Wines of Tuscany, a Story of Passion

In Tuscany, wine is a tradition, a culture, a way of living and marking time and the seasons; but for some all this is declined into a real passion. This is the case of Alberto Margheriti, who has been able to wisely transfuse his great love into the “Vini di Toscana” brand, a chain of elegant and well-stocked wine bars that aim to tell and enhance the most authentic soul of our region.

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Biodiversity, History and Nature: from Ghino di Tacco to Present Day

The Municipality of Torrita di Siena, which is one of the founding members of the Valdichiana Food Community, has been committing itself for years with actions aimed at safeguarding the environment, recovering the memory of its rural origins and the activities and tools related to it and, last but not least, the adoption of administrative measures that guarantee the use of local raw materials in the canteens of its territory

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Love and Vital Momentum, from Florence to Paris

Florence, capital of the Renaissance, we are in the complex of the Basilica of San Lorenzo; Paris, the essence of modern European culture, from the Place de la Madeleine to the Hôtel de Crillon: two monumental exhibition itineraries in which Maestro Andrea Roggi confronts the architecture and volumes of the city through the significant lens of his creations. A journey that is only apparently formal that catapults the viewer into a dreamlike and archetypal dimension.

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Music, Culture and Agricultural Producers in the Ancient Village of Torrita di Siena

  By Simone Bandini   We tell you, through the voice of their protagonists, about three events in spring and early summer in Torrita di Siena. Three important opportunities to get to know the village, its ancient history and the artistic liveliness of its citizens: ‘Il Borgo dei Libri’ (24,25 May), ‘Fermento’ (14,15 June) and […]

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Palazzo Pio III: History Meets Culture, Art and Design

It happens, wandering through the villages of our beautiful Tuscany, to come across forgotten pieces of history. Yes, the very ones that in lands less rich in antiquity and traditions would drive tourists crazy as if they were rare and precious stones, and which, to us, seem so normal that we don’t pay much attention to them. In Sarteano this is the case of the “Pope’s House”, the palace where Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini, born Pope Pius III (1439-1503), was born.

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The World in an Ice Cream

In this new season I would like to continue to produce new ice cream tastes but also to carry on my new literary stimulus at the same time. I already have contacts with musician friends with whom I would like to return to play the role of the showman, as in the past, and maybe finally find a producer who sits in front of me to listen to my rhyming songs embraced by the music.

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Claudio Cosci, an Avant-garde ‘Fountain’ for Hydraulics

Who knows what Duchamp, a famous exponent of the French avant-garde, would think if he had seen us busy around a toilet, wanting to reproduce a new ‘Fountain’ – his ready-made work/urinal, created by the artist in 1917. The original piece, which was widely known for its sensation, was lost. Today only copies are preserved in various museums around the world.

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