Tag: Tuscany
Fabulous, frazzling Florence, Italy in summer
Many summers ago, I took a train from my then-home in Switzerland to Tuscany, where I’d booked a week’s stay for a culinary retreat....
Lunigiana: Tuscany’s hidden corner
Lunigiana, in Tuscany's far northwest corner, is greener, wilder and at least as welcoming as the parts of Tuscany we all know. Vineyards set...
Tasting Italy
This time last summer, I was cooking up a storm on a beautiful estate in the heart of Val d’Orcia. Il Poggiolo is located...
Siena—art on the walls and underfoot
Siena is a city of art and architecture in a country replete with both. Thanks to a multi-site ticket, I spent the better part...
Laid-back Lucca, Italy
The train journey from Florence to Lucca was poky, a signal to ratchet down, way down. The regional train made four stops in factory-intensive...