Following in Dante’s Footsteps in Tuscany’s Casentino Valley
The many places that the great poet featured in his Divine Comedy
Read moreInterested in knowing different cultures, I studied languages and intercultural communication, did some work abroad in the field of tourism. I’ve been teaching the Italian language for five years and I like to write about travel and places.
The many places that the great poet featured in his Divine Comedy
Read moreLocated between Umbria and Tuscany and surrounded by the Appennini mountains, the Valtiberina, which owes its name to the Tiber River that emerges not far away, was a decisive place for both historical and artistic events in Italy, thanks to its particularly good position. These reasons make it an ideal...
Read moreThere is still a lot to discover in Tuscany that is off the beaten track. One is Val di Chiana, with fabulous countryside and suggestive villages in a valley, and the best way to do this is to explore it along the Path of Reclamation, Il Sentiero della Bonifica. This...
Read moreIt’s a journey that starts from Ancient Rome, with a Pompeian inscription that preludes the Italian vernacular, and then continues with prestigious relics such as Il Placito capuano (in which we have the first official testimony of the Italian language) and the Riccardiano manuscript 1035, a hand-made copy by Giovanni...
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