“Buonissimo” translating into very yummy is a site that promotes regional Italian cooking. The site is only available at the moment in Italian, but has a tool that allows you to translate recipes into other languages. You can find descriptions, recipes and information on culinary events and exhibits. The site also welcomes recipes sent by visitors. The Tuscan section has a detailed description of local cuisine and traditional dishes with a long list of recipes: appetizers, pasta dishes, meat dishes, desserts. The recipes include all the information you need to make these dishes from cooking times to the cooking steps.

This site is a rich guide to Florence, and not only, for tourists and residents and it is available in both Italian and English. There are many categories of information to choose from including: art, education, shopping, events, maps, reviews, etc. You can also find information about other cities of art outside of Italy. You can also find a list of useful numbers and hotels, campgrounds, hostels, restaurants for Florence. Under art and galleries you can find direct links to the many museums in Florence with the possibility of booking tickets.

“In Your Life” is the name of this website, in both Italian and English, that promotes accommodation all over Italy. Under Tuscany you can look for farmhouses, bed and breakfast guesthomes, country houses, villas, castles, apartments and health spa centres. There is also a lot of information about art and culture with descriptions of cities, museums, exhibits, concerts and festivals. Under gastronomy, there is a list of restaurants along with local dishes and their recipes. For those of you who love nature, sports and health, there is a detailed list of where you can go horse-riding, hiking, and mountain biking as well as a list of health spas, parks, nature reserves and archaeological sites.

ToscanaDiNotte, translated into Tuscany by night, is an online guide in Italian to clubs and events: bars, pubs, restaurants, pizzerias, dance club, cinemas and theatres. You can do a search based on the province of Tuscany. The homepage has a detailed list of the most important events underway while the section dedicated to the Weekend has info on festivals, re-enactments, food and wine festivals, exhibits, antique fairs, parks, health spas and various itineraries. There is also a photo gallery with spectacular pictures of a lesser-known Tuscany. Even if you know a little Italian, this site is worth checking out if you are looking for a little nightlife.

InfoTuscany has a wealth of information for those of you who dream of vacationing in Tuscany: a detailed list of B&B homes, vacation homes, farmhouses, hotels, as well as restaurants, wine cellars and shops. The section dedicated to last minute deals is also very interesting with a vast choice to choose from. You can even find some particular local artisan products from some recommended shops, as well as local food and wine. A list of contacts is provided. There is also a section for all the main events in Tuscany, a list of health spas and beauty farms.

“Buonissimo” is a site that promotes Italian regional cooking by offering descriptions, recipes and information on festivals and cooking events: visitors can also send their own recipes in to enrich
the collection. The section on Tuscany has a detailed desciption about this region’s cooking and local dishes. From here you can look through the list of recipes: appetizers, pasta, rice, meats, and desserts. Each recipe is accompanied by detailed instructions, level of difficulty, and cooking times.

If you are planning a visit to Florence, the city hall has a number of helpful pages including the ones dedicated to public museums (with the addition of two private ones). You can find descriptions of the museums, the collections on display in the museum and the structures themselves such as Palazzo Vecchio and Santa Maria Novella. Other information on each museum is also included: hours, prices, maps.

Toscana Immobiliare is a real estate agency offering services to anyone interested in buying a farmhouse or wanting to spend a holiday in a typical Tuscan farmhouse. The site offers you the possibility to look for an apartment, villa, farm, farmhouse, vacation home through its internal search engine. A brief description, photos and the price can also be found for each structure. By doing an advanced search, you can also find various rental options. Contact information (telephone, address, and email) is available on the site to request more information or to get in touch with the agency directly.

If you’d like to rent a flat for our holiday in Tuscany, this is one of the best sites to check out. There are currently over 600 offers for Tuscany alone: you can either check out the site’s general list or use the internal search engine. By using the search engine, you can select the number of people, the province where you would like to stay, type of accommodation (house, flat, one room apartment, villa, chalet, country house, bungalow), price range, and rental period. You can also indicate if you have any other specific needs. Each listed property is accompanied by a photo, description, and any other necessary information.

This site is a good resource for those of you who would like to spend your vacation in Tuscany or for those of you who are simply looking for an apartment to rent or buy. There is a section dedicated to traditions (folklore, artisan crafts, fine wine and food) as well as a section for main events. The home page contains a search engine where you can search for an apartment based on location and type of vacation (mountains, sea, art and cities, spas and well-being): there is a vast choice of farmhouses, hotels, B&B’s, villa, and spas. You can view all the houses and apartments under the section “sell and rent” which includes photos, brief descriptions about the location and rooms, and contact information (phone and email).