The Osteria di Fonterutoli celebrates everything we love about Tuscany.  Located an easy forty-five-minute drive from Florence, and conveniently situated on the Chiantigiana road, here you can enjoy a cuisine that respects the local and seasonal ingredients, with a special focus on the wild game found on the Fonterutoli reserve which covers 650 hectares. Wild […]

They say you either love it or hate but if you are in Florence, the most iconic and classic cocktail that you must try is the Negroni.  And for those of you that are already fans then you will have been in your element this year as Negroni has been celebrating its birthday. Not just […]

Autumn is such a beautiful season in Tuscany for so many reasons. Apart from the refreshing morning temperatures, it’s all about the Autumn harvest and in Tuscany the bounty is so generous. First, there’s the wine harvest known as the vendemmia. It’s the best time to drive through the countryside to admire the vines drooping […]

More than Just a Horse Race When I mentioned that I wanted to write an article on the Palio in Siena, everyone told me that I had to go there during the four days of the Palio festival to truly understand what the Palio meant to the Sienese people. To experience the atmosphere, the spirit […]

Our new Summer Issue is out with close to 100 pages of our favourite summer Tuscan locations, artisans, recipes and cocktails, In this issue, we take a tour of some of the most popular coastal towns and beaches, giving you a few options of some the most beautiful public and private beach locations in Tuscany. […]

There’s something quite special that makes your head turn when a vintage Fiat 500 drives down the street in Italy. Their cute design, the nostalgic and romantic feeling of how things used to be and romantic thoughts of everything that comes to mind when you think of Italy; la dolce vita, Sophia Loren, country roads […]

Home of The Great Battle. Anghiari is rated as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy – “Uno dei borghi più belli d’Italia” ‘Anghiari, the bastion of Tuscany, made of walls and stones, but built from the heart. reinforced in spirit when the Lily became the symbol of the town showing loyalty to Florence […]

Have you been to Anghiari? Rated as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and well known as being the location of the legendary fresco depicting ‘The Battle of Anghiari‘ by Leonardo da Vinci. While visiting the town a few years ago, I had the pleasure of touring the historic weaving mills of Busatti […]

So it’s been a few months since I posted but I swear it seems like yesterday! I have been so busy that the time has flown and am excited to share with you what I’ve been up to these last few months! You may have noticed that the This Tuscan Life magazine hasn’t had any […]