The Orchestra Giovanile Italiana (founded by Riccardo Muti in 1984 and direct by Nicola Paszkowski) performed last month at Florence’s Teatro Comunale as part of the Maggio Musicale Festival, with guest conductor Gianandrea Noseda. The musicians (all between 18 and 27) received hearty bis! and bravi! For their performances of Read more…
Women who follow their instict, and strive to fulfil their dreams, who find space and time and come to Tuscany. Tuscany Welcomes Women is designed to meet the destre of these free, indipendent and romantic women who love travelling and meeting other people, pampering themselves and living themselves a holiday, Read more…
A DAY OUT ON 13 JUNE Let me guide you on a journey to the marble quarries in the Apuan Alps, a range of mountains blessed by a limitless topping of this wonderful stone. I’ve been living in Lucca for more than twenty years, but it was only recently that Read more…
Forte dei Marmi is a sea town and comune in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany (Italy). It is the birthplace of Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Queen of the Belgians. The census of 2001 states that Forte dei Marmi has 8,444 inhabitants, though population nearly triples during the summer, Read more…