Tuscany is one of those Italian regions that people around the world most often dream about when imagining the perfect, romantic holiday in Italy. In their minds, Tuscany is primarily associated with picturesque roads lined with rows of cypress trees on both sides. Tuscany is also rolling hills, vineyards, and excellent wine. But is that all? Of course not! The region is awe-inspiring with its architecture, painting, and sculpture. It’s the cradle of the Italian Renaissance and boasts a wealth of monuments from that era. Tuscany’s cities are home to artistic treasures and a unique atmosphere. The small stone towns perched on the hills, mostly built in the Middle Ages, captivate with their charm. The cuisine enchants with its flavors and aromas. Tuscany is a land where people eat plenty of meat, cured meats, vegetables, cheeses, and the iconic pici pasta. Among the wines from Tuscany, the leaders are Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Aside from the cypresses, the sight that perhaps most captures the imagination of tourists, painters, and photographers is the famous fields of blooming sunflowers. You’ll encounter them at the end of June and in the first half of July.
The Tuscan coast is a stunning land, so distinct from the central part of the region. Here, cypress trees gradually give way to towering umbrella pines, long sandy beaches stretch for miles, and in July,…
Historic cafés in Florence, once meeting places for intellectuals and artists creating in the 19th and 20th centuries, witnessed countless conversations around café tables. In these interiors, people discussed politics, sang and read literature, and…
Picturesque hills, green forests, small stone villages, impressive vineyards to encourage visits and wine tasting, and old olive groves, interspersed with narrow roads and cypresses. Here is the Chianti, the most famous Italian wine region.…
One of the questions, that you most often ask me is: “What checked accommodations are you recommending in (here is the name of the place), but only checked by you!” Exactly! This post should be…
Florence, the capital of Tuscany and one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, the pearl of the Renaissance. It certainly deserves to be thoroughly visited and spend more time there, but the vast majority…
Val d’Orcia stretches to the south of Siena, at the foot of an extinct volcano Monte Amiata is a land of dream for every enthusiast of photography and one of the most popular region in…
I know you love hot thermal springs, which can be used free of charge in the wild ponds hidden from mass tourism. Baths in Tuscany, described by me almost four years ago, enjoying great popularity…
Geotermalne źródła siarkowe w Saturnia są najbardziej znaną tego typu atrakcją w Toskanii. Ich popularność wynika przede wszystkim z faktu, że dostęp do nich jest całkowicie darmowy, a bogata w minerały woda posiada właściwości lecznicze…
Among the rolling hills of the Val d’Orcia, at the top of the hill covered with cultivated fields and meadows changing colors several times a year, there was once a small village. One day -…
In May 2018, I started a new, large and ambitious project of filming and photographing Italy from a bird’s eye view. You probably associate single movies or photos of Sicily seen from above, which I…
At the base of the medieval Volterra, surrounded by picturesque hills, the dream of a man who many years ago gave Tuscany a special feeling came true. The old monastery has been restored, and new…
Tuscany in the autumn fall? When summer disappears in autumn, and tourists thirsty for heat and summer hustle and bustle, they return home, Tuscany changes its face. Ripe grapes are harvested and closed in vats,…
Val d’Orcia, the most picturesque part of Tuscany, is famous for its postcard landscapes, charming towns, winding cypress roads and fine cuisine and wine. Despite the great popularity of the valley, it can be found…
The golden and red vineyards and hills of Tuscany, Umbria or Marche, the warm water and empty beaches of Puglia, Calabria or Sardinia, few tourists and lower prices on the crowded Amalfi Coast and Cinque…
What should I buy in Tuscany? What should I bring back home? What should I try during the stay? After a recent, intense discussion on Facebook, I realized that the answers to these questions are not obvious at all,…
On the northern edge of Tuscany, surrounded by green peaks of the Apuan Alps, existed side by side two villages. One day, as it did seventy years ago, after the construction of the dam aimed…
Tuscany is a extraordinary land stunning richness of art and landscape. Especially beautiful is in the middle of April, when fresh, juicy green cover hills, vines covers with young leaves, red poppies overlay roadside ditches…
Val d’Orcia stretches to the south of Siena, at the foot of an extinct volcano Monte Amiata is a land of dream for every enthusiast of photography and one of the most popular region in…