Tuscany

The many places that the great poet featured in his Divine Comedy

Dozza, Emilia Romagna Dozza, Piazza Zotti and belltower. Photo: Wikipedia  Just south of Bologna, the capital of Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, lies a dreamy medieval village called Dozza. It’s one of the “Borghi piu belli d’Italia”, an association of the...

From Chiusi to Arezzo, hike or bike along some of the finest pearls of the Tuscan countryside

On May 29th, 1606 during a brawl in Piazza Navona, Caravaggio (1571-1610) murdered the pimp from Terni, Ranuccio Tomassoni, who had VIP clients: nobles, notaries, cardinals.  The painter was sentenced to death.  To avoid papal justice, this hot-headed and often...

One is from Tuscany and the other is from Abruzzo. These wines have the same name even though they have very little to do with each other as they use different grape varieties: Vino Nobile uses mainly Sangiovese and the...

San Filippino Chapel in the medieval hill town of Castiglion Fiorentino has been abandoned for decades, to the point that most local residents no longer remember or even notice it. Tennessee resident Rita Morgan Richardson and her husband Tim discovered...

Firenze Convention & Visitors Bureau (FCB), tour operators ArtViva and Le Baccanti, the Golden Tower Hotel, hosted by the Italian National Tourist Board to bring to New York the best Tuscany and Florence have to offer.

Cetona, Chianciano Terme, Chiusi, Montepulciano, San Casciano dei Bagni, Sarteano, Sinalunga, Torrita di Siena, Trequanda. Nine townships of the Valdichiana that got together to enthral visitors with multiple activities. Along with the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, of course.