There is a beautiful love story that concerns Prato della Contessa, a large plateau at 1400 meters above sea level on the slopes of Mount Amiata, surrounded by majestic beech trees and fir trees that smell of resin. The lawn owes its name to an episode that saw as...
In 2010 an exhibition dedicated entirely to the Dragons of the Tiber's valley took place, dedicated to the presence of the dragon and the ruler in medieval iconography, in the sculptures of San Fortunato and the Cathedral of Todi and with the exhibition of some finds,...
The combination of wine and painting comes from far away. Not only for the love that many artists have shown for the fruit of the vine, painting it in their works. But also when they used their intelligence to add value to the bottles, creating unforgettable images on...
There in front of the fireplaces of mount Amiata's villages, during the long winter evenings, stories and legends of old times are told. Among the most famous is the tale Santa Fiora's dragon (or of the "Cifero serpent", as tradition says). The friars of Selva's...
Who would have thought that by walking through Santa Fiora and entering the Pieve you would have been able to admire some masterpieces of Italian Renaissance art? The polychrome terracottas by Luca della Robbia. It is one of the most significant collections of Della...
The beauty of our Country according to Professor Luigi Moio Professor Moio do you share the idea that Italian landscapes were also designed by vineyards?Viticulture has given a very important contribution in designing Italian landscape. We have an incredible variety...
