We rode the Alta Via del Sale by gravel bike over two days, from Limone Piemonte to the sea at Ventimiglia — here’s our first-hand guide to refuges, logistics, and GPX mistakes worth avoiding.
We rode the Alta Via del Sale by gravel bike over two days, from Limone Piemonte to the sea at Ventimiglia — here’s our first-hand guide to refuges, logistics, and GPX mistakes worth avoiding.
The grape harvest in Tuscany, la vendemmia, runs through September and October. Here’s when it starts near Florence, which Chianti festival falls the same week, and how to watch real harvest work instead of a staged tourist show.
Skip the scorching Chianti strade bianche. La Leonessa gravel climbs into the shaded forest roads of Vallombrosa and Pratomagno, with a village swimming hole waiting at the finish, for a genuinely cool summer ride in Tuscany.
We rode the Alta Via del Sale by gravel bike over two days, from Limone Piemonte to the sea at Ventimiglia — here’s our first-hand guide to refuges, logistics, and GPX mistakes worth avoiding.
Tuscany’s craft beer scene has grown fast since 2015. Here are ten microbreweries in Tuscany worth visiting, from Florence’s own Oltrarno hills to the Val d’Orcia, all reachable without a bus tour.
Ponte Vecchio is packed with tour groups by noon. Discover the boat tour Florence locals actually recommend: a quiet ride on the Arno past Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi, ending with a glass of prosecco at sunset.
Not every Chianti wine tour from Florence is built the same way. Learn the real difference between commission-driven bus-tour wine stops and small, organic estates, plus honest pricing, timing, and booking tips before you book.
Maremma Tuscany offers wild beaches, free thermal springs, tuff-stone hill towns, and small-batch wine country, all far quieter than Chianti or the Val d’Orcia and well worth the extra drive south
Looking for cool water this summer? This local guide to wild swimming in Tuscany maps the best rivers, waterfalls and natural pools near Florence, plus safety tips and how to skip the tourist crush.
Every 24 June, Florence celebrates its patron saint with parades, the Calcio Storico final, and fireworks over the river. Here is a local guide to San Giovanni in Florence, including where to stand for the fireworks
Slow Food Tuscany protects tiny, endangered foods most visitors never meet. From Boccaccio’s Certaldo onion to the alchermes-tinted Mortadella di Prato, here are five Presidia near Florence that real travellers seek out instead of another pizza by the Duomo.
