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I wish I was in Tuscany
Everyday life in Tuscany seen by a native
martedì 4 dicembre 2012
lunedì 3 dicembre 2012
It is Christmas time in Gelsa!
Yesterday late afternoon I went to Gelsa and I could not help but take a picture of the simple but effective Christmas tree, just in front of this bar / pizzeria / grocery / deli / newsstand / at al, a very important resource if you forget to buy something at the supermarket! Not only Gelsa Store is almost always open, here the hospitality is warm ans every single time you visit, there are big smiles for you! Well done Laurino Brothers!
Ubicazione:
50054 Gelsa FI, Italia
mercoledì 28 novembre 2012
It happens in Tuscany... 2 rainbows after a rainy day
It is not always sunny in Tuscany! Today we had a lot of rain but... Even the worst weather doesn't last for long!
2 rainbows in Fucecchio |
martedì 27 novembre 2012
A walk along the Padule di Fucecchio
I like being outdoors, but I am lazy! So I need motivation and companionship. After parking my car in Ponte a Cappiano and hitched a ride home, I force myself to walk back to the car accompanied by my mother.
Etichette:
Fucecchio,
Medici bridge,
nest of storks,
pilgrims,
Ponte a Cappiano,
Tuscany,
via Francigena
sabato 24 novembre 2012
San Miniato National White Truffle Market
The last three weekends of November there is a "must-attend" food festival for all gourmets and
gourmands in Italy and abroad... The San Miniato National White Truffle Market!
The official poster of the 42nd edition |
I decided to take a walk on a Saturday morning also because this issue has a special bond with Fucecchio in general and Torre in particular!
Etichette:
Irene Cioni,
San Miniato National White Truffle Market,
Truffle
Ubicazione:
San Miniato PI, Italia
giovedì 15 novembre 2012
Olive picking in Tuscany
Our extra virgin olive oil is the product of a recipe of ancient gestures, loud and shiny modern oil mills, observation of the sky, of the wind (some years there is a wind, tramontana, that makes you worry your fingers will be cut off soon!) and year-round, constant weather concerns (it is always raining too much. Or too little).
Olives on the nets |
In these days of Indian Summer (in Italy it is called "Estate di San Martino", a period of good autumn weather that "dura tre giorni e un pochinino", lasts three days and a little more) takes place one of the most delicate phases of the cycle, the olive harvest.
Hand made olive pick up |
We, in Fucecchio, Tuscany, have a few trees, its number does always seem too short! And maybe you get only a flask out of a bag of olives, the ratio is 5 to 7 kilos per liter but, trust me, it is the best extra virgin olive oil in the world!
Olives in the bag |
Etichette:
Extra virgin olive oil,
Fucecchio,
harvesting,
Indian Summer,
oil mill,
olive pressing,
Tuscany
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