The Romanesque church of Pienza

Toscana is one of the most visited regions by tourists, yet there is always something new to discover! However, it is necessary to be willing to venture on the "white roads", the typical streets covered with pebbles, also called "brecciate". After hundreds of meters of wake, a fine powder like talcum that enters everywhere and the car that seems to come from an African [...]

The elliptical square of Lucca

The hidden corners that I invite you to discover in the quiet Italian provincial towns could sometimes be enormous! In Lucca, the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro (literally “square of amphitheater”) with its elliptical shape is one of the most characteristic views of the city. The houses, in different shades of yellow and ocher, are positioned on the perimeter of a perfect ellipse and face this square [...]