A day in the life of a Tuscan Driving Guide

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 .

Lamole Wineyards

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.

Chainti new wine is arriving