Italy – Europe

When someone says Florence, most people think of Botticelli, Brunelleschi, or the Ponte Vecchio. But this city has another face—raw, instinctive, and ancient. Every June, when the air is thick

 A Secret Path Above Florence Reopens After Years of Silence There is a place in Florence that doesn’t seek attention. It’s not on the covers of guidebooks, and yet—once you

There is a town on Italy’s northwestern coast where the mountains don’t just rise—they reveal themselves. Where stone is not a lifeless material, but a living body—and soul. This is

There is a place in Florence that I keep coming back to, again and again. When the city noise becomes too overwhelming, when the streets feel too crowded, and everything

Discover the timeless charm of Tuscany’s medieval hilltop town There’s a town not far from Florence, somewhere between the rolling hills on the way to Livorno, where time doesn’t rush.

Homemade pasta brings people together, soothes the soul, and brings joy – even if I’m not writing a food blog, for me, pasta is the heart of Italian cuisine. In

A magical morning when I looked down on Tuscany from above the clouds. “Isn’t anyone here? Are we even flying today?” — my husband grumbles at 6 AM as we

If you’re in Florence in May, there’s one event you simply cannot miss. Artigianato e Palazzo opens its doors each spring in the enchanting garden of Palazzo Corsini, transforming the

In every country, in every city, the first thing I do is seek out the market. For me, this is not just a habit but a passion: I believe the

I still vividly remember those quiet walks through Florence during the pandemic, when the city fell almost entirely silent. It was during those unusual days that I first noticed the