taste of Tuscany.
Tuscany – Isola del Giglio
