 
The enchanted valley of the «Lucchesia»
On one side the greenness of the Apennines and on the other the peaks of the Alpi Apuane, which light up the valley with the reverberations of their white marble, and in the middle, slow and placid, the Serchio river. These are the characteristics that outline the Garfagnana and the Serchio valley, around the city of Lucca (...) |
Mysterious hollow ways
Take a jumper, regardless of the time of year you visit: even in August the vie Cave (hollow ways) work as a giant natural fridge. Walking through these giant impressive tunnels through the tuffaceous rocks, you can come across completely anomalous insects and plants (...) |
A stroll in the village
Start the itinerary from via Cassioli. A few metres and you encounter piazza del Grano on the right, the medieval heart of the village. The square has as its centre a 15th century fountain, the work of Antonio di Paolo Ghini (...) |
The "Grotta del vento"
Every time the massive armoured door opens, a strong gush of wind collides with the visitor who enters the depths of the cave of Fornovolasco which, coherently, is known as the «Cave of the wind» (...) |
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The «Devil’s» Island
The charm that still makes it an unpolluted and inspiring place is determined by its history. Pianosa, the «devil’s» island, will probably never go back to being a penal colony, but tourism will have to be extra controlled (...) |
Padule di Fucecchio
A cradle where art, history, animal and vegetation rarities fuse together to create a place unique in its kind. This, in just a few words, is the Padule di Fucecchio (...) |
Unusual Siena
Not everybody knows about another aspect of Siena, concealed in over twenty five kilometres of tunnels, around 300 underground cavities surveyed and more than 160 indicated, a labyrinth of underground passages making up the network that unfolds below the ground (...) |
«The island of goats»
The «Isola del Giglio» is the second largest in the Tuscan Archipelago, a few miles away from the harbour of Santo Stefano, right in front of the Monte Argentario. Three small towns make up life in the island (...) |
The century old Holm-oak
The origins of the Faltognano Holm-oak remain wrapped up in mystery. Its age should be around three hundred years. The main characteristic of the foliage is the leaves' growth in the shape of a cupola. Beyond all imaginings
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A village of peace in the Apennine
The State Road connecting Pistoia to the mountain rises slowly leaving the valley enclosing Prato, Florence and Pistoia behind, reaching the Abetone. And precisely along the Statale you will meet small villages «set» into the Pistoia Appennine: Gavinana, san Marcello (...) |
Ancient thermal baths in Bagno Vignoni
Lorenzo il Magnifico, Papa Pio II Piccolomini and many other travellers who followed the via Francigena knew and appreciated the benefits of the thermal waters of Bagno Vignoni, a small town in the province of Siena (...) |
The mystery of the swords in the stone
Myths and legends hover about in the Tuscan air creating that aura of mystery which can stimulate imagination and curiosity of those who believe in the highly imaginative and allow dreams to carry them. How many times when we were little have we heard the story of the sword in the stone, of the legendary King Arthur (...) |
