Tuscany 2026 - things to see and do when you visit Tuscany

Since about 9 o'clock this morning, Tuesday 6 January ( Befana - Epiphany), 2026, it has been snowing over much of Tuscany. Large flake...

The new year has begun and now is the moment to think about events and festivals in Tuscany during 2026 . If you're planning a trip to T...

It's only a couple of days ago that I was able to visit the marvellous Fra Angelico exhibition currently on show at the San Marco Muse...

Deer are now so common in Tuscany that they have become pest species, along with the wild boar ( cinghiale, pl. cinghiali ). Only twenty yea...

Niccolò Machiavelli died almost 500 years ago on 21 June 1527 at the age of 58, and yet he lives on as a founder of modern political analys...

As my ever attentive and intelligent readers will know, from time to time I draw attention to books of Tuscan interest that seem to me to be...

How to get around Tuscany is a bit of a vexed question. Between the larger towns, there is an excellent rail service with frequent trains ...

Il Palazzo di Bianca Cappello During the first half of the 15 C, at Via Maggio 26, in the Oltrarno area of Florence, there was a palazzo bel...

Colle di Val d'Elsa is a town of 20,000 people located above the valley of the river Elsa on the route of the ancient Via Francigena ...