Underground fun Grottos, mines, caves, museums:an outing to land of marble. Never been caving? In Levignani, just up from the coast, you can and a dive into the Corchia Underground cave system is a spineshivering thrill. The key attraction is the Antro del Corchia, a spectacular karst complex made up Read more…
Italian boutique: wearable sensations and secrets. Women’s fashion celebrates Tuscan creative excellence and workmanship. SaveTheQueen! has docked in Forte dei Marmi to strains of a stirring fanfare celebrating the style, the inventiveness, and the lush quality of the Tuscan artisan tradition. The SaveTheQueen! ateliers in Florence, Rome and Paris (and Read more…
Arno River The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. The river originates on Mount Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and takes initially a southward curve. The river turns to the west Read more…
Olive Oil History Homer called it “liquid gold.” In ancient Greece, athletes ritually rubbed it all over their body. Its mystical glow illuminated history. Drops of it seeped into the bones of dead saints and martyrs through holes in their tombs. Olive oil has been more than mere food to Read more…
CYPRESS TREES (Cupressus sempervirens) Few people can imagine an Italian garden, without images of tall, needle-like cypress trees springing to mind, so strong is the image of the cypress tree in Italy. The cypress tree’s name would suggest that it didn’t originate in Italy – even though its image really Read more…