Do you know frittelle di riso? They're delicious sweets, made of rice and prepared from the beginning of Carnival time till Italian Father's Day on March 19th. Check out this list of places where you can eat delicious frittelle di riso in Florence and surroundings!…
When the sun passes trough the Brunelleschi’s Cupola In 1475 the Florentine Mathematics Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli built the gnomon, an astronomical indicator to measure the exact position of the sun.…
Do you want to visit the Vesuvius? Read my practical guide to plan your visit and climb safely this Italian volcano near Naples!…
I love the dome of Florence Cathedral, built by Brunelleschi in 1434: it’s huge and quite unique, making the city’s skyline one-of-a-kind. In addition it can be admired from far away,…
In 2018 new fares were introduced for the Uffizi Galleries and the Duomo Museum; it was a big change for Florence because it’s a new philosophy to combat the so-called “hit-and-run…
Marradi is a lovely town in the Alto Mugello, in between Tuscany and Romagna; actually, Marradi used to be part of the Romagna Toscana, i.e. part of Tuscany, but culturally…
After my third visit to the Pompeii Excavations a month ago, I could say that now I have a better idea of what’s Pompeii and decided to write a list of…