Alcide

The Badia castle was probably built during the invasion of the barbarians as a place of defense for the local population. The first docum...

The pastry shop at the entrance has a long window that will leave you amazed. If you sit outside, you can look at the fort as you nibble...

This is the church of the Templars in San Gimignano, city of towers that has a unique horizon. It is of 13th century, pre-Gothic, archite...

This is another of the many Cecchi Gori cinemas scattered throughout the city. Located between Piazza delle Cure and the Campo di Marte d...

The synagogue was designed by Giuseppe Del Rosso in the mid-18th Century with delightful contributions in wood by Niccolò Ianda and Pietr...

Florence gave the Italian language the word for football, 'calcio' - the game has come a long way since the medieval games that were play...

This basilica is truly great, both in the literal and metaphorical senses of the word. It is located on the hill of Capriola, just outsid...

It is quite usual to find trattorias in modern and old farmhouses as well as villas so that the setting for this one certainly is not sur...

Arnolfo is an excellent restaurant, well worth the trip, even if you do not have other reasons for coming to Colle val D'Elsa. Recently r...

This is a sweet little restaurant with a view that is worth the trip alone. Part of a hotel by the same name, the dining room is full of...

Very centrally located in Castellina in Chianti, follow the signs on the right in the pedestrian zone that lead to the town walls. It see...

If you want to eat fish - some really good fish, then you should visit the Trattoria del Pesce. Although not central you won't regret see...

Although you eat genuine Tuscan cooking, the place is not country in style, there are no beamed ceilings, nor plastered walls. In fact, i...