How dilapidated farmhouses and town palazzi are transformed into stylish dream homes – with expertise, funding and Italian craftsmanship The first glance at a crumbling farmhouse in the Tuscan hills…
Italy – the land of joie de vivre, culinary delights and history. For many Germans, creating a second home there is a long-cherished dream. Whether it’s a Tuscan country house,…
Chianti, an absolutely emblematic area of Tuscany, stretches between Florence and Siena, offering a living experience that seems to have come straight out of a Renaissance painting. Here are the…
Born in 1452 in Anchiano, a small village near Vinci, Leonardo was the Renaissance man par excellence: painter and sculptor, artist, set designer, thinker, man of science, anatomist, inventor, military…
La Dolce Vita – when the film of the same name by star director Federico Fellini was released in 1960, a new attitude to life was born. Italy became a…
Anyone who has gone or is planning to go to Tuscany will certainly know the classic famous places like Florence and its Uffizi Gallery or Ponte Vecchio, Siena, Arezzo or…
Roman cuisine is deeply rooted in the history of the Roman Empire and has evolved over the centuries, preserving a rich and varied culinary tradition. The cauponae, the ancient taverns,…
Tuscany is one of the best Italian regions in which to immerse oneself in autumn foliage. Especially the Garfagnana, in the province of Lucca, is a paradise for lovers of…
Here is a short practical guide. Buying a property in Italy doesn’t start very spectacularly. The easiest way is to obtain an Italian tax number – codice fiscale – from…
A wide-open mouth of hell with a staircase in front of it, an enigmatic female figure balancing on a turtle, fighting giants – around 80 kilometres north of Rome, a…
