A few hills away from Chianti, in the Valdarno valley in the surroundings of a little town named Cavriglia, an enchanting garden welcomes its visitors with over 6000 varieties and species of roses. Just 50 km from Florence and 30 from Arezzo, this little paradise of scents and colours is…
Look at this picture of men whose faces are covered by wired cowls, in the darkness lighted up by torches: guess where we took it. In Sicily? In Andalucia? Actually, this style of Easter Week processions are typical of Southern Italy and Spain, but in this case, we didn’t have…
The Galatrona Tower is located near the village of Mercatale Valdarno, in the Municipality of Bucine, in the province of Arezzo. The tower is the only vestige left of one of the most important castles of Valdambra, the suggestive valley of the Ambra river, situated between the Mountains of Chianti and…
Spring has officially started, and is one of the best periods of the year to visit Tuscany: colourful flowers, intense green hills, daylight getting longer, pleasant temperatures make this season the perfect choice for visiting the towns and the central areas of Tuscany, that in Summer can get too hot…
Ingredients: a Sunday afternoon, the idea to make a trip and admire the enchanting countryside between Arezzo and Siena, a medieval hamlet that looks like a picture from a book of history. Result: a visit to the Castle of Gargonza, in the midst of the the Tuscan hills a few…
