A New Year’s Eve dip in Saturnia’s Hot Springs

There’s a tradition in the Tuscan Maremma. It sees the bravest and, I think, most...

Top 3 Tuscan Maremman spa spots for any budget

As the weather gets cooler here in the Tuscan Maremma, I can’t think of anything...

Welcome back!

Benvenuto! Welcome back! I’ve been writing furiously, trying to finish some more content on the...

Grosseto’s Weekly Market

Grosseto has my heart, and that’s not just because it happens to be the heart...

Pasta con le Lumache (Pasta with Snails) Recipe

Last Sunday, I was at Poggio Murella, a few kilometres from Saturnia, for their annual...

Niki Saint-Phalle’s Tarot Garden in Capalbio

“If life is a game of cards, we are born without knowing the rules, yet...

Playing ruzzola in San Martino sul Fiora

  We in the Fiora Valley have been very busy this week celebrating the Vivamus...

Vivamus Summer Festival

“Vivamus mentre stiamo vivendo” At the moment, we in Manciano are getting ready for the...