A day in the life of a Tuscan Driving Guide

La Notte BiancaOver the last few years, the Notte Bianca in Florence (‘white night’) has become a tradition For one night in May, the city stays open all night. Public transport keeps going, some shops stay open, along with the museums & galleries, and there are a wide range of cultural events right across the city. Among them theatre, any kind of music, movie festival, tango exhibitions, all these in one of the most elegant scenrio you could imagine: Florence. So don’t miss to check for complete program of the events: Over the last few years, the Notte Bianca (‘white night’) has become something of a tradition among an increasing number of cities across Europe and the rest of the world. For one night in September, the city stays open all night. Public transport keeps going, some shops stay open, along with the museums & galleries, and there are a wide range of cultural events right across the city.

Wonders of Italy A video from Santa Barbara Montessori School recent trip aorund Italy, we had the pride to show them around in Tuscany

Santa Maria della Scala in Siena will host from the 26 March 2010 up to 11 July 2010  an exhibition that will offer the opportunity  to get a complete panorama on the artistic period 1400-1460  in Siena. Starting from the influences of Simone Martini, a whole section is dedicated to the  opera of Jacopo della Quercia and his contemporaries. The third section presents works from Stefano di Giovanni known as il Sassetta and his followers, finally a insight on the influence of Donatello short stay in Siena in 1457-1461 on Lorenzo di Pietro known asVecchietta, Matteo di Giovanni and  Antonio Federighi. Moreover there are examples of illuminated manuscripts, goldsmith and textiles from this period with a total of 300 works.
For further information  Tuscan Travellers we can arrange your day in Siena and book your tickets for the exhibition.

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A Day in Pienza

Desde hoy Tuscan Travellers esta disponible en español. Para ofrecerle a todos los hispanohablantes una descricion mas precisa de nuestras Excursiones en Toscana y Italia con conductor guia en Español

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Florence museums have recently presented “Un anno ad Arte” a program of six art exhibitions starting from March 25th, that will succeed throughout the whole 2010, which by the way is the fifth centenary of the death of Caravaggio.
Exhibits will be held in various museums in Florence, the fist one will show Medici’s family most precious cameos and carvings. In May it will be the turn of an exhibit on Caravaggio and his followers over a hundred paintings will be exposed among them the famous “Bacco” and “Medusa”. Two following exhibitions will celebrate wedding painting and 19 of the original paintings commissioned by Medici family to celebrate Henry IV death.
In July “Vinum Nostrum” will look back at the world of wine and to its influence in art, history and society, moreover part of the exhibit will be devoted to the antique tools of wine producer.
Finally an exhibit on sculptor Giovanfrancesco Rustici, Leonardo da Vinci’s disciple, author of Florence baptistry bronzes.
Six different opportunities to discover hidden sides of the enormous Florence artistic and historical heritage, please check our website Tuscantravellers.com for booking and further travel suggestions .

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Chianti restores terraced vineyards. As national newspaper “la Repubblica” noticed, various wine producer are going back to Chianti origins, with this antique way to use soil, and the are several good reasons for doing that.
Firstly terraces reduce strongly soil erosion, this consequently improve the fertility with a lower need of chemical. … Mostra tuttoSecondly from terraces stones act as heater releasing slowly the heat received from the sun, thus allowing a better grape maturity. Moreover this will restore a landscape that reached its shape in centuries of human labour dedicated to produce wine at its best, a wine that will be even more appreciated tracking back to a place with its history and its celebrated landascapes.

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Hello to everybody!

Stefano and I started this business experience several years ago, because we believed and we still do, that Travel is a great way to know the world and people… Travel is sharing time with your family, friends and whoever is with you… Time is the best gift we can make to each other, so we would like to help you to slowly enjoy your time in Tuscany and Italy… In our old country we don’t think that fast is always better, actually we think that you can arrive first if you know where you’re going…We’ll guide you through the hills and the cities of Tuscany to make sure that!

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