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Florence’s gardens - May, the blooming month
Florence is not only one of the worldwide most important cities of art, but it also has a green heart with its magnificent and extraordinary historical gardens, where losing yourself during a promenade,...
Easter in Tuscany - Easter traditions in and around Florence
Easter is now coming and here in Tuscany and especially in the Florentine area, there are some special traditions that perhaps not everyone knows about.
An Easter tradition of the city of Florence is Scoppio...
Surrounded by nature - Walking in the protected area of Badia a Passignano
Area protetta di Badia a Passignano (Protected Area of Badia a Passignano) is now well signaled and you can walk through it during your trekking in Chianti nature.

It’s a natural area of 364 hectares...
Carnevale di Viareggio - Traditions and festival from a crazy period!
Carnival in Tuscany means Viareggio Carnival for most of the people. In Viareggio there is one of the most important Carnival Parade of the whole region.
It is not a festival like in Venice, with ancient...
Filastrocca sulla Befana - La Befana vien di notte
In Italy in the night between 5ft and 6th of January, there is an old lady, with dirty clothes and a big nose, similar to an old witch, that rides a broom in the dark sky, bringing gifts to good children...
Who brings gifts to children? - Saints and traditional characters coming from Italian folklore
Every child knows Santa Claus, an old man dressed in red with a springly and good expression, brings gifts for Christmas; but maybe you don’t know that before him or rather living in the same period...