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FAIR FIESOLE: Parks, Parkour and Precious Objects
From Florence, Fiesole is but a short drive (or a longer but lovely hike!) up a winding ancient road that gives the gift of spectacular Tuscan views with each curve of the road. Normally a quiet little village overlooking the … Continue reading
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Cooking in Florence – Easy as pi…zza!
Italians aren’t so big on pie as such, but they do love their pizza! Since we organise wonderful hands-on cooking classes in Florence and Tuscany, we in the Artviva office should also know how to cook these wonderful recipes, right? … Continue reading
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Under the Tuscan Snow
With the temperature in Tuscany forecast to be one of the coldest days of the season, we for some reason decided it was a great day to go for a long walk in the park! So it was we set … Continue reading
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(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...San Gimignano – ‘passeggiata’, pictures and pronunciation
Before the forecast snow in Tuscany began to fall, we decided to head out to San Gimignano for a wonderful day out in the Tuscan countryside. We stopped along the way to enjoy the views of the ‘Tuscan Manhattan’ on … Continue reading
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Tuscany 2012 – just like fine wine and good women
Yes, just like fine wine and good women, Tuscany just gets better and better with each passing year. After the massive eat-fests of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, we decided to spend the first days of 2012 in Tuscany on … Continue reading
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(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Tuscan Winter: how the seasons change
Tuscany in December. If you could taste the way the Tuscan countryside looks right now, it would surely taste like cinnamon. The leaves and the birds have left the trees, abandoned nests left in full display. The countryside has evolved … Continue reading
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...VINEGAR: simple recipes, simple pleasures
As with all great things in life (namely, wine and women) vinegar just keeps getting better with age. We’ve been cooking lots of traditional Italian recipes using vinegar of late, after being recently given a mother of red wine vinegar, … Continue reading
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Truffles – Tuscany’s tastiest treats!
One or twice a year, we are invited to a farmhouse nestled in the Tuscan hills to enjoy a traditional Tuscan lunch with a lovely Tuscan family. The invitation comes however with a strict warning – the location must be … Continue reading
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Traditional Italian Recipe: Just add wine
The secret to all Italian dishes is great quality ingredients…and a dash of know-how. [Photo by Thomas Tolkien] A good excuse for opening a great bottle of wine is known in Italian as ‘cena’ – that is, dinner. Italians usually … Continue reading
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(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...New Wine & Roasted Chestnuts – Tuscany’s best fruits & nuts combined
By an open fire, we sat around a large wooden table which had been handmade by our friend’s great-grandfather some centuries past. As we chatted away, we worked at scoring an X into the flat side of a great mound … Continue reading
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