
Photo © Massimo Ripani/SIME
Expanses of greenery as far as the eye can see, flourishing vineyards, meadows where you can lie in the shade of olive and cypress trees. The Tuscan countryside is an emblem, an ideal bridge to our rural past, a symbol of the balance between a happy nature and the gentle hand of human beings, an image of a dream for the community. Looking at it gives the same emotion as being in front of a great work of art.
The countryside in Tuscany teaches respect, to wait with patience and devotion for the passing of the seasons, to refresh oneself with wholesome food and to enjoy refined wines in company. It teaches that not everything can be obtained as we like it but that hard work yields fruits that are gold.
Here flocks, herds of Chianina and...