Tuscan villages

Untrodden Tuscany: The Casentino

My recommendations for the best of this secluded and spiritual area The Casentino, to the east of Florence, is an often-overlooked area of Tuscany. If you’ve already visited the well-known, well-trodden parts of Tuscany and if secluded and spiritual appeals, you’ll want to see what I have to say about the Casentino. To view this article please go to my Substack

Tuscany off the beaten path: The Svizzera Pesciatina

Google the Svizzera Pesciatina and not much will show up. These small stone villages are in the hills above Pescia, and I'd not heard of them until I started living in Lucca. My recent visit to them sure felt like Tuscany off the beaten path. Pescia, a simple tow east of Lucca, suffered quite a bit of damage in World War II, and it's not on the tourist track. Above Pescia,