It’s Time for Olive Oil and White Truffles

November is the month for olive harvest!
Extra Virginia olive oil is a typical product of Tuscany, a precious organic element, at the base of our great culinary tradition.
The use of genuine and fresh extra-virgin olive oil is essential and fundamental for every Tuscan meal.
Olive groves are typical of the lovely Tuscan landscape, that, in November, is characterized by beautiful and contrasting Autumnal colors. Continue reading

Visit the Torture Museum of San Gimignano

Museum of Torture San GimignanoIf you are planning to visit the wonderful medieval town of San Gimignano, located right on top a hill in the beautiful province of Siena, you absolutely cannot miss the Medieval Torture Museum, one of the most disquieting and terrifying exposition in the world!

There’s no better setting and location for such a museum! San Gimignano gives the impression of being immersed in the Middle Ages, the village has remained almost unchanged from the past, it is a perfectly preserved medieval village, with suggestive little streets, fascinating towers,charming and evocative palaces. Continue reading

iSculpture: the first Art Gallery of Italian Contemporary Sculpture

San Gimignano gallery of Italian SculptureSan Gimignano welcomes iSculpture, the first art gallery featuring exclusively Italian contemporary art and sculpture!
The Arts and Crafts center San Gimignano 1300, one of the main and most appreciated attractions of this charming Tuscan town, is the special setting for this unique art exhibition. San Gimignano 1300 is a very special museum, a fascinating journey back in time, thanks to the faithful reproduction of the village as it existed during the Middle Ages, at the beginning of the 14th century. The itinerary of the museum has been conceived to arouse emotions in the visitors and tell the history of San Gimignano during the period of its maximum development and splendor. Continue reading