This is THE place of our hiking in the South of Tuscany from Pitigliano to the Mediterranean Sea. “Vie Cave (vee-ah cavay, meaning cave roads) are cut by Etruscan (VII Century B.C) hand tools into the mile-high tuff stone (tuff or tufa are layers of solidified ash from volcanic eruptions) of the Maremma area of…
We’ve just spent 4 days in Salina and Stromboli walking on the slope of Monte Fosse delle Felci (980 m), trekking to an altitude of 400 m on the island of Stromboli, visiting the tiny village of Ginostra, listening to stories about Aeolian immigration to Australia, learning about the roller-coaster history of local Malvasia wine…
Cagliari is the start of the Sardinia Tour. Courageous travellers should read this book of Mary Davey to get an inside of the island looked like in the second half of XIX century “I ask for the utmost indulgence for this small literary product which I would like to present as a faithfully sketched portrait…
Trekking with the Medici family and Napoleon along magnetic mountains and pristine beaches Dear fellows, I am excited to share with you this new tour to Elba Island. Elba is an island that deserves to be walked, possessing a magnificent coast of cliffs, beaches and coves. This 5-day, 4-night tour will lead you to discover the…
There is much ado about “Slow Travel”: it is often used as a brand name without a proper understanding of what the term really means. On paper, Slow Travel is an offshoot of the Slow Food movement – a focus on local farming, regional cuisine, communal meals and traditional food preparation methods that began in…