100 Flavours of Anghiari, Tuscany

Anghiari is a wonderful,

medieval town in Tuscany and,

until the 4th of November,

hosts 'I Centogusti dell'Appennino'

(100 Flavours of the Appennino Mountains). 

I Centogusti dell'Appennino

is a market/exhibition

dedicated to agritusmos and enogastronomy,

showing the excellence of food which comes from agriculture.

Here are some recent photos of Anghiari,

taken by Samuel Webster. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster. To see more, go to https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in FB (Samuel Webster or Bella),

Twitter (Samuel Webster, Bella, or #BellaToscana) and in my blog Capitocome. 

This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

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#mangiamangia philosophy

This is the 

#mangiamangia philosophy 

Ravioli by me and #NonnaRena 

and photos by Samuel Webster 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

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This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

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Tuscany lifestyle

I want to share with you 

one of the L'Intrepida series of photos 

by Samuel Webster. 

This is what I mean for 

lifestyle in Tuscany. 

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The story of Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse & Alina Pinelli

Once upon a time, 

there was a clever girl, Alina Pinelli, working in communication just like me. 

She quit it, 

to develop her family's project, 

ending up in the "glocal" philosphy. 

Read the story of Alina below, 

and watch the video of 

Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse, 

that we made for Bella Toscana. 

Alina says, "We bought a ruin from the 18 century more than 30 years ago, with about 50 acres of land, and gradually restored it into a country home for our family. We started planting olive trees until we reached the present number of 2000. Now, we produce our own extra virgin organic olive oil, honey and saffron. We have also expanded and developed the property, transforming it into a small tourist rural resort accommodating up to 18 guests with very high comfort and great personal care for our guests, since they are like friends for us, not just customers. We like to share with our guests our love for local, genuine food matched with great wines from our cellar (approximately 2500 bottles from all over Italy and the world), organizing cooking classes, and wine and oil tasting. We also love to transfer our passion and interest for the country life to our guests and we suggest and organize visits to many artistic and cultural destinations in the surrounding Umbrian and Tuscan towns." 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

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This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

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Museo di Ferragamo for Bella Toscana

What impressed me the most of our interview and visit with 

fabulous Paola Gusella 

in the Museo di Ferragamo 

was: 

A)the reason of his success, which is the title of our video 

B)yes, I have to admit that, a pair of 

red 

sparkling 

shoes. 

I was in love, 

first sight. 

Watch the video that we made 

for Bella Toscana 

in Museo di Ferragamo. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

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#IF2012 a Pisa, Arezzo & Fotografia, and "50 Giorni di Cinema Internazionale" a Firenze

...just back in Tuscany after the Milano Fashion Week, 

I thought... I might get bored. 

Nope, apparently everything is going on here. 

This weekend, for example, in Pisa there is 

the Internet Festival #IF2012:  

opportunities for exchange and learning are provided by the over 100 experts, influencers, critics, politicians, entrepreneurs, top users, artists and passionate users from around the world. 

You can follow me on Twitter 

twitter.com/BELLAblogging  

Meanwhile, in Arezzo, until the 7th of October 

there is the Festival of Photography, 

which needs no explanation... 

Photo source: http://www.micheleberti.it/

 And last, but not least, 

"The 50 days of International Cinema Festival" 

in Florence, 

which has hosted in past editions more than 50.000 visitors yearly, attracting the masses with a schedule composed of: full-length film, short films, docufiction, artist videos, previews, meetings with the authors, talks etc (from InToscana website) 

25 Oct- 14th Dec 

Photo source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yellow-pentax

Who's coming? 

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September in Tuscany

September in Tuscany is just fantastic... 

fairs, "sagre", festivals, history and culture 

which end up in heaps of wine and food. 

Just in and around Arezzo, 

in the first 2 weeks, 

you will find 

Giostra del Saracino in Arezzo,

Palio della Balestra in Sansepolcro, and

Palio dei Lumi in Pieve Santo Stefano.

Watch the video that we made 

for Bella Toscana about the start of 
Palio dei Lumi. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

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Behind the Chianti Postcard

I remember when I was in Sydney, 

and everybody was asking me 

"are you really from Tuscany?" 

It was a funny question, 'cause I couldn't see "the postcard". 

After 2 years far away, I could see "the postcard", 

and now I've been taking Samuel Webster 

behind "the postcard" 

with the Bella Toscana project,

and yes, I'm really from Tuscany. 

Here are some photos of the Chianti area. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

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This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

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BELLA TOSCANA: Archivio Diaristico Nazionale Foundation

The Archivio Diaristico Nazionale Foundation was born in 1984 in Pieve Santo Stefano, 

a little village in Tuscany which was almost completely destroyed during the Second World War, from an idea by the writer and journalist Saverio Tutino. 

There are a total of 7000 documents including memoirs, diaries, letters and autobiographies. While travelling for Bella Toscana, we had the opportunity to spend time in the archive, finding our way through many interesting diaries. This video is our way to say thank you, and to show the archive to the rest of the world. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

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Scorcio: a glimpse of Florence

After the people of Florence... 

We've tried to capture the city,   

so here are some 

"scorci" (glimpses). 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

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This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

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People and stories in Florence

We started Bella Toscana in Florence 

with the people 

and their stories. 

There is our favourite guy in the historical San Lorenzo food market.

then there is Luca, who gives new life to lost soul furniture in San Frediano 

Roberto, who offered us a coffee, a real one, while telling us the secrets of the market. 

I want to point out that not one of them had time to stop and pose, 

but they had no problem sharing their stories with us. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

...d'you know what I mean? 

...capitocome? 

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