In Lazio's Viterbo province and in the heart of the ancient Etruscan land of Tuscia, lie two of the civilization's most important necropolises and tombs: Tuscania and Tarquinia. The two cities are just 25 minutes apart and make an excellent day trip from nearby Lake ...

When you think of Tuscany, the first thing that probably comes to mind are the rolling, green hills dotted with olive trees and vineyards that produce some of the finest wines the world has ever known. You probably haven't considered its coastline much. The truth ...

Known as Tuscany's "Little Jerusalem", the village of Pitigliano in Tuscany's Grosseto province just might take your breath away. This tiny hamlet has been carved out of a tufo (tuff) rock mass and seems to literally be suspended in the air.  Pitigliano in the Tuscan Maremma This part of ...

At the risk of sounding redundant, there is yet another magnificent Tuscan hilltop town to add to your bucket list- Volterra. At 531 meters above sea level, it sits majestically perched upon the hills in the province of Pisa.  Just 70 kilometers south east of Pisa, ...

  Nestled in the hills, I look at the baths, the waterfalls of the mill and the Albegna valley. I am a small and delightful town; my story is ancient because I was born at the time of the Etruscans. Surrounded by the old walls, I ...