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Looking for something different on your next visit to Florence, the jewelled city of Tuscany? Then check out these three amazing places to visit that lie off the beaten tourist track of this Renaissance city and make some wonderful memories.

Stay in a peaceful luxury villa in Florence, in the countryside surrounding the city. You can easily commute into the city and embark on a few thrilling tourist trails of this cradle of the arts!

Palazzo Davanzati is a stunning huge building in Florence city with a stunning façade. It is a typical 14th century Florentine home of nobility. It’s somewhat of a hybrid between a Renaissance palace and a medieval tower and is filled with richly coloured paintings, antique furniture and sculptures.

It’s now home to the museum of the Old Florentine House; it’s like stepping back in time when you walk through the door!     Read More

Visit the delicious ‘Frittelle Festival’ in Montefioralle on 15th and 16th March to try lots of tasty treats! Frittelle are delicious fried rice cakes that are cooked in a huge cauldron of oil in the main square of the village.

This charming event attracts hundreds of people from nearby towns and villages as well as curious tourists who want to try this exceptionally tasty snack so why not come along for yourself and savour its rich flavour?

Stay in a beautiful holiday villa in Greve in Chianti, only four kilometres from Montefioralle where you can experience the festive season here in March!     Read More

Witness the entertaining ‘Befanate Befanotti’ festival in the town of Piancastagnaio on the 5th January! Groups of local men dress up in old rags called befanotti and dirty their faces to look like beggars.

They then go from house to house offering to sing a lively begging song in exchange for gifts like food or money. Afterwards the jolly men gather together in the main square to divide up their earnings and eat some food while they laugh and chatter together. This unusual tradition is great fun to watch!

Choose from a great range of vacation villa rentals in Radicofani, only eight kilometres from Piancastagnaio and enjoy a selection of exciting festivals that occur locally around this time.     Read More

In a little village tucked into the marble mountains of Carrara near Lucca city, a little baby girl was born. Her name was Zita and she grew up happily in a humble peasant home, as content as if it were a grand castle! She and her parents worked hard but at times there was not always enough food to eat and poor little Zita would go hungry. But her father Giovanni Lombardo and her mother Buonissima made their home rich with love and she grew up a good and happy child.

When Zita was twelve years old, she prayed to God to help her find some work as a hand maiden so her parents wouldn't have to work so hard to put enough food on the table. And her wish soon came true as she got a job working as a maid in a noble family home in Lucca city.     Read More