Category: Historic Village

Immortalized by local writer Giosuè Carducci in his poem “Davanti a San Guido”, with the words “I cipressi che a Bolgheri alti e schietti van da San Guido in duplice filar” (“The cypress trees stand straight and true from Bolgheri to San Guido in double rows”), this centuries-old town was developed around a medieval castle …

By, Gabi Münkel

With it multitude of towers sticking out against the horizon, San Gimignano is one of the most iconic and recognizable destinations in Tuscany. In every corner of the world, there lives someone with a dream to visit this ancient village and to feel the experience of stepping into a perfect Medieval postcard. A UNESCO World …

By, Gabi Münkel

Volterra has an unmistakable Medieval character, where the atmosphere of an ancient village can still be felt and whose authenticity is protected by the relative isolation that has limited the development of the city center in the industrial era, safeguarding the city from urban speculation. History has continually left its mark on Volterra, from the …

By, Gabi Münkel