Guided tours in Italy: Concerts in Piazza dei Miracoli This September, The Anima Mundi International Festival of Sacred Music in its Tenth edition has stunning program. Sir John Gardiner will again conduct seven concerts covering five centuries of sacrd music. Seven staggering performances of masterpieces, new music and rediscoveries for Read more…
Secret Tuscany: Artimino village Resembling a perfect painting, Artimino is picturesque and beautiful. Nestling in the green hills of Tuscany, Artimino is quaint and medieval and has been known for its famous Medici ‘Villa La Ferdinanda’. Ranging over the wine producing area of the Vino di Carmignano, the wine of Read more…
Lastra a Signa Old and ancient, Lastra a Signa in Tuscany derives its name from the Lastra dei Gangalandi family who held the fiefdom. But its history goes back to the year 1000 when the Cadolingi di Fucecchio lords held Lastra a Signa under their rule. Lastra a Signa is Read more…
Tuscan villages: San Gennaro The village of San Gennaro is a settlement on the ridge of the boundary with the valley of Pescia di Collodi and, according to martyrologies of just after the time of San Frediano (A. Mazzarosa, 1933) in dates back to the 6th century. Its foundation was Read more…
Olive oil cultivation has distinguished the province of Lucca since ancient times a deep rooted tradition of olive growing which shows how precious and typicl this crop is, today more than ever, constantly looking to safeguard an irreplaceable heritage. The landscape has alwys seemed to be richin olive trees, which Read more…