The starting point was a revolutionary idea from the man we are talking to, Founder and CEO Francesco Santioli, together with Luca Alici and Gabriele Gabrielli, nationally-recognised professionals in their respective fields. This highly innovative project offers various business solutions for the entrepreneurs of today and tomorrow.
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Located at 1735 meters, right in front of the monumental Cross: you can take in an incredible view that sweeps across half of Italy. We talked about this and much more (such as the excellent cuisine) with owner Silvia Landi.
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The company, which is called Amiata Bio, also produces raspberries, blackberries, currants, chestnuts, organic dop oil, honey, and much more. A story to be discovered.
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Those who dream of a wonderful and up-to-date home cannot help but go to the professionals in the sector. We refer to Sali & Giorgi. An expanding and long-established business (it’s preparing to blow out its first hundred candles) which, day after day, wins an increasing number of customers. This thanks to the transversal quality of its offering, the brands chosen, and a level of customer service that satisfies the needs of the most demanding private individuals and architects. We talked about all this with owner (along with sister Chiara) Emilio Giorgi.
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My Pink World is certainly the ideal spot for those who love to dress well, starting with the costumes: “many have bright colourful sections –– Monica tells me –– and are distinctively elegant and vivid. The fashionable ones this year, for her, are in pink –– which gives us the name of the store –– white, blue and gold, or white and beige, found in the brand new Twinset and Verdissima designer collections (both very popular brands). While for him the top brand is Bikkembergs®: both long and short swimsuits, but also briefs, boxers, slip-ons, tank tops, underwear and t-shirts (to combine with the swimsuit), always crafted with class, simplicity and style”.
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Every plant always carries its own message: “whether it’s Mother’s Day – she tells me – or a religious celebration, the most suitable item must always be found”. And these days “the most in-demand things are peonies, much loved by brides, roses, which never go out of fashion, helichrysum, geranium, tropical anthurium or dipladenia”.
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The visit to the Abbadia San Salvatore Mining Museum Park is structured in three parts, each one fascinating. The first is represented by the multimedia museum The ‘Geography of Mercury’, where, like a script, everything revolves around this metal element and immerses the viewer in the narrative of mining life: the myth, the territory, the work, the men and the material constitute the chapters of the story; multimedia technologies take the visitor on a fascinating journey: “there are numerous mining parks ̶̶ explains Massimo Sabatini, president of the Terre di Toscana Consortium ̶̶ but very few focused on mercury and it is no coincidence that we are twinned with Idrija in Slovenia and Almadén in Spain which, together with Abbadia, formed the three main poles of mercury production in Europe. In the museum you will find films, videos and oral testimonies of those who spent their lives in mining.”
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In 2001, after years of experience, Patricia brought her innovative idea of education to the Val d’Orcia, with the motto of ‘have fun learning’. The classrooms are colourful and welcoming. Entering them one gets the impression of belonging to a large family.
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“We have always been passionate about clubs — Gaia tells me full of enthusiasm — as soon as I returned from London where I lived for several years (singing in a rock group, ed.) I fell in love with this place, and with the help of my father Paolo, Alessio, and many other really smart guys, we made this dream come true”. And the dream, now a reality, has conquered hundreds of youngsters who meet at the Kartika tables on weekends to get to know each other, joke in company and fall in love.
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Aldo expresses himself through the Ku Nye massage, a traditional Tibetan massage that was born more than 3900 years ago in the ancient kingdoms of Tibet. A practice belonging to the ancient Tibetan Medical Tradition, the Sowa Rigpa: a system of natural holistic medicine that, over the centuries, has researched and developed forms of therapeutic treatment for our physical and psychological ailments.
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“VIAnDANTE – Massimiliano explains – is for explorers, dreamers and the curious who follow a path so as to nourish the body, mind and soul”. We are in the centre of San Quirico d’Orcia, in the middle of the Via Francigena: “We were inspired by the itinerary of Sigeric, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who began the journey in 990 AD and during the journey noted the stages of the route thereby creating the oldest extant record of the Via Francigena”.
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Soon it’ll be 2022, what are the cuts on offer to keep up with the times? “I take elegance over flamboyance at all costs —Valentina tells me – so I prefer natural tones in strong and bright colours.”
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This family-run place has been in existence since 1995, started from an idea of Lodi Pieraccini.
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There are eight fragrances that make Bramasole a company of absolute quality and one of a kind: Dark & Sweet, Vetyvain, Tuberose Temptation, Venus Rose, Jasmine Bride, Dionysus Fig, Eternal Cedar and Alchemical Spice.
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ART 5 wooden doors and windows meet the highest standards in their field, designed to perfection and made using innovative technologies: «The world of doors and windows – says company vice president Stefano – has evolved a lot and uses technologies that were unthinkable until recently. The materials must be aesthetically pleasing and at the same time perform their function very well: we are always careful to minimize their impact, letting a lot of light and therefore the view of the landscape through».
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AdF pushes down the sustainability pedal and proceeds apace in its ecological transition. A new water plant for the city of Grosseto has been inaugurated: environmental sustainability, innovation and the concrete application of the principles of the circular economy are the cardinal points of an overall investment of 16 million euros here.
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