… and what you should know about it The Carnevale of Viareggio just ended and I’m still super excited. I didn’t think it would have been so much fun! A brief history When I was at school I red an interesting book about life in the Middle Ages in Florence and one of the chapters described the time of carnival. The author described it as one of the few times during the year where freedom, happiness and fun were the…
Celebrations
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Are you ready to go back to the Renaissance? Follow me with #ttexperience and #ttpaliobalestra and go to San Sepolcro for the historical Palio della Balestra! A bit of history The…
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Spring has started, flowers are blooming and lots of events are coming in Tuscany. Are you ready? Florence and surroundings On Sunday April 14th there is the large Spring Market at…
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In San Vincenzo, on the Tuscan Coast, December is not only Christmas’ month… From this year, and for many years in the future, people will celebrate a precious product: the olive…
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In a month time it will be Christmas! Now that I’m a mother I discovered again the beauty of this time of the year and I feel thrilled about it.…
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Halloween is not a Tuscany tradition, but we’re celebrating it with lots of events around Tuscany. One these events is Halloween at Certaldo, so let’s have a look at the…
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On Monday Florence celebrates Santa Reparata, so beloved by Florentine people. A bit of history Legend has it the Santa Reparata helped the Roman soldiers and Florentine people to defeat the…