Olive oil is one of the main products of Tuscany, especially of Southern Tuscany. The major producers are all located in the provinces of Grosseto, Siena and Florence. Extra virgin olive oil…
Henry VII’s burial site reopened
Yesterday, the exciting results of the latest research on Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII’s mysterious death were presented in Pisa. Most people associate the name of Emperor Henry VII with Dante’s Divine…
Sweet New Year’s Day Wishes
So here we are! Another year has just begun! Happy New Year to you all!!! May 2014 be a healthy, serene year, which makes all your dreams come true! We know our…
New Year’s Eve in Pisa
This year, the program of events for the New Year’s Eve in Pisa is remarkably rich. The local administration has planned what they called a “spettacolo diffuso”, that is, a show spreading…
The new and the old and the olive oil festival
In small communities like ours, tradition is a difficult concept to tackle. On the one hand, there is what people expect “traditional Tuscany” to be. That is often “staged” authenticity more for…
A lucky day in the life of a vacation rental owner
There are (rare) days when you think “why did I ever decide to start renting out my house?!“. It’s mostly when everybody else is on holiday and traveling somewhere, and we have…