Wine
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Florence Rediscovers ‘Wine Windows’ To Drink Safely
As the summer season goes on in Italy, the city of Florence has rediscovered one heritage from the past which is proving very useful to further protect tourists from the coronavirus. It is the so-called “buchette del vino” (wine windows), small openings carved in walls and doors, which were widely used during the 1600s plague. Nowadays, bar and restaurants owners have started using them again as an intriguing and safe way to serve drinks, coffees and ice cream to their customers, minimizing the risk of infection. “Buchette del vino” are just as big as a flask, and they started appearing in the second half of the 1500s to sell wine.…
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Salute! Enjoy Limoncello this Summer
Limoncello is a vibrantly colored digestif that goes down easy on a hot summer’s day. Although the sweet liqueur is most often served, chilled, in a shot glass, it is meant to be sipped slowly after your meal. And although easy to make, limoncello has a complicated — and contested — history. Some people believe that Italian monks first made the spirit as early as the Middle Ages; others credit Southern Italian fishermen who were thought to drink it upon returning to shore to warm themselves and fight off colds. But most accounts attribute its creation to Maria Antonia Farace, who reportedly lived on a small island off Italy’s southern…
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Wed in Tuscany, Rock Star Style
Interested in getting married in Tuscany? We’ve been there, done that! There are lots of things to navigate so we’ve got a whole website dedicated to sharing great style tips, hotels, menus, and legal issues about getting hitched in the Italian countryside. Check out Tuscan-Wedding.com and Buona fortuna! FLORENCE, ITALY – Sting and Trudie Styler were married under the Tuscan sun at the Villa Il Palagio, the couple’s rustic Italian countryside 16th century home located just an hour south of Florence near the medieval town of Figline Valdarno. Perched high above rolling Tuscan hills, Il Palagio offers endless views of the countryside, vineyards, olive groves, blossoming gardens and an unparalleled biodynamic culinary experience in…
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The Top 7 World Heritage Sites in Tuscany
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, traditions, history, artistic legacy and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Renaissance and has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contain well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace. Tuscany produces wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano and Brunello di Montalcino. Having a strong linguistic and cultural identity, it is sometimes considered “a nation within a nation”. Seven Tuscan localities have been designated World Heritage Sites: the historic centre of Florence (1982); the historical centre of Siena (1995); the square of the Cathedral of…
