Tips for moving to the Maremma

I moved to Southern Tuscany because my husband is from here and since we were...

Maremma’s top 8 towns

I get a lot of emails from intrepid travellers who want to know which Maremman...

Maremman food series: cold cuts

  If you thought prosciutto was the only Italian salami to get excited about since,...

Spring tastes of the Maremma

My husband promises me that 15 March will be start of spring here in the...

Rest and relaxation, Maremma style

I’ve been reading Fifty Shades of Grey.  Oh don’t look at me like that. I was...

NYE in the Maremma

I’m still trying to digest Christmas dinner, but I had to turn my sights to...

My guide to an Italian Christmas for foreigners

I’ve been very chirpy about Christmas in the Maremma. Overbearingly, cloyingly, even painfully, chirpy about...

Sharing in the Christmas traditions

For a country that is home to the Pope, Italy has few Christmas traditions. People...

Maremman Christmas recipe. Italian gingerbread men

I’ve already decked the halls with Christmas decorations. I’ve bought most of my Christmas presents...

Must-see Christmas events

As we get closer to my favourite holiday, Christmas, I can promise you a slew...