https://tuscannotes.com/blog daily 0.75 2016-03-04 https://tuscannotes.com/blog-2 daily 0.75 2025-11-30 https://tuscannotes.com/blog-2/gaj2r5gn8nxkzh5f8agmlzcg8phdlk monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/f198494c-9501-4fe4-ad72-3221adec7e11/IMG_4056.jpeg Blog - Roses in Tuscany - Make it stand out Rosa Gina Lollobrigida var. Meilivar (Meilland) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/47d0abde-bd9b-4df2-a1ca-bf3026a979b1/IMG_4054.jpeg Blog - Roses in Tuscany - Make it stand out Rosa Lady Like (Rosen Tantau KG) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/8ebc1e8f-1889-4af1-8300-a4ba2f82ee4e/IMG_4059.jpeg Blog - Roses in Tuscany - Make it stand out Detail of Rose Garden at Cas’ Anita, with Monte Amiata and Monte Labbro in the Background, at the “Golden Hour” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/82b01581-a8f9-4f68-a25c-7c9c644d324f/IMG_4065.jpeg Blog - Roses in Tuscany - Make it stand out Rosa Gina Lollobrigida var. Meilivar (Meilland), foreground, and Rosa Cherry Brandy 85 (Rosen Tantau KG), background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/235dff83-7f92-436f-84b1-df33a5ddccda/IMG_4037.jpeg Blog - Roses in Tuscany - Make it stand out Rich Crete Sinese in the Foreground, Just Tilled and Ready to be Prepared for Planting a Winter Grass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/8c1b7895-58d7-49a8-9bd3-8326c96ba800/IMG_4062.jpeg Blog - Roses in Tuscany - Make it stand out Rosa Cherry Brandy 85 (Rosen Tantau KG) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/b6926dfc-373c-4026-9347-f78ca6d26f1f/IMG_4091.jpeg Blog - Roses in Tuscany - Make it stand out Rosa Barkarole (Rosen Tantau KG) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/86dce1e9-e32e-4a65-ad90-d2994ad2ebb4/IMG_3898.jpeg Blog - Roses in Tuscany - Make it stand out Rosa Lampion (Rosen Tantau KG) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/210dde45-d734-4230-bcbb-8f9a9e5e1c19/IMG_3998.jpeg Blog - Roses in Tuscany - Make it stand out Rosa Lampion (Rosen Tantau KG) https://tuscannotes.com/blog-2/https/tuscannotescom/blog-page-url/2025/7/14/new-post-title-5 monthly 0.5 2025-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/9d0d7f47-1d55-46ea-aed1-7191aa3c799c/IMG_4020.jpeg Blog - Sculpture Exhibition at San Galgano - Make it stand out Reflection of the Ruins of the Abbey of San Galgano in ‘Baia di Luce’ by Helidon Xhixhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/3e99693e-7a7d-4a65-8c8b-05fcd1c8dfe2/IMG_4033.jpeg Blog - Sculpture Exhibition at San Galgano - Make it stand out Reflection of the Ruins of the Abbey of San Galgano in ‘Reflexes’ by Helidon Xhixhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/e6aaaca7-5eb4-4f22-aaa5-54486c87b0bc/IMG_2106.JPG Blog - Sculpture Exhibition at San Galgano - Make it stand out The Dome inside the Rotonda di Monte Siepi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/236c96b8-86e2-4597-92f7-aeea5ba75cf8/IMG_4026.jpeg Blog - Sculpture Exhibition at San Galgano - Make it stand out Reflection of the Ruins of the Abbey of San Galgano in ‘Piramide di Luce’ by Helidon Xhixhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/b71b64eb-80bf-46ac-8333-f7281454e3bd/IMG_4003.jpeg Blog - Sculpture Exhibition at San Galgano - Make it stand out Exterior of the Abbey of San Galgano, Flanked by the 7-Meter High ‘Luce Divine,” a Stainless Steel Cross Designed by Helidon Xhixhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/0f0db18d-6f8f-4489-960c-524ab5c248c1/IMG_0334.JPG Blog - Sculpture Exhibition at San Galgano - Make it stand out The Rotonda di Monte Siepi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/a8178f79-6c69-404c-9a02-ca8adb20547f/IMG_4034.jpeg Blog - Sculpture Exhibition at San Galgano - Make it stand out Reflection of the Ruins of the Abbey of San Galgano in ‘Piramide di Luce’ by Helidon Xhixhi https://tuscannotes.com/blog-2/https/tuscannotescom/blog-page-url/2025/7/14/new-post-title-4 monthly 0.5 2025-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/c5500387-3485-4ad4-b46a-ded6cc2d0a9d/IMG_3255.jpeg Blog - Olive Harvest in Southern Tuscany - Make it stand out Freshly harvested olives at Cas’ Anita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/6557322c-40ff-4ea0-85ae-30766b023936/IMG_3117.jpeg Blog - Olive Harvest in Southern Tuscany - Make it stand out Raking the trees with a vibrating rakes, causing the olives to drop onto nets draped on the ground, where they are collected https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/e30b7433-6d48-443f-afba-6cd3d43b74c3/IMG_2191.jpeg Blog - Olive Harvest in Southern Tuscany - Make it stand out The delectable result — liquid gold — at Rocchi Mario Frantoio Oleario in Batignano (GR) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/ac163946-bad4-40ad-a9c0-1177fb090f79/IMG_2968.jpeg Blog - Olive Harvest in Southern Tuscany - Make it stand out Olives almost ready for harvest in the garden at Cas’ Anita https://tuscannotes.com/blog-2/https/tuscannotescom/blog-page-url/2025/7/14/new-post-title-3 monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/522f842c-8881-445b-ac6c-5ab37629e2fa/IMG_2627.jpeg Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Anacamptis morio Commonly growing in full sun, at low to medium elevations, in leafy mulch in prairies — or even along the sides of the road — in southern Tuscany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/369de31f-d9e7-4478-a76d-9757bb474d83/IMG_1363.JPG Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Orchis purpurea Orchis purpurea is found throughout southern Tuscany at relatively low elevations (500 to 800 feet above sea level), blooming in March and April. It is not unusual to find this species alongside country roads and in old olive groves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/25b2a4a7-7882-4b70-8959-1ee2a4389631/IMG_1263.jpeg Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Orchis purpurea A dark color form of this species, growing in a field in southern Tuscany at an elevation between 400 and 600 feet above sea level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/ee06c4f1-ccbf-4395-8d88-168ec00469d6/IMG_2791.jpeg Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Serapias vomeracea A close-up photo of one of the specimens in the colony of Serapias vomeracea near Paganico (GR). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/285966f8-d8ea-421b-8dc7-ff7a4d71e355/IMG_1321.jpeg Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Orchis purpurea Yet another color form of this species, found at the base of the falls in Bagno Vignoni (take the gravel road to the left, as you are heading up the hill to the parking area at Bagno Vignoni and walk around the basins of water at the end of that road). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/a21cad32-2ea2-437c-8138-c6fe4cf62134/IMG_2796.jpeg Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Serapias vomeracea A colony of Serapias vomeracea can be found on the east side of the Strada Provinciale Leopoldina just outside of Paganico (GR) across the street from the entrance to Agriturismo Piatina. This roadside location is occasionally mowed, but the orchids continue to come back every year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/d3de9b02-19c4-4a71-81ad-0d486d1515c5/IMG_1294.jpeg Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Anacamptis morio A colony of Anacamptis morio was found at a cool elevation (approximately 2000 feet above sea level) along the gravel road between SP160 and Eremo David Lazzaretti in the Province of Grosseto. This species is also found in abundance along SP441 between San Galgano and Massa Marittima in the Province of Grosseto. This clone has exceptional color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/169453bb-79e8-4454-971e-c62c705cc4d3/IMG_1202.jpeg Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Orchis italica This cultivar of Orchis italica was found at a relatively low elevation (approximately 1,000 feet above sea level) in the hills below Monte Antico in the province of Grosseto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/6fb1f7f2-e331-4a1f-9efd-67270a85fdc9/IMG_1323.jpeg Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Ophyrs sphegodes This species is prevalent in southern Tuscany. This clone was found at the base of the falls in Bagno Vignoni. A large population of this species can be found on the east side of the Strada Provinciale Leopoldina just outside of Paganico (GR) across the street from the entrance to Agriturismo Piatina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/b0929b16-6b67-4509-b6e6-fa4ae1dec3d8/IMG_1292.jpeg Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Orchis pauciflora A colony of Orchis pauciflora was found at a cool elevation (approximately 2000 feet above sea level) along the gravel road between SP160 and Eremo David Lazzaretti in the province of Grosseto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/8b9cb7e8-8e0d-48e8-ba33-38e0939260fd/IMG_1476.JPG Blog - Wild Orchids of Tuscany - Orchis italica Another clone of Orchis italica. Commonly known as the “naked man orchid” for certain anatomical imagery suggested by the formation of the labellum, cultural folklore suggests that consuming Orchis italica promotes virility, but there is no scientific evidence. 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Large Sturgeon on the Bottom https://tuscannotes.com/blog-2/2025/7/14/summertime-in-southern-tuscany monthly 0.5 2025-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/d50222ea-a2cf-4ab5-96d3-3554adbf29b0/IMG_3481.jpeg Blog - Summertime in the Garden in Southern Tuscany - Make it stand out Santoreggia, in the Springtime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/5551b52a-e936-45e5-a60b-6f98bb4cac39/IMG_3742.jpeg Blog - Summertime in the Garden in Southern Tuscany - Make it stand out English lavender in the garden https://tuscannotes.com/food-wine daily 0.75 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/cab937c6-341e-4458-8270-599058e98d31/IMG_1024.jpeg Food & Wine Petto d’Anatra all’ Arancia e Pistacchi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/b253a1f1-b239-4932-bff8-e5ff13c0e5f4/IMG_1283.jpeg Food & Wine View from Sant’ Angelo in Colle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/5fa000e3-2ac3-4d60-bd3f-76e203c713ac/IMG_0674.JPG Food & Wine Aging cheeses at Podere il Casale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/cab937c6-341e-4458-8270-599058e98d31/IMG_1024.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/b253a1f1-b239-4932-bff8-e5ff13c0e5f4/IMG_1283.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/5fa000e3-2ac3-4d60-bd3f-76e203c713ac/IMG_0674.JPG https://tuscannotes.com/home daily 0.75 2017-04-24 https://tuscannotes.com/home-3 daily 1.0 2025-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/b1a16e27-5fd7-48b2-8536-635b778ec4c5/IMG_2747.jpeg Home View of Monte Amiata from Cas’ Anita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/1493005188172-YNWCU180BXHLPS9N7CZD/image-asset.jpeg Home Wild mushrooms direct from the forest, waiting to be cleaned for dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/1493005106334-ETAZZ3WOE3L384A4E0XW/IMG_0341.JPG Home Dactylorhiza sp., an orchid species native to Tuscany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/1493005106334-ETAZZ3WOE3L384A4E0XW/IMG_0341.JPG Home Orchis purpurea, an orchid species native to Tuscany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/b1a16e27-5fd7-48b2-8536-635b778ec4c5/IMG_2747.jpeg Home View of Monte Amiata from Cas’ Anita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/1493005188172-YNWCU180BXHLPS9N7CZD/image-asset.jpeg Home Wild mushrooms direct from the forest, waiting to be cleaned for dinner. https://tuscannotes.com/lodging-1 daily 0.75 2025-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/c95728a9-47b8-4336-9f15-f63317d801f1/1537E45F-D292-4E44-8C7A-49815180F2B0_1_105_c.jpeg Lodging Living room Cas’ Anita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/e99ad1ee-0cff-4e36-bf4c-29f91d1d1061/DC1FB7BD-1966-4374-8B5C-53993402A82E_1_105_c.jpeg Lodging Bistecca alla Fiorentina cooking on the fire in the kitchen at Cas’ Anita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/277ecb5c-0b2b-45b8-ae30-0001462a1087/23081454-46A3-4553-8911-2683C8B4C059_1_105_c.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/e80e7aa3-9433-44ec-8757-f1897fce8cf6/A48AAD64-1315-4F40-909E-66B84A50E467_1_105_c.jpeg https://tuscannotes.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2025-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/7e6d5b7d-b433-4836-8087-82981ca4d5a0/IMG_1092.JPG Our Story - Make it stand out Typical Tuscan landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fc59481e5b6c4ffcb8a4cb/7e6d5b7d-b433-4836-8087-82981ca4d5a0/IMG_1092.JPG Our Story - Make it stand out Typical Tuscan landscape https://tuscannotes.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-13 https://tuscannotes.com/home-1 daily 0.75 2025-07-14 https://tuscannotes.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2025-07-14