Category Archives: Garfagnana

The coolest place in Tuscany?

Posted on August 21, 2013 by From a Tuscan Villa

These scorching hot August days have us desperately seeking cool.  With its shade and icy cold pools Orrido di Botri is probably the coolest activity we’ve found.  Orrido di Botri is a nature reserve in northern Tuscany and in summer … Continue reading →

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My son eats snails!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by From a Tuscan Villa

Thankfully not the kind a child might dig out of the mud but the properly edible type! The first place he ever ate them was the Osteria al Ritrovo del Platano. We stopped by one day when passing to look … Continue reading →

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Wet feet in the woods with Red Riding Hood

Posted on January 16, 2012 by From a Tuscan Villa

What do you see here? Handy stepping stones  to jump across a stream or icy cold winter mountain water that no sane person would go anywhere near in mid January?  Want to look closer? Looking a bit colder now? Let … Continue reading →

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Lunch in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Tuscany

Posted on June 3, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

My sister is visiting. She doesn’t eat vegetables! But she likes cheese.  So a cheese based lunch was in order. We headed half hour northwards to Osteria Vecchio Mulino in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. It serves cold platters of local food: … Continue reading →

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Tuscan cave on a rainy Sunday, Grotta del Vento

Posted on February 21, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

Rain! We tend not to ‘do’ rain. But with 3 of the 4 of us in post virus lethargy we needed a trip to give us a boost. So having  sent a number of past guests to the Grotta del … Continue reading →

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Walk one Tuscan mountain!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by From a Tuscan Villa

So where to start this blog???  Apart from  finally setting up the blog the other thing I’ve ‘achieved’ this week is  making it to the top of Monte Prato Fiorito, so I’ll start there. Not quite ‘Climb every mountain’ more … Continue reading →

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