The theme of female toponymy is extremeley interesting: few streets and squares are named after women, as if recognition of lives worth living were the prerogative of men only. Taking a census of...
An itinerary through the sacred images we encounter while walking through the town of Fiesole and its surroundings, on street corners, walled outside the houses, signposts at crossings of country...
Thanks to its elevated position, Fiesole has always been one of the most popular places for Florentines and tourists to enjoy the view over Florence and the Arno valley, but also to look out over the...
There are six loop routes that the Municipality of Barberino Tavarnelle, in collaboration with the Florence section of CAI, has located and mapped in its own area. Six itineraries that allow tourists...
Occhio della città intelligente is born, a free application for smartphones and tablets that allows blind and visually impaired people to move independently within the city. While on the move, the...
In the past the Via Francigena led pilgrims from Canterbury to Rome, then to Santa Maria di Leuca, in order to set sail towards the Holy Land. Nowadays it lives again as a hike, accompanying anybody...
Immersing oneself in the forest or forest bathing is the new all-natural therapy that removes stress and depression. These are not fairy tales; scientific studies have observed the beneficial effects...
Rolling hills covered in rows of wine, dotted with historic villages alternating with wild woods and deep gorges, which are crossed by streams and thermal waters: the Valdelsa region has a charming...
The trail begins from the car park of Leonardo's Birthplace. Turning in the direction of Sant'Amato, the first stretch winds along the asphalt road and, at the Baldassini Mill, which has the year of...
Once called Via Botanica, the Strada Verde was a very important main road regulating commercial trades, leading directly from Vinci to the Pistoian side and the Prato plain, passing by the Montalbano...
