Florence & Tuscany Guide: Get insider tips and local recommendations for the best restaurants, things to do, and hotels.
If you’re looking for the ultimate luxury dining experience in Forte Dei Marmi, look no further than Lux Lucis Restaurant at the Principe Hotel. With innovative dishes and stunning…
Need a break from seafood in Forte dei Marmi? For something different , head to this restaurant for rustic dishes and juicy steaks cooked over a wood fire.
This trattoria is one of the best restaurants in the Pietrasanta and Forte dei Marmi area. We discovered it when Italian food expert Faith Willinger posted her experience online…
Forte Dei Marmi has some of the best sandy beaches in Italy. It usually doesn’t get many American tourists despite being just a short train ride or drive from…
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura is a must for fashionable fine dining in Florence. Adjacent to the Gucci Gardens and the Gucci Boutique, the Osteria features a beautiful dining…
If you find yourself in Florence craving pizza, you can’t go wrong at Il Pizzaiuolo. A friend told us about this place years ago on our first trip to…
Hotel Principe Forte dei Marmi became one of our favorite hotels in Italy on a summer road trip through Emilia Romana and the Tuscan coast. This small, sleek luxury…
Made with pork sausage and pancetta, this Tuscan rigatoni dish will surely be served at our house more than once! According to Acquacotta: Recipes and Stories from Tuscany’s Secret Silver…
We’re always looking for good cookie recipes, especially, around the holiday season. We haven’t come across a good biscotti recipe, so we were thrilled to try this traditional Jewish cinnamon…
Acquacotta is an authentic thick Italian stew made mostly of vegetables and eggs. It’s the perfect comfort food. We’ve made it several times in our own kitchen and plan to make it…
One of our favorite restaurants in Florence is at Ristorante Cibreo. We’ve been several times, and we loved Cibreo’s yellow pepper soup so much that we found the recipe on Chef Fabio Picchi’s website in…
While staying in Florence at Villa la Massa, Chef Andrea Quagliarella of Il Verrocchio, shared with us how to make his ricotta spinach gnocchi. Not only is Villa la Massa beautiful and…