With almost 5,000 miles of coastline, the beach is one of Italy’s greatest assets and pastimes. Wide sandy beaches and rocky outcrops all...

Colle di Val d'Elsa (known locally as Colle) is one of the finest hidden gems of Tuscany. This often passed over hilltown stands between...

Barga is a medieval village of about 10,000 in the Serchio River Valley north of Lucca. The town was first mentioned during the Lombard...

San Galgano San Galgano is a ruined Cistercian abbey southwest of Siena. Nestled in a verdant valley, the frame of San Galgano sits in a...

I will readily admit that I have often looked at Pisa with skepticism. Nothing seemed particularly spectacular driving in. It reminded me...