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Autumn in Tuscany: grape harvesting and wine festivals

A lot in programme in Tuscany during Autumn for wine lovers. A brief overview of what the region has to offer. Continua a leggere

Pubblicato in Chianti, Events in Tuscany, Festivals and feasts in Tuscany, Florence, Folklore in Tuscany, Maremma, Tuscan food and wine, Tuscan wineries, Tuscany | Contrassegnato , , , , , , , , , , , | Lascia un commento

The hillside villages of Versilia

Versilia, in northern Tuscany, is not only a fashionable sea resort with long sandy beaches, glitzy cafés, designer-boutiques and a month-long Carnival. It also has a lovely array of medieval villages. Continua a leggere

Pubblicato in Apuan Alps, Discovery, Tuscan churches and cathedrals, Tuscan towns and cities, Tuscany, Versilia, Viareggio, World Tourism | Contrassegnato , , , , , , | Lascia un commento

Carnevale di Viareggio, the Tuscan seaside carnival

The Carnevale di Viareggio is an annual event held on the coast in Tuscany in the town of Viareggio. This colourful and musical carnival is one of the best known in Italy. Continua a leggere

Pubblicato in Accommodations in Versilia, Events in Versilia, Festivals and feasts in Tuscany, Folklore in Tuscany, Tuscan lifestyle, Tuscan traditions, Tuscany, Versilia | Contrassegnato , , | Lascia un commento

Pontremoli and its Disfida dei Falò

Every year on January 17th and January 31st the town of Pontremoli in Lunigiana hosts a bonfire competition which actually re-enacts an old medieval rivalry. The Disfida dei Falò, the Bonfire Challenge, is held in the dry riverbeds of Pontremoli … Continua a leggere

Pubblicato in Events in Lunigiana, Events in Tuscany, Lunigiana, Senza categoria, Tuscan traditions, Tuscany | Contrassegnato , | Lascia un commento

Celebrations for the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s Death

2019 marks the quincentenary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci and museums and galleries around the world are honouring him with special exhibitions and tributes. As a result Tuscany, where the great Italian Renaissance master was born and where … Continua a leggere

Pubblicato in Events in Florence, Events in Tuscany, Exhibitions in Tuscany, Florence, Masterpiece's of Tuscany, Museums in Tuscany, Tuscan art, Tuscany | Contrassegnato , , , , , , , | Lascia un commento