Mount Giovo
It’s been several months now since I started walking in the Apuan Alps with my dog and I noticed that he no longer…
A night under the stars
When Stefano Pucci, an experienced Apuan Alps mountain guide announced the excursion of the 13th of August, I did not really know…
The Romecchio mountain
Apart from the last two or three days, the high temperatures in Tuscany, like everywhere else this summer, were really hard to…
The sun door of Mount Nona
Last weekend, the Apuan Alps tried to capture me with their seductive magic. They always do, but mostly I don’t have the…
At the foot of the Pisanino mountain
What can one do on weekends in Tuscany if you want to exercise and think you are in decent physical shape? Take…
A pearl in Florence
May seems to be (but it actually isn’t) the month of the year with the most possibilities for entertainment. Because of the mild temperatures…
Limoncello and Co.
Every year towards the end of winter, when the first snowdrops flourish, it’s time to harvest the last lemons on the small…
An olive harvest: Pressing of the olives
8. Sunday Today is our last harvesting day. It seems as if it was only yesterday when we started the bone breaking job.…
An olive harvest: Oil for skin care
7. Sunday The end is in sight. Today the olive grove owner’s sister has offered us her help. I suppose she knew…
An olive harvest: Mediterranean diet
6. Sunday Supporters are coming to give us a hand. That’s good, because at a certain point I started to doubt that…
