Carnival in Italy – masks, pomp and parades
Carnival in Italy is a time of exuberant joy, feasting and magnificent parades. This ancient and colourful tradition immediately precedes Lent and is celebrated in different ways from region to…
Buy-to-rent in Italy – How to secure a 6% return and more
Italy: between longing and investment. A cappuccino in the piazza, cypress trees on the horizon, golden evenings on your own terrace – for many people, Italy is more than just…
Marina di Massa: the turtles are back
Caretta caretta in Tuscany: why turtles are suddenly nesting in Marina di Massa, what volunteers are doing – and how beachgoers can help protect a small natural wonder. A picture-perfect…
Pietrasanta – the ‘Little Athens’ of sculpture
Pietrasanta, nestled between the Carrara marble quarries and the Versilia coast, has always been known as ‘Little Athens’ – and not without reason. With over 50 art workshops, the town…
What to do in Versilia in Summer 2025?
A night between Renaissance and pop: Will Smith at the BIG Art Festival GALA 2025 On July 25, 2025, the world of art, celebrities, and music lovers will witness an…
Old building meets modernity: renovation projects in historic buildings
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…
Leonardo da Vinci
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…
Are you a foreigner and want to buy a villa/property in Tuscany/Italy?
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…
Parco dei Mostri: The park of the “monsters” near Bomarzo
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…
Turin and chocolate: 10 days of sweetness
The 2024 Turin Chocolate Festival, also known as Cioccolatò, will take place from November 28 to December 7 at Piazza San Carlo in Turin, Italy. The festival will feature: Tastings,…