Best Travel Destinations in Tuscany
If you are traveling to Tuscany for the first time, there is a chance that you don’t know where to go or what to do when you arrive. Considering Tuscany and, in particular Florence, is known as the Jewel of...
The Best Handmade Pasta Recipe
Italian Cooking Classes One of our favorite aspects of our job (apart from the villa-scouting trips to Tuscany of course) is when we host Italian cooking classes for friends. It started with an idea cooked up with our friend Antonella, a...
How to Eat Vegetarian in Tuscany, Italy
Traveling to Italy as a Vegetarian -- What You Need To Know Traveling, especially internationally, can sometimes cause concern for those who are looking to keep a vegetarian or vegan diet while they are there. At home, you likely have a...
Announcing Casa Namaste, a Modern Villa in Florence
Tuscan Travel Group is delighted to add a brand new property, not only to our portfolio but to the Tuscan villa rental market. We are the first to list this modern, magnificent and ideally located property only moments away from...
TTG Partners With Luxury Event Planning Group
Tuscan Travel Group is excited to announce a new partnership with our friends at Claiborne & Lime Hospitality. Claiborne & Lime specializes in planning meaningful and thoughtfully designed events from the everyday to the extraordinary. ClaireTraditionally, we send our clients...
Ragu al Cinghiale – Traditional Tuscan Wild Boar Pasta Dish
The more Laura and I have the pleasure of traveling though Tuscany, meeting with our villa owners and seeking out new experiences, activities and accommodations for our clients, the more we get to dig in deep to the local culture....
Why Are Brunello Wines So Distinctive?
Well, if you are a Sangiovese fanatic, you would know that the Brunello grape is synonymous with the Sangiovese Grosso (aka Brunello) grape…in fact 100% the same. Brunelllo has been a wine varietal since being discovered in the early 14th...
A Perfect Week in Tuscany, Part Two
In last week’s post, we made it through the first 3 days of the perfect week in Tuscany, with arrival at Casa Agnese, a busy day in Florence and a day trip to Siena and San Gimignano. Day Four (Lucca, cooking...
A Perfect Week in Tuscany, Part One
By now we have been doing this long enough to have formed definite opinions as to what comprises the perfect Tuscan vacation. Let’s say you and your family or group of friends have one week in Tuscany. If you’re like...
Pasqua, or Easter in Italy
Pasqua is the beautiful Italian word for Easter, which is a big deal in this country. So what do Italians do to celebrate this joyous event? Of course, if you’re anywhere near Rome this time of year, you couldn’t miss...