Poggio ai Santi, Tuscany: A New TV Series on Food Tourism in Tuscany

“Cooking in Tuscany” is a TV series available for satellite and cable channels, private and public generalist TV, as well as Internet TV.

A new concept: this series can be of interest, on the one hand, for specialised channels or programmes that deal with cooking, but also for travel and discovery channels. Producers have chosen as a unifying theme twelve products of Tuscany (cheese, cured meats, beef, saffron, truffles, fish…), twelve people to present them, and twelve recipes prepared by a charismatic chef, Denny Bruci of the “Il Sale” restaurant at Poggio ai Santi (San Vincenzo, Italy).

This series of twelve 13-minute episodes was financed by a group of professionals put together by Dominique Curchod Communication (Monaco) with the participation of local tourist boards, hotels and restaurants.

The series is distributed free of rights. The programmes do not contain at the same time any logos or indirect advertising. With the exception of sports programmes and documentaries offered by NGOs, this is probably the first factual “travel and cuisine” series to be offered free of rights.

To learn more about distribution:

The series is partially available for viewing on YouTube (cookingintuscany channel)
Starting on August 30th, the entire series will be available for viewing on the Eurovision site (www.eurovision.net/worldlink)


On 8 and 9 September, from 10.00 to 11.30 AM GMT, the 12 episodes will be offered to TV stations on the Eutelsat, Intelsat and Asiasat satellites (Eurovision network) www.eurovision.com/worldfeed

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Certaldo, from Boccaccio's tricks to the pranks of "Amici Miei"

Certaldo is the Tuscan town where Giovanni Boccaccio, author of The Decameron, was born in 1313. His major work, which signed the beginning of Italian literature, is a collection of often humorous stories, like that of the tricksters Bruno and Buffalmacco, who make fun of their victim Calandrino. Tricks and pranks are now returning in Certaldo with the latest film shot there by director Neri Parenti, "Amici miei-come tutto ebbe inizio>". Produced by Aurelio De Laurentiis and starring Michele Placido, Giorgio Panariello, Paolo Hendel, Massimo Ghini and Christian De Sica, the film is a prequel of the famous "Amici miei" (My Friends) directed by Mario Monicelli in 1975, a comedy-drama movie that popularized the irreverent character of Tuscan people. The latest work by Neri Parenti is one more reason for visiting beautiful Certaldo, with its Pretorio Palace containing 15th and 16th century frescos, the 14th century church of Saints Michael and Jacopo and Boccaccio's native house.
Info: [www.turismo.intoscana.it/eng]

Antiques market in Lucca, relaxing Sunday!

Antiques market in Lucca, relaxing Sunday!

Florence exhibition between contemporary art and Renaissance

Until April 11th, 2010 Prato's Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art hosts "Alla maniera d'oggi. Base a Firenze (In today's way. Based in Florence) - an exhibition curated by Marco Bazzini that aims to connect the most important spaces of the Fiorentine Museum Pole with the Tuscan artistic production of the last few decades. The invited artists - Mario Airò, Marco Bagnoli, Massimo Bartolini, Paolo Masi, Massimo Nannucci, Maurizio Nannucci, Paolo Parisi, Remo Salvatori - give their contemporary interpretation of famous historical spaces, annulling temporal distance and building bridges between "old" and "new" art. The exhibition is promoted by Regione Toscana with the collaboration of the Superintendance for Artistic Heritage and the Museum Pole of the City of Florence. The museums involved include the Uffizi Gallery, the Accademia Gallery, the San Marco Museum, the Ognissanti Cenacle, the Cloister of the Scalzo, Cathedral square, Sacrati Strozzi Palace and San Miniato al Monte.

Info: [www.turismo.intoscana.it/eng]

WINE PROFESSIONALS AT “2010 CHIANTI CLASSICO” IN FLORENCE, TUSCANY

The 2010 Chianti Classico fair and meeting in Florence took place on February 16-17 at Stazione Leopolda (an old train station renovated years ago and used for special events).

Around 140 vintners have participated in the Chianti Classico Collection. More than 200 journalists from all over the world attended the event confirming the interest consumers have in this Italian wine from Tuscany. More than 400 wines from 2004 to 2009 (all incredibly good weather-wise) were offered in these two days.

2010 begins under the sign of faith for the makers of Chianti Classico!

Pisan mountains mtb marathon - MAY 23 2010

Pisan mountains mtb marathon - MAY 22/23 2010
If you love cycling across the marvels of Tuscany nature, you cannot miss the opportunity of being part of it by riding at “Pisan mountains mtb marathon”.
Taking place on May 22-23, in the heart of Tuscany spring, this event will get you emotionally involved, since you could discover plenty of wonderful landscape and spots.
The pleasant weather will fondle you while riding through sweet hillsides, delightful vineyards, ancient monasteries, historic museums, Middle Age villages, relaxing agritourisms and typical restaurants.
This mountain bike marathon will be logistically placed in the town of Calci (Pisa), that will offer its sport and leisure facilities to the pepole.

The main event is based on the mtb marathon, a 60 km length with some 1.700 mt. of difference in height, a competition dedicated to mountain bikes racers.

For those not so keen about racing, the organization has prepared a shorter route of about 30 km with only 800 mt. of difference in height, a real turistic way that will offer the participants the chance to taste thypical Tuscany flavours, placed in each course refreshment corner. Not to forget the beautiful historic notes of this exciting event.

The start of mtb race and turistic riding will be positioned in front of Calci monastery, an ancient church founded in 1366, actually hosting a Pisan university museum. The bycicle riding will reach astounding spots of “Graziosa Valley”, Buti and Vicopisano villages, “Mount Serra” (917 mt.), Verruca stronghold and Nicosia friary convent.
We are looking forward to receiving you with open arms.

More information:
Forum Racing Team
Mobile: +39 3287930033.
www.forum-racing-team.com
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