The night of August 10th is a special and magical time in Italy: every year Italians head to the hills with blankets and turn their eyes skyward to see the stars of San Lorenzo. It is around this period in the year that the Perseids meteor showers dance in the…
Casentino is one of the four valleys of the Province of Arezzo: enclosed between the ridges of Mount Falterona, Mount Pratomagno and the Catenaia Alps, it is the upper valley of the Arno river, that starts from the Falterona and flows towards Florence, Pisa and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Green, authentic…
Clear sky, bright sun and cold wind: a beautiful winter day appeared before me when I opened my window last Sunday. In the distance I saw the peak of Pratomagno: it was snowy, well-lighted by the sun rays, white against the intense blue sky. Despite of the biting cold and…
On Autumn Sundays, after the some walks under the gentle sun of this fascinating season, I love spending some time in a museum and end my day visiting a beautiful exhibition: I find it a very nice way to combine a trip to a charming town or hamlet with a…
Tuscany commonly means smooth hills, medieval hamlets and towns, Renaissance, artistic masterpieces, cellars of superb wine, fields of sunflowers and vineyards. Of course, but there is also another Tuscany, where trees are tall, waters limpid and fresh, thick woods are the natural habitat for wolves, foxes, deer, eagles and hawks,…
