Podere ai Valloni was the first winery to be registered as a Boca DOC producer. The ancient Cà Finazzi started producing Boca in the 18th century.The Boca DOC was born in 1969, but sadly, after only a few years the vines almost disappeared in the whole region.In 1980 Guido and[…]
Le Baggine was born in the 1400s, as a storehouse for agricultural products and tools, immersed in a valley hidden between the hills of Lucca, in an area rich in water springs. In the eighteenth century the farm took the name “Le Baggine”, and a delegation of friars settled there,[…]
Podere Marella is a working organic wine estate on the border between Tuscany and Umbria, in the vicinity of Lake Trasimeno. The property is set in the midst of vineyards, olive trees and mature oak woodland – an oasis of privacy and tranquillity far from the crowds and yet within very[…]
The “Pietraio” is a traditional ancient Tuscany farmhouse. Situated on the hills in the Municipality of Guardastallo, in the province of Pisa, 9 km away from the sea and its pine groves. It offers a marvellous view both on the plain and on the sea from the Elba Island to[…]
Poggio Verde is a 19th century villa framed by the greenery of northern Brianza. For generations, it has been the residence of the Crosti family and their guests from all over the world. With a notarized deed signed on November 11, 1897 indeed, the current owners’ great uncle Carlo Bondonio[…]
Nardò. An art city, rich of palaces, towers, eclectic villas, castles, masserie, monumental gardens, natural parks, extended on a territory of 33 km, whose 23 on the coast with a crystalline and unpolluted sea. A sheer melting pot of Greek, Roman, Norman, Spanish and French dominations. In this unique location,[…]
Rocca Farnese (or Palazzo) is the oldest surviving residence of the Farnese family and, with its 16th-century bulk, dominates the historic centre of Ischia di Castro, a town in the Maremma Laziale and Tuscia Viterbese area. Ischia is one of the oldest lands of the Farnese family, from where they[…]
Rossall is a school steeped in history. It was founded in 1844 by Rev. St Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough, founded the previous year. Its establishment was ‘to provide, at a moderate cost, for the sons of Clergymen and others, a classical, mathematical and general education[…]
The Rūmene Manor is one of the most attractive places for a memorable stay in Latvia, 100 km from Riga, in a very beautiful corner of the world. The nearby Abava River Valley is often called the Switzerland of Latvia. A drive along the smaller country roads offers exquisite views[…]
Schloss Bach is the remaining mansion of a larger 15th century Renaissance castle ensemble built by Italian architects. Notable inside decorations are coffered ceilings with wood engravings and a mural painting with musicians and gagliarda dancers, early 16th century both. Located very quiet at a small lake in the Carinthian[…]
