On November 19th and 20^th, the typical Tuscan “Oil Festival” will be held in the little town of Montepescali (Grosseto).

The Oil Festival in Montepescali is not only an exhibition of the local products and oil or a tasting of several kinds of Tuscan food, but also a meeting point for craftsmen with their own characteristic objects and a place where people can enjoy moments of musical entertainment and fun, especially families and children.

In addition, as you will see, Montepescali has a wonderful view including also the French island of Corsica. This little town is also called the “balcony of the Maremma“.

San Giovanni d’Asso is a little village located in the neighbourhood of Siena (Region of Tuscany) along the Asso stream, from which it takes its name.

In this village, whre visitors can admire many old farmhouses and castles rich in history, truffle is part of the village traditions since the dawn of time, when it was still associated with witches because of its “mysterious” nature.

The first Italian Museum of Truffle was born here in 2004 and every year this special and rare food is celebrated by the village with the famous truffle fair: this year we celebrate the 27th

The night of the witches is back with magic, ghosts, zombies and pumpkins…

A night to dress up, entering the supernatural and playing with fear and the afterlife! There is a lot of choice to celebrate this special night, so we often don’t have time or patience enough to find the best solution. For the boldest ones and for who wants to find something else than the usual Halloween disco party, here are some ideas! Happy Halloween everyone! :-)

Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, the school with several years experience in teaching Italian to foreign students, announces the start of a brand-new course: the “Italian Tour”, a course that allows participants to know and discover Italy by giving students the opportunity to study in several cities. In this way, they will have the chance to visit Italy and, at the same time, learn Italian language.

With this course, students will appreciate Italian language even more and they will go into Italian atmosphere and culture with a 360 degrees experience, which will give them the chance to visit beautiful the most beautiful cities and places in Italy.

As a matter of fact, Scuola Leonardo da Vinci has schools located in 4 wonderful Italian cities: Milan, Florence, Rome and Siena, which have similar syllabus and where students can attend the “Italian Tour”

During the week of celebrations on the occasion of Madonna del Rosario, on Tuesday 9th October, the Pieve Fair comes back in Sinalunga, a village located in Val di Chiana near Siena (Tuscany).

Also called “Fierone” (Great Fair) for its large dimensions, it’s definitely an unmissable event!

In the past, the fair took place around the church of San Pietro ad Mensulas and it was very famous for the cattle and swine market.

Nowadays, visitors will find at the fair many stalls, wine and food stands,