Figures in Renaissance Costume
Posted in: Florence Food and Wine History Localities Renaissance Restaurants & Cafés
Florence is the ultimate Renaissance city, the city where the Renaissance was born and where it still lives everywhere you turn in the city to this very day. From art, to architecture, to historical monuments, it is hard to forget the period that made the city truly great. If you're visiting Florence, you also probably have some Renaissance must-sees pencilled into your itinerary such as the artworks of the Uffizi, sculptures of the Piazza della Signoria and churches like the Duomo. However, in addition to these classic sights, you might want to consider something a little more off the beaten track that helps make your experience of the Renaissance fuller, that helps bring it to life and take it out of dusty history books. If so, you should consider the Renaissance Court Banquet experience. Just find a villa with internet in Florence and take a break from contemporary life to live it up like a Medici prince for an evening!
Selection of gelato in a shop
Posted in: Florence Food and Wine Localities Restaurants & Cafés Top 10 Lists
You can, of course, get ice-cream – or should we say “gelato” - all over Florence and Italy rather easily. However, now that you're visiting Florence, you don't want just any old ice-cream, you want to be surprised, delighted, you want to have your socks knocked right off! Basically, you want gelato so good that you're ruined for the ice-cream back home.

Or is that just us? If you're on the same page when it comes to gelato, though, read on and take note.

Why not find a luxury villa in Florence and visit all of our suggestions? Your taste-buds will thank you later.
View across Florence
Posted in: Florence Food and Wine Localities Restaurants & Cafés Top 10 Lists
Any trip to Florence inevitably means a touch of insanity as you try to see everything the city has to offer and considering its status as one of the most historically, culturally and artistically rich places in the world – that's a lot to see. All of that walking from museum to museum, lining up for said museums, craning your neck to see the architectural gems all around and influx of new knowledge is bound to work up quite the appetite! Luckily, Florence is also a fantastic place to eat with more restaurants to choose from than any one article could mention. Here are just a few highlights so why not find a luxury villa in Florence, see those sights and get eating?
View over Siena
Posted in: Food and Wine Localities Restaurants & Cafés Siena Top 10 Lists
Siena's centre is a historical and cultural treasure trove but when in Italy one of the major attractions has to be the food!

Tucked into corners and down winding little streets, the city has plenty of amazing little restaurants to keep any visitors happy. Here are just a few of the places that are unique to Siena and certainly add to its charm.

Why not find yourself a luxury villa nearby and spend a week or two living the good life – wandering the city, seeing the sights and, of course, tasting the food!
Restaurant interior
Posted in: Food and Wine Restaurants & Cafés Travel Tips
Italian cuisine is one of the most popular and most widely eaten in the world and tourists can delight in the rich variety of foods that greet them when they go on holidays to Italy, especially here in Tuscany.

There are several types of eateries in Italy, that are defined by the interior design of the building they’re in and the style and cost of food they serve. It can be very helpful to know the characteristics of each one before you embark on your exciting gastronomic discoveries in Tuscany. Tourists will come across these places all over the region as well having the choice of an extensive selection of luxury villas tucked into the hills or overlooking the beautiful coastline.