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Small Town Fun in Massarosa

March 31, 2012 by Nat & Tim Leave a Comment

  Your night’s entertainment   What do you do when you’ve been in a small town for a while, have seen all the sights, tried all the restaurants and think there’s nothing left to do? Find an interesting building with a spotlight and you’ve found your night’s entertainment. Massarosa After a month in Massarosa, we […]

Filed Under: #VaBene, Europe, Italy, photography, Tourism, travel, Tuscany Tagged With: europe, italy, massarosa, shadow puppets, small town fun, tuscany

Truffle Hunting!

July 30, 2011 by Nat & Tim 3 Comments

He’s here It was 5:30 in the morning when there was a gentle knock on our door. “He’s here…” I said “and he is half an hour early!” We quickly gathered the cameras (and our wits) and slipped downstairs to where our host for the morning was waiting beside his truck. Giorgio Cortopassi He was […]

Filed Under: #foodtourism, #theextraordinaryitaliantaste, #VaBene, food, Italy, Pasta, recipe, Tourism, travel, Tuscany Tagged With: europe, italy, lucca, massarosa, truffle dog, truffle hunting, truffled pasta, truffles, tuscany

Market Day In Massarosa – RIBOLLITA

July 10, 2011 by Nat & Tim 4 Comments

Massarosa Massarosa is a small town about an hour West of Florence in the province of Lucca. It counts just over 20 000 inhabitants, only one of which we know, speaks some English. This is our home for the month of July. Needless to say, we’ve been learning Italian, at least the essentials. Novelty for […]

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