“My night” friday open night in San Gimignano

my notte  san gimignano
my notte san gimignano

Spring brings with it a great flourishing of cultural events in San Gimignano! In this season, the beautiful town   with its many towers that characterize the profile of the hills overlooking the Val d’Elsa is indeed  particularly active to start initiatives and as early as the month of May offers a calendar of events dedicated wide-ranging entertainment of tourists and citizens.

A bit  in the wake of the famous “White Nights”, which for some years now keep pleasantly awake the major cities and their visitors , here comes every Friday during the month of May 2013 in San Gimignano the new event,  “My night – San Gimignano open night “Continue Reading

Environment, sports, food and wine, along with the bike race Granfondo Vernaccia di San Gimignano!

The Vernaccia and  San Gimignano are increasingly a winning combination not only for passionate lovers of good wine and typical products, but also for lovers of the sport of cycling, especially  in the “city of a hundred spiers” which celebrates,every year, one of the highlights of the Italian cycling calendar and beyond.

Granfondo Vernaccia
Granfondo Vernaccia San Gimignano

The prestigious GranFondo della Vernaccia in San Gimignano started  17 years ago, crossing national borders in importance also boasts membership of nothing less than the UNESCO Cycling Tour,of which Sunday, May 12, 2013 in San Gimignano opens the calendar, assigning the first test with a breath of fresh air about  selected paths,  renewed than in previous editions with the inclusion of new short but challenging climbs.Continue Reading

Horse riding holidays in Tuscany

 bridleways in Tuscany and Siena
equestrian tourism in Tuscany

Which scenario would be the best of the areas crossed by the ancient Via Francigena, dotted with medieval villages still intact as San Gimignano to enjoy an exciting horse-riding vacation in Tuscany?

San Gimignano and the rolling hills of the Elsa Valley that surround it in a landscape of rare beauty are really the ideal place to relax and regain possession of real contact with the environment and nature,  allowing himself a few days of trekking on horseback in the province of SienaContinue Reading