Tuscany: Insider guides (Ultimi inserimenti)

The splendid outdoor theater where Andrea Bocelli performs each July is only 20 minutes away.

Green meadows, woods, high peaks,the Park of the Apuan Alps offers various types of excursions ,colours and emotions to who chooses to discover the beauty of a very special landscape, where the mountains reach out towards the coast.

We are on the route of the ancient and well-known Via Francigena, which was taken by pilgrims going from Canterbury to Rome in the Middle Ages.

You will learn about this noble art and different kind of falcons and their characteristics, how to meet them how to feed this noble birds.

In a cozy and charming square of Pistoia, i Salaioli is at the same time a grocery store with local products, an excellent restaurant featuring tuscan cuisine, and a gathering place where people can drink aperitifs before dinner.

Cala Violina beach is perhaps the most beautiful bay in all of Tuscany. Wild and unspoilt is the perfect place to live out of season. You can walk with a white road with perfect views for running, hiking and biking

Elegant restaurant in Siena's Piazza del Campo. Traditional Tuscan cuisine with a modern twist.

Synergistic agriculture consists of the art of cultivating, leaving the land to be made according to the method of Masanobu Fukuoka, a Japanese microbiologist and farmer.

A few hundred meters from Montichiello, the dirt road that leads to wisdom you will find a glimpse of cypress trees and in the background the Monte Amiata. Beautiful location at sunset, the earth is red. Superb.

In the Checche Flat, next to the provincial road no. 53 Siena property rises the monumental Oak of Checche, a downy oak (Quercus pubescens) ultra secular. Absolutely not to be missed ..

Located in the charming village of Montisi, Vitis Vinifera is a new way to approach wines, cheeses and cold cuts from all over Italy. For the afternoon a good selection of leaf teas and pastries. A wine bar, a tea room and much more.

Lovely abbey of Benedictine monks in the heart of nature. Worth a visit for its magnificent location for both the magnificent frescoes.

The peculiarity of La Polveriera is to be surrounded by a pine green and above all have a sea from the transparent water, shallow and almost always hot.

The history of the Vespa motorbike and more in a museum created in the old Piaggio factory.

Cala Martina is a beautiful beach in the middle of the Mediterranean vegetation typical of this area. Here he stopped Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Thousand before coming to Marsala.

At short distance from our hamlet there are two beautiful abbeys: S. Antimo, among Brunello vineyards, and Monte Oliveto Maggiore, with its frescoed cloister. Two perfect settings to listen to Gregorian chants.

golf course in Colle Val d'Elsa with 9 holes, horse riding, trekking, mountain biking, hot air ballooning

Roselle is one of the oldest archaeological sites in this area rich in Etruscan and Roman remains. The Roman theater is still well preserved and in the summer becomes a venue for theatrical performances.

This little cafe is located at the entrance of the village, a terrace with stunning views and excellent Tuscan food will accompany you to the time of sunset .. A show. Try the roast pork liver with beans and Chianina hamburger .

Hand made leather crafts at "La Dolce Vita" in Buonconvento. All products are made entirely by hand according to the Tuscan leather processing tradition and all materials are hand selected from the best Italian tanneries.

The real works of art in wrought iron you can buy at the craftsman Biagiotti in Pienza. Decorative objects, chandeliers, candlesticks and the possibility to order custom made items.

Beneath the waves, the sea surrounding Elba has treasures just waiting to be discovered: colorful fish and marine life and sunken ships which have been resting on the sea floor for centuries. The diving center is just 150 m from the hotel.

For those who love steep cliffs, Capo Sant'Andrea is a must-see. One of the most beautiful seaside cliffs in the world, shaped by millenia of wind and water, with its stark white granite face standing guard over the bright blue waves below.

An unforgettable experience for who loves tuscan cuisine but non only....

Refined, creative dishes including a luxury interior in a location with a large terrace and views of the hills,whit famous chef Gaetano Trovato

A renowned restaurant run by the hotel property and by Susi Brogi the chef who serves typical cuisine and authentic Tuscan dishes made by simple ingredients and seasonal produce accompanied by fine tuscan red or white wine of the area.

At a leisurely pace, or with a sense of adventure: everyone has a different style and can be satisfied with the biking on Elba, both on trail and off through shaded woods directly above the sea.

Elba is all about the sea: just 150m from the hotel lies the postcard-perfect Bay of Sant'Andrea, with its soft sand and shallow waters, and, just beyond, Cotoncello Point, with its rocky shore and limpid tide pools perfect for swimming

A nice walk between art and nature in this park on the slopes of Mount Amiata. 100 works of contemporary art spread in an area of 16 hectares, open to the public from Easter to October.