In Tuscany there are more than 4.500 historical houses, that include castles, palaces, hundreds of villas with monumental gardens. They represent a complement of absolute value to other “excellences”, known by magazines and tour guides, such as Palazzo Corsini or Palazzo Antinori in Florence, the Villa of Camugliano in Pisa, Villa Torrigiani or Villa Mansi in Lucca; Villa La Foce in Chianciano, the castles of Cacchiano and Rocca d’Orcia in the Sienese area; the Marsiliana in Maremma; the castle of Fosdinovo and Villa Bagnone in Lunigiana, and many other places. Historical houses are subjected to

The Marian walk is one of the official walk established by Pope Francis for the Extraordinary Jubilee 2015/2016. The path of the Marian Walk has to be covered on foot, as the Pope has explicitly requested, because it’s an itinerary of faith.
It is a bit more than five kilometres long, and takes around one hour on foot, with the possibility to walk among basilicas, churches, a prison, and many streets and squares in Rome. Obviously, it will take longer, if we consider all the obligatory stops, not only religious, but also cultural stops, and for refreshment. It will be possible to end the Marian

ABBADIA SAN SALVATORE (SIENA), Between 5th December 2015 and 6th January 2016 in Abbadia San Salvatore will take place the event ‘Abbadia, City of Fiaccole’. Every year, at the beginning of December, traditional stacks of wood, with a pyramidal shape, called “fiaccole” are built, and at Midnight on 24th December, they are lit, and burn until dawn. People walk in the historical streets of the town, where they will warm up next to these huge bonfires, and taste typical dishes and foodstuffs.
Christmas is the best moment in the year to celebrate tradition and family, and for this reason it is the