Do you have a favourite season? The beauty of Tuscany is that every season offers something special, unique and incredibly beautiful. These four issues of This Tuscan Life, are a collection of the This Tuscan Life magazine. A collection of the best of Tuscany – the best things to do, visit, eat, drink and celebrate. […]

A Historical Game of Soccer – Florentine Style *Featured photo above by Giuseppe Sabella Calcio Storico Fiorentino (historic football) is an early form of football that originated in 16th-century Italy. Once widely played, the sport is thought to have originated in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence, where the game is still played today each year.  […]

On a clear day in late February, just before Italy went into lockdown, I set off from Florence to Podere il Casale, an organic, family-run farm located in the breathtakingly beautiful area of the Val D’Orcia.  The property, located about ten minutes from the Renaissance town of Pienza has been owned by Swiss-born, Ulisse Braendli […]

Living in Florence during the Covid-19 pandemic. I’ve sat down to write this post too many times to mention, wanting to put down what my feelings have been regarding our transition from normal every-day life to living in lockdown in Florence but I’ve found it hard to concentrate on writing or working on anything in […]

Tuscan Slow Cooked Braised Beef with Red Onions by Luciano Ghinassi Luciano starts his day early at the restaurant and this is one of the dishes that he makes first thing so that it cooks long and slow to ensure the muscle breaks down and becomes tender, while the onions soften in the wine resulting […]

Not your average hole-in-the-wall! Buca Lapi, named after its founding owner is one of those places that needs no introduction. Located in the wine cellars of Palazzo Antinori, Buca Lapi, is the oldest running restaurant in Florence, dating back to 1880. It was opened as a trattoria and mescita / wine bar when the Antinori […]

The town of Viareggio, on the Versilia coast, is home to one of the most impressive Carnival festivals in Italy. Attracting crowds of more than 600,000 people each year, it’s one of the most important and not-to-be-missed dates of the year! Carnival celebrations are held all over Italy from Venice and Milan down to the […]

Winter in Tuscany The Winter issue is available for download. I’ll be honest. I don’t love the cold and so Winter in Tuscany is not my favourite season but there are many things here that make this season so much more bearable. The festivities don’t end with Christmas and New Year. Come February and it’s […]

THE FIRST TUSCAN BRAND TO BRING DENIM TO ITALY. Hear the words Italian denim followed by ‘Made-in-Italy’ and one can’t help but think of a product that is synonymous with quality and high-fashion but it may surprise you to know that the first delivery of denim to Italy was to serve a practical function, that […]