Alongside panforte, they are among Siena’s sweets that best represent the city. Just thinking about their orange and vanilla scent, s...

The Florentine beefsteak is the undisputed queen of Tuscany’s gastronomy. Including the bone, and strictly cooked in ‘blood’ (i.e...

Brigidini…so tasty, who hasn’t heard of them? Their sweet scent pervades the air of any countryside fair or festival. They immediat...

Torta coi ‘bischeri’ is typical of San Giuliano Terme, in the province of Pisa. Just look at the photo to get an idea of how sweet ...

‘Whoever comes to Lucca and doesn’t eat buccellato can’t say they have been there’: this is what a traditional saying in Lucca ...

‘Ci ceni?’ It might sound like a generic question that would usually require at least two clarifications: where and when. But there...

Cacciucco is one of the most famous Tuscan dishes. Who doesn't know the tasty fish soup typical of Livorno? What few people know, howev...

‘Viva la pa-pa-pappa col po-po-po-po-po-po-pomodoro, Ah viva la pa-pa-pappa che è un capo-po-po-po-polavoro, Viva la pa-pappa pa-ppa...

Livorno is a city that has so much to offer to those who visit it: the beautiful sea you can admire from Terrazza Mascagni, the fo...

You all know how tasty panforte is and probably also that that it is one of Siena’s icons. What you may not know is the story behind ...

Even Tuscany, like any other part of the world, has its amusing collection of folk legends. These are legends that have been handed dow...

Lanterns are now very fashionable and are used at parties and weddings. Florence, however, has always been ahead of time, so much so th...

Garfagnana is a land full of mysteries and legends and Christmas is no exception. On the night of 24th December, in fact, in Gorfiglian...

We are sure you have already heard of 'finocchiona' before and perhaps you have even tried it: it is the tasty salami made with shoulde...

Even if you left school a long time ago we are convinced that every so often the nightmare of exams peeps in your nights. It is one of ...

It was really her, a young woman with an Arabian name, Kinzica, of the noble Sismondi family, to save Pisa from being sacked by Saracen...

Subversive, persecuted, anarchist, homeless, dreamer: it is really difficult to define Piero Carbonetti, Tuscan bred and born and Garib...

It is a very ancient but still popular rite. Two large processions that meet up with a Christ on the cross in front of each one: the he...

The Siena Palio has been known since 1200 when the Lords and the notaries of Siena were used to gambling their status and prestige by r...