Il Palio – Madness on horseback
Il Palio Horse Race - photo courtesy of Wiki Commons Siena is a lovely city rivaling Florence in its architecture and art; the divide being that Siena’s highpoint was the Medieval era and Florence’s,...
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The city walls of Lucca offer great views of the town - photo courtesy of Georges Jansoone via Creative Commons Once one of Italy’s wealthy fiefdoms, Lucca retains all the beauty of art and...
View ArticleSummer Medieval Fairs in Tuscany
Go to San Gimignano for a medieval fair this summer! If you’re traveling the towns and villages of Tuscany this summer and feel like you’ve just walked into a time warp, you’ve probably lucked out and...
View ArticleFood & Wine Festivals in Tuscany
Chianti Wine Festival. Photo credit: I Love Montespertoli via Flickr. Tuscany is so famed for its food and wine that you can almost taste the flavors just by saying the name. So it’s no surprise that...
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