Luxury Bed and Breakfast in Montepulciano Tuscany

Locanda San Francesco is a luxury B&B located in a prime location in Montepulciano Italy. The rooms are decorated in antiques with beautiful views of the Tuscany Landscape. The B&B has only 4 luxury rooms and on the main floor is a wine bar that is decorated with canvases from renown local artists. They also schedule jazz performances in the wine bar during the high season.



The wine bar in Locanda San Francesco, Montepulciano, Tuscany

 The owners of the B&B are also owners of a local winery and can provide wine tours to all the renown local wineries.

Viareggio Tuscany Carnivale

One of the most famous carnivales in Europe and Italy occurs each year in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio.

Viareggio is located along the Ligurian coastline of Italy in the northern region of Tuscany in close proximity to Lucca. The city is a major commercial port that facilitates commerce throughout Tuscany.  Historically, the town has not always been held in such esteem. Originally the land was marshland and the inhabitants of the area  were prone to malaria and other epidemic diseases.  The Middle Ages saw several battles between Lucca and Pisa in their attempt to gain control of the coast.  Eventually, Viareggio came under the influence of Lucca.  But it did not become habitable until 1739 when the marshes were drained as a result of hydraulics implimented by engineer Bernardino Zendri.

Viareggio carnevale is perhaps one of the most famous carnivals in Italy. It occurs in January and February and was first introduced in 1873. Huge paper mache floats parade along the promenade "viali a mare" . Some of the floats carry as many as 200 participants wearing costumes. Throughout the city there are events celebrating carnivale.

Visions of Italy

We have set up a new blog with information about Italy.  We will be posting articles and photos about the recent trip to Italy.