Archive for 'Water & Amusement Parks'

If the first things that come to mind when you think of an Italian vacation are art, museums and ancient ruins, you will be pleasantly surprised by the Garden of Tarot. Located near Capalbio, the Garden of Tarot is unlike any other garden in the world!

Created by a French artist over a period of seventeen years, this garden was assembled one piece at a time and features some of the most eye catching sculptures in the world! Made using a variety of materials including ceramics, cement, iron, and even glass, some of the sculptures tower as high as fifteen meters and are inspired by the twenty two figures of the tarot cards.

Each of the sculptures are open to the visitor’s personal interpretation and are so incredibly detailed that it may take more than one trip to appreciate all of the work and beauty displayed here.     Read More

*Sadly, as of the 1st of August, 2016, the owners of the park decided to close it down due to family reasons.*

Visit the famous and unique Parco Preistorico in the province of Pisa in Tuscany, close to the quaint town of Peccioli. This wonderful history park was founded by the Ghironi family, on whose land, many dinosaur fossils and other interesting archaeological finds were discovered. They decided to research how to create an adventure park based on these monumental excavations and then created the first, and now one of the finest adventure parks in Tuscany!

Tourists wishing to stay in the Peccioli area for a few days have plenty of fantastic villas available to relax and enjoy a peaceful break in.     Read More

This is a post for the more adventurous people out there......

Now in Tuscany we also have a great "Tree Top Advenure Park" called "Saltalbero" (the link is only Italian I'm afraid). The park is located in the wood area near Rapolano Terme, a very nice area of Tuscany with also some great spa resorts actually.

The park is open to the young and old with 7 different courses ranging in difficulty and height.     Read More

I wanted to write about some famous Tuscan people for a while and now Pinocchio comes to my mind.... I think Pinocchio is actually one of the most famous fictional characters in the world !!!

Pinocchio (pronounced [piˈnɔkːjo] in Italian) first appeared in 1883, in "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi, and has since appeared in many adaptations of that story and others. Carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he was created as a wooden puppet, but he dreamt of becoming a real boy. Pinocchio is often a term used to describe an individual who is prone to telling lies, fabricating stories and exaggerating or creating tall tales for various reasons.

There is a popular conception that Pinocchio's nose grows only when he lies. Under this condition, the Pinocchio Paradox is an analogy for the liar paradox, expressing the dilemma of what will happen if Pinocchio says "My nose will grow now." If he is lying, his nose should grow, but if his nose grows, then he is actually telling the truth. On the other hand, if he is telling the truth and his nose starts growing, then it will violate the condition that his nose grows when he is lying.. hence the paradox.     Read More