Annalisa Merelli

San Gimignano is one of the few remaining Italian “borgos”or walled medieval hamlets that remains intact, capturing its feudal character and spirit and recognized by UNESCO for its unique Read more [...]

Lucca has ancient origins, and for much of its long history it maintained its autonomy. The stories are, however, divided. Some think that Lucca was originally Ligurian, and others believe that Read more [...]

The residents of Greve in Chianti are born and grow up around the central square, which since the middle ages, has been a vital marketplace; the crossroads where the Val d’Arno (the Arno Valley), Read more [...]

Volterra, dramatic and atmospheric, is a place which has been immortalized in international literature. The first to put this walled village to paper was Gabriele D’Annunzio,legendary poet, Read more [...]

Pistoia has ancient Roman origins, where, in 62 BC the battle between the Roman Senator Catiline and the Roman army took place. Dominated first by the Goths, then by the Byzantines and Lombards, Read more [...]