The history of olive cultivation in Tuscany reaches far beyond what many visitors might imagine when they see the postcard-perfect hillsides dotted with silvery trees. While the documented expansion ...

IT was a cold, foggy morning in Tuscany, and La Foce, a 15th-century villa that sits on 2,000 acres of rolling fields overlooking the storied Montepulciano vineyards, was eerily quiet. I walked the ...

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Luxury spa RAKxa Wellness has branched out to Italy’s Castelfalfi resort. Courtesy of Castelfalfi Tuscany Award-winning luxury spa RAKxa Wellness has branched out to Italy’s Castelfalfi resort — and ...

Some movies can get away with just being a scenery sandwich, a few fat slabs of gorgeous vistas with a sliver of plot slipped in between. Made in Italy is that kind of movie. Liam Neeson plays Robert, ...

Any visit to Italy means food – and lots of it. Add on wine and you’ve got a holiday that’s guaranteed to be memorable, but might add a few centimetres to your waistline. Plus, when you’re spending ...