Tag Archives: Val d’Orcia

Some places invite you to slow down and savour every moment. Val d’Orcia is one of them. Here, roads wind through rolling hills, rows of cypress trees and stone villages seem frozen in time. And it’s no coincidence that it was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. It is the result of […]

Four years ago I purchased the apartment on the first floor of this Renaissance building that was inhabited until the 80’s and different hands and different material had covered the real walls. Having to start almost from scratch, I could, wherever possible, use original materials and leave the old arrangement. It takes a lot of […]

Hello, I am looking for a map or guide book on cycling from Firenze to Roma Thomas Heidenberger Washington, D.C. Inspired by Thomas’s message, we are ready to propose a new travel! Go from Florence to Rome with no other propelling force but our legs, no other means of transport but our bike. So wonderful, […]