Fattoria di Larniano

12/11/2014

Italianstyle...on a wet Florentin road...

30/10/2014

A wonderful couple in a wonderful day in a wonderful town...

Andrea & Elisa @ San Gimignano, Italy

28/10/2014

Tuscan sunset..for all our fans that love Tuscany!

22/10/2014

We love clouds..and clouds love us...

11/10/2014

Red Apple..did you never seen One?

07/10/2014

Life is too short to drink mediocre wines...isn't it?

22/09/2014

Welcome back Autumn! This is our Fall in San Gimignano. And yours?
Bentornato Autunno...

17/09/2014

thanks to Cary & James!

09/09/2014

Cary & James

02/09/2014

Florentin September sunset..amazing!

15/08/2014

How do you spend your "Ferragosto"?

The term Ferragosto is derived from the Latin expression Feriae Augusti (Augustus' rest), which is a celebration introduced by the emperor Augustus in 18 BC. This was an addition to already extant ancient Roman festivals which fell in the same month, such as the Vinalia rustica or the Consualia, which celebrated the harvest and the end of a long period of intense agricultural labor. The ancient Ferragosto, in addition to obvious self-celebratory political purposes, had the purpose of linking the main August festivities to provide a longer period of rest, called Augustali, which was felt necessary after the hard labour of the previous weeks.
The present Italian name of the holiday derives from its original Latin name, Feriae Augusti ("Festivals [Holidays] of the Emperor Augustus").[1]
During these celebrations, horse races were organised across the Empire, and beasts of burden (including oxen, donkeys and mules), were released from their work duties and decorated with flowers. Such ancient traditions are still alive today, virtually unchanged in their form and level of participation during the Palio dell'Assunta which takes place on 16 August in Siena. Indeed the name "Palio" comes from the pallium, a piece of precious fabric which was the usual prize given to winners of the horse races in ancient Rome.[2]
During the festival, workers greeted their masters, who in return would give them a tip. The custom became so strongly rooted that in the Renaissance it was made compulsory in the Papal States

The Catholic Church celebrates this date as a Holy Day of Obligation to commemorate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary— what they believe to be the actual physical elevation of her sinless soul and incorruptible body into Heaven.
Before the Roman Catholic Church came into existence, however, this holiday also included honoring of gods—in particular Diana—and the cycle of fertility and ripening.

06/08/2014

Appuntamento a domenica prossima..potresti essere tu quello a vincere 100 bottiglie!!!
The appointment is for Sunday Aug. 10th..you could be the one to win the 100 bottles of wine!

CALICI DI STELLE 2014 - San Gimignano Degustazione vini tipici della zona e, grande novità di quest'anno, osservazione della Superluna a cura dell'... Pro Loco San Gimignano