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Andrea Bocelli at the Teatro del Silenzio – a summer evening just around the corner

On Friday evening, 28 August, German broadcaster ZDF presented a very special musical summer evening: “Andrea Bocelli: Romanza aus der Toskana”. The concert was recorded at the Teatro del Silenzio near Lajatico – in the heart of the Tuscan hills and just a short distance from Cascina del Riccio. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of his

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Mindful Travel in Tuscany: Cascina del Riccio Featured in Dove Magazine

Discover Italy, General / admin

The renowned Italian travel magazine Dove has selected the Tuscan municipality of Peccioli as an exemplary destination in its special issue “Italy: Travel 2026”. The focus of the issue lies on the travel trends of mindfulness and human travel, as well as on the region’s forward-looking development approach, known as the Modello Peccioli. I am

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Sustainability

Building Updates, Culinary, Discover Italy / Martin Dörflinger

How do we want to live? Sustainability: for me, it's a term that has been used far too often in recent years, almost elastic, losing much of its original meaning and threatening to dissolve into the vagueness of marketing and PR strategies. And yet, aspects of the concept of sustainability have always been - sometimes

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Circolo "Il Fortino"

Culinary, Discover Italy / Martin Dörflinger

On Friday, I was a guest at the Circolo "Il Fortino" in Marina di Pisa, at the invitation of my friend and landlady Sandra. These ARCI Circles (Italian Recreational and Cultural Association) are widespread throughout Italy, often serving social purposes and offering diverse leisure activities. They trace back to the founding of the first circle

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Peccioli is the village of villages in 2024

Discover Italy / Martin Dörflinger

It's truly hard to believe, but it's true: Peccioli has become Italy's Borgo dei Borghi (the village of villages) in 2024! Once again this year, on the third channel of the state television broadcaster Rai, numerous special and remarkable communities from different regions of Italy were selected. These communities were then presented by their residents,

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Casa Raffaele

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Andrea Bocelli at the Teatro del Silenzio – a summer evening just around the corner

Mindful Travel in Tuscany: Cascina del Riccio Featured in Dove Magazine

Sustainability

Circolo "Il Fortino"

Peccioli is the village of villages in 2024