Monthly Archives: May 2019

. An hour from Lucca, by a slow train following the river out into the country. Robert and Norma live high on a ridge in a villa in a village confusingly called La Villa. So high that in the morning … Continue reading →

Towers, food and wine. The important Tuscan things. As in many places and cultures, the food and wine here varies from the ordinary to the sublime. The range of available Gelati flavours is mind and palate blowing. Our favourite Gelateria … Continue reading →

  In Florence, The Uffizi, the Academia and the Duomo have their followers and enthusiasts, but for me The Bargello is a stand out benchmark for world class sculpture and decorative art. The Bargello is one of those grand old … Continue reading →

  . . First week of our Tuscan adventure has been given over to a week of deep immersion at the marvellous Lucca Italian school. Where the only non-Italian sound to be heard is the occasional furtive English whisper. . … Continue reading →