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If there is a place not to be missed close to Florence, it is the “Certosa del Galluzzo”, a Carthusian monastery in Florence located in the district of Galluzzo, on the road coming from Panzano in Chianti. Founded in 1342 on Mount Acuto by the Florentine noble Niccolò...

Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Michelangelo, Cellini were all great artists, but also great artisans. As a matter of fact, in the medieval time, the terms artist and artisan were synonyms, and any piece of art was mostly appreciated for preciousness of materials. However during the 15th...

The production of “terracotta” in Impruneta, a small town in Tuscany located between Florence and Greve in Chianti, is a very old tradition, dating back to Etruscan and Roman times, with the production of pots, amphorae, bricks... It can be explained because it is only...

Florence is certainly one of the world fashion capitals with its famous fashion industry, fashions schools, fashion museums, fashion shows, fashion streets and shops… The major fashion boutiques are concentrated along the luxury shopping street, via de’Tornabuoni,...

The Etruscans were called "Tusci" by the Romans, and this is the origin of the word "Tuscany". They formed from the 7th to the 2nd century BC the first great Italian civilization. Agricultural and industrial people, they had developed an important economic activity. Grouped in a confederation...

Do you know how many bridges there are in Florence, on the Arno River? Just guess … Here is the answer: there are 12, and each one has its history. The Ponte Vecchio is the only one having escaped from the Second World War destruction. Others, also destroyed during the Second...

Our Fattoria (that is a farm) Vecchienna, located in Upper Maremma in Tuscany has kept its typical architecture and is a listed historical monument, member of the ADSI (Associazione delle Dimore Storiche Italiane). Spread on the property, small farms (Podere) some of which have been...